What is Region 4’s Approach to Hospitals and Healthcare Facilities?
Region 4 believes that through awareness, education and reasonable options, both public and private members of the regulated community will choose to be proactive in voluntary efforts to comply with pollution control regulations. The Region’s work in the Hospital and Healthcare sector has occurred through an integrated strategy which has combined a Compliance Assistance Initiative with Compliance Incentives, ongoing inspections and, when necessary, enforcement. The Region’s ultimate goal is to increase compliance with the nation’s environmental laws within the Hospital and Healthcare Sector in the southeast. A strong effort in the areas of compliance assistance and incentives will work to encourage and enable colleges and universities to independently identify and correct pollution violations before use of more state or federal environmental agency enforcement resources becomes necessary.
