Compliance Assistance & Pollution Prevention in New England

Healthcare in New England

Welcome to EPA New England's Healthcare Home page - your guide to environmental resources and assistance for hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

In providing healthcare, the mission of a medical facility is to protect and improve the health of those in the community being served. With nearly 300 hospitals and thousands of other healthcare facilities in New England, the potential environmental and health impacts from these operations can, however, be significant. Hospitals, for example, use a wide range of toxic chemicals, generate large quantities of wastes, and consume vast amounts of energy and water.

The EPA New England Healthcare Assistance program is helping to provide the information facilities need – information to help them reduce the environmental impacts of their operations and improve their understanding of and compliance with environmental regulations. We're also helping facilities realize the cost savings and environmental benefits that can be attained through improvements in recycling, energy efficiency and water conservation.

Join our e-mail Group

Contact Janet Bowen (bowen.janet@epa.gov) if you'd like to be added to the EPA New England Hospital E-mail group. You'll receive regular e-mailings on a wide range of timely and important issues directly relevant to hospitals.

While our assistance efforts focus primarily on hospitals, much of the information is applicable to smaller healthcare facilities as well.

Use the links below to access a wide range of information. If you can't find what you need or would like to hear more about what's going on, please contact Janet Bowen, EPA's Regional Healthcare Assistance Coordinator. She can be reached at:

Janet Bowen (Bowen.Janet@epa.gov)
(617) 918-1795

Compliance To help you understand and comply with environmental requirements Pollution Prevention & Best Management Practices Energy, water conservation, reuse and recycling, toxic use reduction, Environmental Management Systems and more State Healthcare Program Resources Links to state agencies and associations in New England & beyond Other Helpful Information Healthcare Without Harm. OSHA E-tools and more Press Releases Compliance, Partners for Change and more Mercury Challenge Program Historical information about EPA New England's program to eliminate mercury and EPA's 1998 Memorandum of Understanding with the American Hospital Association