Author: Esch-R

On Wednesday 16 October 2024, we had a productive meeting with a small group from Medtronic, discussing the value chain in healthcare and how ESCH-R collaborates with our societal and strategic partners to make an impact.

Congratulations to our ESCH-R Board Member Jan-Carel Diehl – He is now officially Professor in Design for Inclusive Sustainable System Interventions at the TU Delft!

ESCH-R Podcast: first episode live! Welcome to the podcast of the ESCH-R research project, the podcast about circularity in hospitals! Together with Esch-R partners from healthcare and industry, we discuss the concrete steps the healthcare sector can take toward a circular future. ...

8 October marked the kick-off of Work Package 4 (WP4) of the ESCH-R project at Microlab in Rotterdam. WP4 – led by ESCH-R project board member and professor Erik van Raaij – focuses on how hospitals can collaborate with their suppliers to co-create circular interventions. In the...

Welcome to the podcast of the ESCH-R research project, the podcast about circularity in hospitals! Together with Esch-R partners from healthcare and industry, we discuss the concrete steps the healthcare sector can take toward a circular future.

“How can hospitals move away from single use medical consumables and make the transition towards circularity?” 💚 Exciting Milestone for ESCH-R!

On September 24th, a diverse group of 40 international guests from all over the world participating in the Health Visitors Programme (organized by Task Force Healthcare) visited the ESCH-R Living Lab at Erasmus MC to engage in a stimulating discussion on circularity in healthcare. The delegation...

In episode one, (Circular) Healthcare takes centre stage and professor of sustainable procurement and Esch-r board member Erik van Raaij shares the topic of sustainability in healthcare. What role does sustainability play in hospitals’ procurement policies? Can this be more sustainable or...

Professor Erik van Raaij’s responsibilities at Rotterdam’s Erasmus School of Health Policy & Management (ESHPM) include sustainable healthcare procurement. By collecting data, oral care can still gain a lot, he believes: ‘For example, do we know accurately what enters the...