Gary Cohen, Uncommon Hero
HCWH's co-founder Gary Cohen is a recipient of the prestigious Skoll Award. This video, chronicling the evolution of HCWH's work, premiered at the 2009 Skoll World Forum. enlarge video

Case Studies

HCWH has been working with health care facilities around the world to phase out the use of PVC. Developing case studies is one important way we can showcase these efforts for other healthcare facilities, and develop models by which they too can eliminate PVC and DEHP.

Karolinska Hospital Documents Eight-Year PVC Phase-Out Project (pdf)
Kaiser Permanente: PVC and DEHP in Neonatal Intensive Care Units (pdf)
Miller Children's Hospital: Attaining 100% DEHP Elimination in IV Bags (pdf)
Lucille Packard NICU Makes Major Strides to Remove DEHP and Saves $200,000 by Switching to Custom-made DEHP-free IV Product (pdf)
Evergreen Hospital NICU Strives to Become DEHP- and PVC-Free (pdf)
Six Months After FDA Warnings About DEHP,
John Muir Medical Center is Proudly DEHP-free (pdf)
Sweden NICUs Phase out PVC/DEHP Feeding Tubes, press release 11/04
Prague Hospital Eliminates PVC IV Bags, press release 11/03
Glanzing Clinic in Vienna is First PVC-Free Pediatric Unit Worldwide (pdf), press release 6/03

take action

Join our list of leading hospitals that are reducing PVC and DEHP!

A growing number of hospitals are undertaking efforts to reduce PVC and DEHP use in their facilities, demonstrating the growing market shift away from this problematic material.

To add the name of your institution to this list of health care leaders promoting healthier purchasing choices, please contact info@hcwh.org.

Key Resources

Alternatives to PVC and DEHP
Find out more about PVC-Free Building Materials (pdf)
Health Care Institutions Moving Away from PVC/DEHP (pdf)
List compiled by Health Care Without Harm
Neonatal Exposure to DEHP and Opportunities for Prevention (pdf)
Non-Incineration Treatment Technologies: HCWH Report (pdf)
Why Health Care is Moving Away from PVC (pdf)