Office of Energy & Sustainability

WCM Sustainability Articles and Case Studies

Here you can find articles and case studies related to sustainability from Weill Cornell Medicine employees.

Plastic in healthcare article

Plastic in Healthcare: Everywhere and Hidden in Plain Sight

Deirdre C. Kelleher, MD, E.B. Fouts-Palmer, MD, and Vivian Ip, MBChB, MRCP, FRCA, ASRA. Pain Medicine News (April 2024).

Nasal Canula Poster

Improving Efficiency and Environmental Sustainability of Nasal Cannula Oxygen Delivery in the Recovery Rooms

Deirdre C. Kelleher, MD, Linjia Jia, MD, Maria Deda, BSN, RN-BS, Theresa Raczko, MS, BSN, RN, CNS. Nursing Connections (2023)

Nitrous Oxide article

Global Warming and Ozone Depletion: The Real Cons of Nitrous Oxide Use

Deirdre C. Kelleher, MD, and E.B. Fouts-Palmer, MD. ASRA Pain Medicine News (July 2022).

Desflurane article

“Greening” the Operating Room and Your Budget by Reducing Desflurane Use

Deirdre C. Kelleher, MD; E.B. Fouts-Palmer, MD; Shao Ping Yu, MPH; Vinod Malhotra, MD; Patricia Fogarty Mack, MD. ASRA Pain Medicine News (May 2022).