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The Green Operating Room

We are looking for:
Students in health, medicine (preferably with experience in OR Room), biomedical sciences/technology,business, sustainability, life cycle assessment

Status
Finished
Registration deadline
12 Apr 2023
Sprintday
17 Apr 2023
Location
P. Debyelaan 25, 6229 HX Maastricht, Netherlands, Onsite
1. Description of the challenge

Are you interested in making a difference in the world of healthcare? Join Medtronic in creating a Green Operating Room! Medtronic has set a goal to create a Green Operating Room by making the surgery room sustainable and circular from a total life cycle analysis perspective. Help them design a surgery room that is environmentally friendly and circular. By taking a total life cycle analysis approach, the goal is to reduce waste, conserve resources, and create a more sustainable healthcare system. As a student, you'll have the opportunity to work with experts in the healthcare industry and gain hands-on experience in sustainable design practices. Your ideas and solutions could lead to a more eco-friendly healthcare system, improving the health and well-being of both patients and the environment. Join the movement towards sustainability and make a lasting impact on the healthcare industry. Sign up now for the Green Operating Room challenge!


Contribute to a more sustainable future for healthcare by reducing waste, conserving resources, and creating an eco-friendly system. Your innovative ideas and solutions can make a lasting impact on patients and the environment, making a significant difference in the healthcare industry's sustainability efforts.

2. Expected outcome

Individuals who are interested in contributing towards creating an eco-friendly healthcare system. Participants are expected to work alongside MUMC and Medtronic in designing a surgery room that is both sustainable and circular by implementing a total life cycle analysis approach. The challenge requires individuals to provide ideas and solutions that could lead to a more environmentally conscious healthcare system. This is an excellent opportunity for students to gain hands-on experience in sustainable design practices while working with healthcare industry experts. Overall, MUMC is seeking enthusiastic participants who are willing to join the movement towards sustainability and make a significant impact on the healthcare industry.

About Medtronic

Pioneering healthcare technology solutions for the most complex and challenging conditions. To bring hope and new possibilities to people around the world. We're reimagining the treatment of more than 70 of the world's most complex and challenging conditions. Not just for a single person, but for everyone. Not sometime in the future, but now. By bringing together data, artificial intelligence and our deep knowledge of the human body, we create something even more extraordinary. By empowering, extending and saving lives, we give people hope and opportunity again.