The Small Change Hospitals Are Making That Has a Big Impact on Cutting Emissions

Scotland's initiative to eliminate desflurane has inspired similar commitments globally. England aims to phase out the gas by 2024, and the European Union has formulated a proposal to ban the use of desflurane by 2026. In the U.S., a growing list of hospitals from Michigan to Seattle to Pennsylvania have either eliminated or committed to eliminating the gas with positive results both for the environment and their bottom line.