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Title:

Reducing Commuting-Related Environmental Impacts in the Healthcare Sector: An Exploratory Study

Accession Number:

01554220

Record Type:

Component

Availability:

Transportation Research Board Business Office

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Abstract:

This research aims to identify opportunities for reducing transportation-related environmental impacts in the healthcare sector and promoting sustainable transportation activities. The healthcare sector has been rapidly growing in terms of both workforce and infrastructure, which have direct impacts on energy consumption and air emissions. While the healthcare sector is uniquely positioned to lead the way in environmental sustainability, sustainable transportation programs have received inadequate attention. Challenges include the need to serve many differing types of populations, accommodate patients, visitors and staff, and have staff with widely varying job descriptions and shifts, including overnight. This exploratory study developed surveys and interviews of healthcare professionals and workers at three outpatient clinics in the Chicago metropolitan area, with a focus on employees’ commuting patterns and the factors affecting their mode choices. The study also included spatial analysis of these factors in order to ascertain if the geographical location of the clinics affected commuting patterns. Unique characteristics pertaining to work-related travels of healthcare employees, such as various shift hours and multiple work locations, were also examined. Through both qualitative and quantitative analyses, this study provided insights into potential opportunities of reducing transportation-related impacts from healthcare institutions in Chicago and beyond.

Supplemental Notes:

This paper was sponsored by TRB committee ADC20 Transportation and Air Quality.

Monograph Accession #:

01550057

Report/Paper Numbers:

15-6057

Language:

English

Corporate Authors:

Transportation Research Board

500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20001 United States

Authors:

Ai, Ning
Kaplan, Susan
Orris, Peter
Sriraj, P S

Pagination:

15p

Publication Date:

2015

Conference:

Transportation Research Board 94th Annual Meeting

Location: Washington DC, United States
Date: 2015-1-11 to 2015-1-15
Sponsors: Transportation Research Board

Media Type:

Digital/other

Features:

Figures; References; Tables

Geographic Terms:

Chicago Metropolitan Area

Subject Areas:

Environment; Highways; Public Transportation; I15: Environment

Source Data:

Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting 2015 Paper #15-6057

Files:

TRIS, TRB, ATRI

Created Date:

Dec 30 2014 2:01PM