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August 31, 2026Rethinking Environmentally Sustainable Chronic Care: A Canadian Case Study of Funded Small House Models
Authors Danish Zahid, Russell J. de Souza and Myles Sergeant examine the greenhouse gas emissions of two small house model (SHM) care facilities in Hamilton, Ontario. By quantifying facility and travel-related emissions, it establishes a baseline for SHMs and highlights their potential role in reducing healthcare-related carbon emissions compared with traditional hospital and long-term care models. Read this and more in the newest issue of Healthcare Quarterly.
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Canada's healthcare system faces increasing strain as patients who could be managed in alternative levels of care (ALCs) occupy acute hospital beds. The small house model (SHM) offers an opportunity to alleviate the growing burden on hospitals and long-term care facilities while supporting environmentally sustainable care. This case study quantifies the greenhouse gas (GHG) footprint of two facilities in Hamilton, Ontario. Annual emissions were 1,612 kg CO2e/bed and 512 kg CO2e/bed, respectively [...]
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