1 [Your NAME] Sustainability Initiative: Part 2 COst and Benefits [Select Date]Assignment Objectives: 1.) Outline the costs and benefits associated with your sustainability initiative that you selected during Week 1 and 2.) Explore any local, state, or national revenue sources for sustainable initiatives.Instructions: Complete the worksheet below to help you to outline the cost and benefits associated with the sustainability initiative you selected in Week 1. Sustainability Initiative [ Provide a brief overview of your sustainability initiative and the setting. This will be helpful for your team members.] Note: To delete any tip (such as this) just click it and start typing. If you’re not yet ready to add your own text, just click a tip and press spacebar to remove it. COST Associated with your sustainablity Initiative Current cost [ List current cost (e.g., staffing, facility, operating, products, services)] Note: To delete any tip (such as this) just click it and start typing. If you’re not yet ready to add your own text, just click a tip and press spacebar to remove it. Cost to implement initiatives [ List cost to implement initiatives (e.g., new equipment, new contracts or staff).] Cost projections after implementation [ List cost projections after implementation (e.g. upkeep, maintenance renewals, fees, etc.)] Social and environmental costs [ List any social and environmental cost, (e.g. any increases to pollution, negative social impacts, etc. ] BENEFITS ASSOCIATED WITH YOUR SUSTAINABLITY INITIATIVE Cost Savings [Are there any cost savings? Will your setting have financial gain?.] Increased efficiency [List any improvements or gains as a results of implementing this initiative.] Fewer readmissions [Will your project decrease readmissions? Social and Environmental benefits [List any social or environmental benefits.] Benefits over time [Try to estimate the benefits over time if possible. For example, we can save x dollars within a year and xx within 5 years. This is where you can show any trending data.] local, state, or national revenue sources for sustainable initiatives [Do an internet or library search for local, state, or national revenue sources for sustainable initiatives. Share at least two below.] Citations [Cite 3 reputable references to support your assignment (e.g., trade or industry publications, government or agency websites, scholarly works, or other sources of similar quality). Format your assignment according to APA guidelines.] NExt Step: Share this document with your team. Your team will use this doucment to create a team presention which will include the following: · Deliver an overview of your initiatives and the costs that have an impact on them. · Discuss any patterns or similarities your team encountered. · Highlight any local, state, or national revenue sources that could be used. Cite 3 reputable references to support your assignment (e.g., trade or i ...

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[Your NAME]
Sustainability Initiative: Part 2 COst and Benefits
[Select Date]Assignment Objectives: 1.) Outline the costs and
benefits associated with your sustainability initiative that you
selected during Week 1 and 2.) Explore any local, state, or
national revenue sources for sustainable initiatives.Instructions:
Complete the worksheet below to help you to outline the cost
and benefits associated with the sustainability initiative you
selected in Week 1.
Sustainability Initiative
[ Provide a brief overview of your sustainability initiative
and the setting. This will be helpful for your team members.]
Note: To delete any tip (such as this) just click it and start
typing. If you’re not yet ready to add your own text, just click a
tip and press spacebar to remove it.
COST Associated with your sustainablity Initiative
Current cost
[ List current cost (e.g., staffing, facility, operating,
products, services)] Note: To delete any tip (such as this)
just click it and start typing. If you’re not yet ready to add your
own text, just click a tip and press spacebar to remove it.
Cost to implement initiatives
[ List cost to implement initiatives (e.g., new equipment,
new contracts or staff).]

2. Cost projections after implementation
[ List cost projections after implementation (e.g. upkeep,
maintenance renewals, fees, etc.)]
Social and environmental costs
[ List any social and environmental cost, (e.g. any
increases to pollution, negative social impacts, etc. ]
BENEFITS ASSOCIATED WITH YOUR SUSTAINABLITY
INITIATIVE
Cost Savings
[Are there any cost savings? Will your setting have
financial gain?.]
Increased efficiency
[List any improvements or gains as a results of
implementing this initiative.]
Fewer readmissions
[Will your project decrease readmissions?
Social and Environmental benefits
[List any social or environmental benefits.]

3. Benefits over time
[Try to estimate the benefits over time if possible. For
example, we can save x dollars within a year and xx within 5
years. This is where you can show any trending data.]
local, state, or national revenue sources for sustainable
initiatives
[Do an internet or library search for local, state, or
national revenue sources for sustainable initiatives. Share at
least two below.]
Citations
[Cite 3 reputable references to support your assignment
(e.g., trade or industry publications, government or agency
websites, scholarly works, or other sources of similar quality).
Format your assignment according to APA guidelines.]
NExt Step: Share this document with your team. Your team will
use this doucment to create a team presention which will
include the following:
· Deliver an overview of your initiatives and the costs that have
an impact on them.
· Discuss any patterns or similarities your team encountered.
· Highlight any local, state, or national revenue sources that
could be used.
Cite 3 reputable references to support your assignment (e.g.,
trade or industry publications, government or agency websites,
scholarly works, or other sources of similar quality).
Format your assignment according to APA guidelines.

4. [Your NAME]
Sustainability Initiative: Part 1 Sustainability Proposal[Select
Date]
Assignment Objective: Create a sustainability initiative
proposal by 1.) Select a health care setting for which you can
implement a sustainability initiative and 2.) Select a
sustainability initiative.Instructions: Complete the worksheet
below to help you to create a proposal for the sustainability
initiative you want to promote at the health care setting you
selected. Background information
1. Selection of a Health Care Setting
The selected healthcare setting is a local hospital, Jackson VA
Hospital.
2. Analyzation of the Selected Health Care Setting
SHAPE
The health setting provides healthcare services to US veterans.
War veterans can assess care services in an enabling
environment that address their specific and diverse care needs.
The hospital is composed of various departments which include
pharmacy, nursing, surgery and the emergency departments. The
employees include federal and state healthcare professionals as
well as volunteers in the various departments. The organization
engages in operation activities focused on addressing and
improving the healthcare of veterans living within its vicinity.3.
Selection of Sustainable Initiative
SHAPE

5. The selected sustainability initiative is Energy Efficiency.
4. Identification of Data Sources
SHAPE
Data will be collected from the selected healthcare organization
and other hospitals within the area for comparison. Healthcare
professionals will also be interviewed to understand the current
situation in the facility in regards to energy efficiency. Also, I
will utilize data from the State Health Department to determine
how the organization compares with other hospitals within the
State. Proposal (Word Count Requirement for Questions 5 and
6: Must be 525-700 words, combined total.)5. Vision or Mission
Statement for Sustainability Initiative
SHAPE
Improving the energy efficiency of the health setting will enable
the healthcare provider to cut down on healthcare costs which
this providing opportunities for improving the quality of
healthcare services offered in the hospital. Improving energy
efficiency is not only a concern of the leadership but also the
employees and patients within the facility as argued by
González-Briones et al., (2018). As such, the mission statement
for sustainability is focused on creating awareness to all the
stakeholders about the need to conserve energy in addition to
providing directions on how to realize the conservation.
Therefore, the sustainability mission statement for the health
facility is “To be a leader in energy efficiency through the

6. implementation of sustainable energy conservation strategies
focused on improving healthcare outcomes for the Jackson VA
Hospital and the whole healthcare industry”. To realize the
desired success, it is crucial for the healthcare professionals,
the patients as well as all the other relevant stakeholders to
understand what is required of them to realize the mission.
Realizing the mission requires all the stakeholders to
incorporate the desired sustainability strategies to increase
energy efficiency for the hospital. 6. Expectations and
Outcomes of Sustainability Initiative
SHAPE
Setting goals and objectives for the initiative is crucial to
ensure that the hospital has a road map that guides the
development and implementation of effective strategies for
improving the facilities energy efficiency. To begin with, it is
expected that healthcare professionals will be the leaders in
implementing sustainability strategies. The move will ensure
that they can demonstrate to the other stakeholders such as
patients, the importance of the sustainability mission statement
as argued by Capion et al.(2015). The result is that they will be
able to work collectively to realize the common goal of
reducing energy costs within the healthcare organization. The
contribution of the individual stakeholders will results to reduce
energy consumption for the whole healthcare organization.
The mission statement will also influence the leadership of the
healthcare organization to incorporate sustainable strategies in
the organization’s supply chain. This will ensure that proper
choices are considered when purchasing equipment that
consumes electricity or any other form of energy. The statement
will enable the decision-makers to give priority to those
equipment or machines that have been rated energy efficient.
The result is that the hospital will be able to reduce the capital

7. expenditure on such purchases while at the same time keeping
energy costs at a minimum in the short as well as the long run.
The hospital has been on the news regarding the poor quality of
care compared to other hospitals within the state. Utilizing the
mission statement for sustainability will enable the leadership
of the hospital to invest in renewable energy sources to
supplement the power from the grid. For instance, solar panels
can be installed to provide an alternative clean energy source
that will be utilized to reduce the demand for power from the
grid, especially when the demand is on peek and more
expensive (Fleiszer et al., 2015). Redesigning the hospital to
enable nature room aeration will reduce reliance on air
conditioners thus cutting down on the associated power costs.
As such, the healthcare organization will be able to save on
money that can be reinvested into its healthcare activities to
improve the quality of care and patient experience. This will
enable the hospital to level up with the other healthcare
providers within the state in regards to the sustainability and
delivery of quality healthcare services. Citations
SHAPE
Campion, N., Thiel, C. L., Woods, N. C., Swanzy, L., Landis,
A. E., & Bilec, M. M. (2015). Sustainable healthcare and
environmental life-cycle impacts of disposable supplies: a focus
on disposable custom packs. Journal of Cleaner Production, 94,
46-55.
Fleiszer, A. R., Semenic, S. E., Ritchie, J. A., Richer, M. C., &
Denis, J. L. (2015). The sustainability of healthcare
innovations: a concept analysis. Journal of advanced
nursing, 71(7), 1484-1498.
González-Briones, A., Prieto, J., De La Prieta, F., Herrera-
Viedma, E., & Corchado, J. (2018). Energy optimization using a
case-based reasoning strategy. Sensors, 18(3), 865.