SUSTAINABILITY
Silentia’s privacy screens integrate into clinical
environments, supporting infection control.
Jonas Fribo- Søndergaard
Jonas Fribo-Søndergaard, Sustainability Specialist at Silentia, leads initiatives to measure and minimise the company’s environmental footprint. Each year, Jonas and Silentia publish a Sustainability Report, which tracks emissions across Scope 1, 2, and 3, and accounts for progress on initiatives that ensure the company’s design and innovation decisions are grounded in transparency and long- term responsibility. In addition to
company-wide sustainability reporting, Jonas works directly with hospitals to increase the repairability and reusability of patient privacy solutions. By extending product lifecycles and reducing waste, he enables healthcare providers to integrate sustainable practices into their daily operations.
He has a Master’s
degree in Organisational Innovation and combines academic expertise with hands-on practice to advance sustainability in healthcare. He also contributes to sustainability forums and industry events, sharing insights on how healthcare solutions can combine hygiene, patient safety, and environmental care.
We prefer to invest in sustainable solutions, and these screens can last for many years and be transferred to our new hospital. They are also manufactured locally in the Nordic region, so there are quite a few climate-related details at play here.
The financial aspect plays a role for Bispebjerg Hospital. The procurement of 260 screens in a single purchase means that a large part of its ongoing operating costs has been replaced by a one-off investment. This one-time investment can last for years and be transferred over when the New Hospital Bispebjerg opens. Even if the patient rooms in the new hospital are configured differently from those of the old buildings, the screens can be easily moved. “Silentia’s modular system is smart. We may
well have a different setup in the new patient rooms, but the screens remain the same, and that was important for us,” says Jesper Krogstrup, Unit head of Organisational Development at the New Hospital Bispebjerg, and in charge of area and capacity planning for the hospital.
Idea to installation Jesper Krogstrup’s role in purchasing the screens was to ensure they represented a long-term solution and to take care of the logistics involved in implementing them in the current buildings. “It was a very quick process, where we offered to pay
for the screens centrally. Together with two members of Silentia’s staff, Iben and I visited every clinical unit. At the units, the charge nurses could say whether they were interested, and Silentia then came up with a proposed solution,” he explains. It then took around two weeks until the order entered
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production, and four weeks later, the Silentia team had finished installing the 260 screens. “It took no more than a week for the Silentia team to install all the screens. Only a few unresolved issues remained, such as patient rooms that were off limits because patients were in isolation and other minor matters that required special attention. It was managed very efficiently,” says Jesper Krogstrup. Before installation was complete, some of the wards
had changed their minds, one way or another, and here too the modular system proved its worth. “It was only a matter of changing the fittings, and, in any case, we actually ended up increasing the order quantity,” he says.
Scalable solution Silentia’s screens are wiped down and disinfected as part of the daily cleaning routine. This is very different from the disposable curtains, which can become contaminated within a day and then often remain in place for months at a time.
“Hygiene and sustainability were the most important
factors in opting for Silentia’s solution. It also has the advantage of being a scalable solution that we can add to or modify in situ in the patient rooms. Even if the dimensions are different in the new buildings, we are completely confident that we can enjoy the benefits of the screens for many years to come,” says Jesper Krogstrup.
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