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With the
death six years ago of Stephanie C. Davis, healthcare waste
reduction and pollution prevention in healthcare lost a great
and tireless champion. With the invaluable support of Health
Care Without Harm, Stephanie’s colleagues, friends and family
have established this Award and Scholarship for CleanMed - to
recognize and support those in health care organizations who
struggle to “green” healthcare. CleanMed is honored to present
our four award / scholarship recipients, selected through a
competitive process, for their past accomplishments and their
ambitious plans to continue healthcare waste reduction and
pollution prevention in the healthcare sector.
Stephanie Davis As many of you know, Stephanie had a passion for
the environment and she directed that passion to waste reduction
in healthcare. At the start of her career, Stephanie worked as a
garbage and recycling guru for the New York Sanitation bureau.
Around the same time, she forged a partnership with the Brooklyn
Botanical Garden, initiating a Garlic Day and causing the New
York Times to dub her New York’s garlic queen! Stephanie created
her own consulting firm - Waste Reduction Remedies. She worked
for several hospitals including Alta Bates-Summit Medical Center
and Sutter Antioch Hospital - both in Northern California.
Shortly before she became sick, Stephanie landed a dream job -
working with the San Francisco Department of the Environment on
healthcare pollution prevention. But Stephanie’s energies could
not be contained by a mere job. She published articles on waste
reduction in both the peer-reviewed and the popular press; she
volunteered to run conferences, speak at workshops and help her
community. Stephanie also believed in CleanMed - and would be
delighted to know that this award and scholarship are supporting
healthcare staff committed to her passion: greening the
healthcare system and safeguarding the public’s health.
2009 Stephanie Davis Award Recipients
Valerie Briscoe, RN
John Muir Health
Walnut Creek, California
Joe L. Knight
Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Little Rock, Arkansas
Judith Kratka
Abington Memorial Hospital
Abington, Pennsylvania
Nicole Webel, MD
Seattle Children’s Hospital
Seattle, Washington
2008
Stephanie Davis Award Recipients
Carol Chandler, MSN, RN
Shady Grove Adventist Hospital
Rockville, MD
Adelaida Gibson
Metro West Medical Center
Natick, MA
Josh Miller
Spectrum Health
Grand Rapids, MI
Ron Sanchez, CHESP
Catholic Healthcare West
Redwood City, CA
Candace A. Thompson
Mercy Health System
Janesville, WI
Kathleen Visinski
Connecticut Children's Medical Center
Hartford, CT
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