Healing patients and the environment: How two Singapore hospitals are going green

SINGAPORE: Mr Ng Kian Swan works at a hospital, but his job doesn't involve healing patients – it involves healing the environment.

Mr Ng, has also decreased the usage of air-conditioning, an electricity guzzler, in other ways that he said disrupted"legacy processes". Another step on the greener path is turning operating theatres - of which there are 18 at NTFGH - to"sleep mode" when they are not in use, reducing the air-conditioning needed. These theatres use the most energy, Mr Ng said.

Every day, 250kg of food waste is generated at the hospital, said Mr Jeffrey Chun, the hospital’s chief operating officer. He added that food makes up 10 per cent of total waste generated. Ingredients like lemongrass and pandan are grown at Alexandra Hospital's garden and used in patients' food.

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