Southcoast Health was one of the first 61 organizations to sign the United States Health Sector Climate Pledge in 2022.
As the region’s largest healthcare provider, we have a long history of proactively identifying our community’s needs to provide comprehensive healthcare to our families, friends and neighbors. Now we are stepping up once again with a clear mission to improve the health of our climate, which directly affects the health of us all.
Nationally, the healthcare industry accounts for approximately 8.5 percent of total greenhouse gas emissions, which means we have an obligation to act decisively and immediately. As well as affecting our environment, property, and public spaces, climate change is a pressing public health crisis as the rates of asthma, cancer, cardiovascular disease, heart attacks, stroke and insect-borne diseases are on the rise as a result of greenhouse gases.
World Environment Day, created by the United Nations Environment Programme and observed annually on June 5th, serves as a global platform for raising awareness and fostering collective action to address pressing environmental challenges. This year’s theme is Ending Plastic Pollution, an issue that has significant consequences not only for the planet but also for human health.
Southcoast Health Leaders Share Sustainability Insights at the Yankee Alliance 36th Annual Conference
Southcoast Health Recognized by the White House for Sustainability Efforts
Buttonwood Park Zoo Celebrates Major In-Kind Donation from Southcoast Health
Southcoast Health is a not-for-profit, charitable, community-based health system with multiple access points, offering an integrated continuum of health services throughout southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
