An assessment of sustainable transport infrastructure in a national healthcare system

IF 2.3 4区医学 Q2 SURGERY Surgeon-Journal of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Ireland Pub Date : 2024-08-01 DOI:10.1016/j.surge.2023.10.008

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Abstract

Introduction

Healthcare contributes significantly to carbon dioxide emissions, which can be reduced by promoting sustainable mobility amongst staff commuting. This study aims to investigate the national sustainable transport infrastructure for staff of healthcare facilities and utilise this data to develop a novel scoring and ranking system.

Methods

This was an empirical retrospective observational study. Data was collected on all 47 hospitals sustainable transport infrastructure. A working group calculated the weighted scores for each sustainable transport data point. These scores were used to calculate the Total and Active Sustainability Scores for each hospital, allowing a ranking to be formed.

Results

7 of 47 (15 %) hospitals had EV charging on campus. 17 of 47 (36 %) hospitals had secure bike parking. 2 of 47 (4 %) hospitals had a “bike hub”. 18 of 47 (38 %) hospitals had a bike lane. 13 of 22 (59 %) city hospitals had bike sharing facilities. 42 of 47 (89 %) hospitals had one public transport route. City hospitals ranked higher in both Total & Active Sustainability Scores.

Discussion

This study explored a new concept of measuring sustainable transport infrastructure. Frameworks examining sustainability are available, however, none allowed for ranking of hospitals. This study highlights the lack of both research in this field and sustainable transport infrastructure in hospitals.

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对国家医疗体系中可持续交通基础设施的评估。

简介：医疗保健对二氧化碳排放有很大贡献，可以通过促进员工通勤的可持续流动性来减少二氧化碳排放。本研究旨在调查医疗机构工作人员的国家可持续交通基础设施，并利用这些数据开发一个新的评分和排名系统。方法：这是一项经验回顾性观察研究。收集了所有47家医院可持续交通基础设施的数据。一个工作组计算了每个可持续交通数据点的加权分数。这些分数用于计算每家医院的总体和积极可持续性分数，从而形成排名。结果：47家医院中有7家（15%）在校园内进行电动汽车充电。47家医院中有17家（36%）有安全的自行车停车场。47家医院中有2家（4%）有“自行车中心”。47家医院中有18家（38%）有自行车道。22家城市医院中有13家（59%）拥有共享单车设施。47家医院中有42家（89%）有一条公共交通路线。城市医院在总体和积极可持续性得分中排名较高。讨论：本研究探索了衡量可持续交通基础设施的新概念。然而，研究可持续性的框架是可用的，不允许对医院进行排名。这项研究强调了这一领域的研究和医院可持续交通基础设施的缺乏。

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Surgeon-Journal of the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of Edinburgh and Ireland 医学-外科

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4.40

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158

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6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： Since its establishment in 2003, The Surgeon has established itself as one of the leading multidisciplinary surgical titles, both in print and online. The Surgeon is published for the worldwide surgical and dental communities. The goal of the Journal is to achieve wider national and international recognition, through a commitment to excellence in original research. In addition, both Colleges see the Journal as an important educational service, and consequently there is a particular focus on post-graduate development. Much of our educational role will continue to be achieved through publishing expanded review articles by leaders in their field. Articles in related areas to surgery and dentistry, such as healthcare management and education, are also welcomed. We aim to educate, entertain, give insight into new surgical techniques and technology, and provide a forum for debate and discussion.