TY - JOUR ID - 47097 TI - Prioritizing Criteria for Establishing a Green Hospital in Fars Province JO - Sadra Medical Journal JA - SMSJ LA - en SN - AU - Noroozi, Diba AU - Akbari, Shahram AU - Vahdat, Shaghayegh AU - Hesam, Somayeh AD - PhD, Health Services Management, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences Hafez Hospital, Shiraz, Iran AD - PhD, Health Services Management, Research Center for Environmental Determinants of Health (RCEDH), Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran AD - Associate Professor, Department of Health Services Management, Faculty of Management, Islamic Azad University, South Tehran Branch, Iran., Tehran, Iran Y1 - 2020 PY - 2020 VL - 8 IS - 4 SP - 367 EP - 380 KW - Criteria KW - Deployment KW - Fars province KW - Green Hospital KW - Prioritization KW - Health Services Administration KW - Health Priorities KW - Delivery of health care DO - 10.30476/smsj.2020.84764.1094 N2 - Introduction: Designing and constructing hospitals using green approach leads to the reduction of energy consumption and carbon emissions, and improvement of indoor air quality and the environment. The purpose of the present study is to prioritize the criteria for green hospital deployment model in Fars province. Methods: This studywhich included identifying criteria systematically, categorizing criteria for green hospital deployment, and agreeing on the most important criteria affecting green hospital deployment using Delphi method was conducted with 30 hospital experts in the field under study in two stages of Delphi and sampling using snowball method. Priority and relevance of variables have been discussed using dimethyl. Results: In the systematic review phase, the criteria for green hospital were 72 criteria out of 21 common patterns/models in the world. In Fars province, experts selected 34 criteria from 13 dimensions. Based on experts’ view, the most important dimensions in Fars province are management, water consumption, health care and treatment. Management dimension having the highest weight and being the most influential among the 13 dimensions of green hospital indicates the significance of managers' role in executing green hospitals. Conclusion: Green hospitals have an impact on healthcare industry and people. In this regard, the strategic role of managers in today's hospitals affects the environment while increasing costs in increasing the disease burden. It is also important to use modern methods and creativity in establishing green hospital standards. UR - https://smsj.sums.ac.ir/article_47097.html L1 - https://smsj.sums.ac.ir/article_47097_2a58f2521921fc68ef7445526ba75456.pdf ER -