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Dr Peter Gillies and Darling Downs Hospital and Health Board chairman Mike Horan (Photo: DDHHS)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

May 25, 2019<\/strong><\/p>\n

Darling Downs Health – the authority responsible for all South Burnett public hospitals – says it is taking action to address the potential impacts of climate change.<\/p>\n

Chief executive Dr Peter Gillies said work already completed was a good first step towards sustainability.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith more and more people accessing our facilities, we need to make sure we are finding opportunities to be more sustainable,” Dr Gillies said.<\/p>\n

Measures introduced at Toowoomba Hospital include cardboard recycling, the replacement of single-use plastic disposables with reusable items for the CT scanner and banning single-use cups.<\/p>\n

South Burnett hospitals have been included in the push for sustainability.<\/p>\n

\u201cKingaroy Hospital was experiencing water run off that was causing erosion around the buildings,” Dr Gillies said.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“To address this issue, we installed seven holding tanks with a total storage capacity of 472,179 litres of rainwater.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis captured stormwater is used to feed the onsite Renal Reverse Osmosis plant for renal dialysis and in the Central Sterilising Department which saves on water costs at the facility.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe also have solar panels installed at the Murgon Hospital with the support of Ergon Energy.<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Ergon Energy installed almost 100 280W solar panels on the hospital\u2019s roof, so we are now able to offset our energy use at the hospital by generating solar power.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe solar panels are estimated to reduce the hospital\u2019s monthly energy bill by around 23 per cent.<\/p>\n

“The extra power is also contributed back to the grid.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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