REPRESENTATION OF SUSTAINABLE HOSPITALS IN IRS
Keywords:
health sustainability, healthcare institutions, institutional repositories, higher education institutions, environmental managementAbstract
This study diagnoses the presence and representativeness of "sustainable, green and healthy hospitals" themes in the institutional repositories of 69 Brazilian federal universities registered in the e-MEC Registry. The exploratory research analyzed 52 functional repositories (75.4% coverage), verifying specific collections, metadata, digital preservation policies and documented sustainable practices. Results identified only 6 repositories with content on sustainable hospitals: Federal University of Pernambuco, Federal Technological University of Paraná, Federal University of Uberlândia, Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Federal University of Santa Catarina and University Hospital of the Federal University of Rio Grande. Themes found include hospital sustainability, waste management, sustainable architecture, solar energy and green practices financing. CRITICAL representativeness (11.5%) is revealed, evidencing significant gap in documentation and digital preservation of green hospital knowledge in federal repositories. The study contributes to informational inclusion policies, environmental sustainability and dissemination of sustainable health best practices in Brazilian federal higher education institutions.