Quest

Assessment

Don't have the time or resources to audit all key pillars of your healthcare operations?

Are you sure you are in compliance?

Looking for means to streamline operations?

Quest Healthcare Solutions’ Environmental & Sustainability Assessment is the ideal tool to gain a 360 degree view of your facility’s sustainability practices, efficiencies, waste handling operations, and remain in compliance with local, state and federal regulations. Quest’s Healthcare Assessment Team of certified professionals will review key elements of your operations, provide you with a gap analysis highlighting where your facility stands, and identify areas of potential risks. Finally, Quest will provide you with a road map detailing cost effective means to capitalize on opportunities for improvements and prioritize enhancements based on highest return on investment and return on sustainability.

Quest healthcare assessment team of certified professionals will report on the following five pillars of your operations.

Sustainability

  • Establish electricity, water, carbon and waste current consumption
  • Identify cost effective means to reduce usage

Compliance and Reporting

  • Review health & safety reports
  • Review OSHA compliance and training logs
  • Identify exposure to potential compliance violations
  • Measure strength of environmental, sustainability and waste record keeping

    • Procurement and Material Management

  • Evaluate packaging of dock-in materials
  • Review standards for packaging incoming materials
  • Review standards for reusable and returnable packaging materials
  • Measure product tracking technology

Waste Handling Practices

  • Review waste handling service provider contracts and profiles
  • Review waste treatment methodologies
  • Measure cost of collection and treatment for each waste stream
  • Assess current recycling and reuse programs
  • Identify current waste handling systems

Operational Practices and Standards

  • Identify location of waste containers
  • Assess efficiency in moving containers throughout the facility
  • Understand level of clinical staff training on waste handling and segregation