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Hospitals play a vital role in health but also contribute significantly to environmental harm due to outdated practices and unstandardized sustainability strategies. This chapter identifies the urgent need for standardized, scalable, and tech-driven solutions to address hospital-generated emissions and waste. Through a review of recent literature, it explores how Industry 4.0 technologies—AI, ML, IoT, blockchain, and cloud computing–can enable real-time monitoring, predictive analytics, and secure environmental assessments. These innovations present a global opportunity to harmonize reporting, optimize resource use, and improve operational resilience. The roadmap outlined is designed for administrators, engineers, and policymakers to lead healthcare toward net-zero goals and digital sustainability leadership.

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Cutting-Edge Technologies: Driving Sustainability in Hospital Operations

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    2026年

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  • Osvaldo Francisco Magaña Ocaña,
  • Isabel Joaquina Niembro-García

摘要

Hospitals play a vital role in health but also contribute significantly to environmental harm due to outdated practices and unstandardized sustainability strategies. This chapter identifies the urgent need for standardized, scalable, and tech-driven solutions to address hospital-generated emissions and waste. Through a review of recent literature, it explores how Industry 4.0 technologies—AI, ML, IoT, blockchain, and cloud computing–can enable real-time monitoring, predictive analytics, and secure environmental assessments. These innovations present a global opportunity to harmonize reporting, optimize resource use, and improve operational resilience. The roadmap outlined is designed for administrators, engineers, and policymakers to lead healthcare toward net-zero goals and digital sustainability leadership.