Irish Emergency Departments achieve Bronze status in RCEM GreenED sustainability programme
Four Irish emergency care sites have achieved Bronze status in the RCEM GreenED accreditation programme, highlighting progress in sustainable emergency medicine.
18 December 2025 – The Health Service Executive (HSE) Climate Action and Sustainability Office and the National Clinical Programme in Emergency Medicine in the Royal College of Surgeons University of Medicine and Health Sciences (RCSI) are celebrating a major milestone in healthcare sustainability, as four Irish Emergency Care sites have now achieved Bronze status in the Royal College of Emergency Medicine’s (RCEM) GreenED Accreditation Programme.
The four participating sites – University Hospital Waterford, Galway University Hospital, Mayo University Hospital and Bantry General Hospital Injury Unit – have completed Phase One of the GreenED accreditation programme, implementing practical measures to reduce the environmental impact of Emergency Department (ED) and Injury Unit (IU) operations while maintaining or improving standards of patient care.
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