Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine is phasing out common anesthesia gas desflurane, the most potent greenhouse gas found in hospitals, according to a May 7 report from The Philadelphia Inquirer. Desflurane, which was once favored by physicians because it leaves the body quickly, can hang in the atmosphere for 14 years, contributing to greenhouse gas emissions. Sevoflurane could now provide a better option for patients, as it is less likely to cause nausea and is less irritating to the airway.

费城问询报（PhiladelphiaInquirer）5月7日的一份报告显示，总部位于费城的宾夕法尼亚州医学院（PennMedicine）正在逐步淘汰常见的麻醉气体地氟醚，地氟醚是医院中发现的最有效的温室气体。地氟醚曾因迅速离开人体而受到医生的青睐，它可以在大气中滞留14年，从而导致温室气体排放。七氟醚现在可以为患者提供更好的选择，因为它不太可能引起恶心，并且对气道的刺激性较小。

It also disperses in the atmosphere in just over a year. Penn Medicine is following several other systems, including Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Marlton, N.J.-based Virtua Health, Radnor, Pa.-based Main Line Health, Pittsburgh-based UPMC and Boston-based Massachusetts General Hospital, in making an effort to cut back on anesthesia emissions. Penn Medicine has already phased out desflurane at four of its six hospitals, and the remaining two will follow suit by the end of the year. The elimination follows a broader climate initiative that Penn Medicine signed along with 130 other health organizations.

它也在一年多的时间里扩散到大气中。宾夕法尼亚州医学院（Penn Medicine）正在遵循其他几个系统，包括费城儿童医院（Children's Hospital of Philadelphia），新泽西州马尔顿（Marlton），Virtua Health，宾夕法尼亚州拉德诺（Radnor），Main Line Health，匹兹堡大学（Pittsburgh）和波士顿麻省总医院（Massachusetts General Hospital），努力减少麻醉气体的排放。宾夕法尼亚州医学院（PennMedicine）已在其六家医院中的四家逐步停用地氟醚，其余两家医院将在年底前效仿。在宾夕法尼亚州医学院与其他130家卫生组织签署了一项更广泛的气候倡议之后，该倡议被取消。

Penn also plans to save millions of dollars through its emissions reduction initiatives, according to the report. Princeton (N.J.) Hospital has reported a $40,000 yearly savings through the elimination of desflurane, according to the newspaper. The climate pledge Penn signed calls for health organizations to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030 and eliminate emissions by 2050, according to an April 22 news release from the health system.Penn is taking additional steps toward green operating, including turning off air-filtration systems when operating rooms are not in use overnight and on weekends.

据报道，宾夕法尼亚大学还计划通过其减排举措节省数百万美元。据该报报道，普林斯顿（新泽西州）医院报告称，通过消除地氟醚，每年可节省4万美元。根据卫生系统4月22日的新闻稿，佩恩大学签署的气候承诺呼吁卫生组织到2030年将温室气体排放量减半，到2050年消除排放。宾夕法尼亚大学正在采取更多措施实现绿色运营，包括在夜间和周末不使用手术室时关闭空气过滤系统。

Some of its single-use medical supplies, such as pulse oximeters and scalpe.

它的一些一次性医疗用品，如脉搏血氧仪和头皮。