Accepted for/Published in: Journal of Medical Internet Research
Date Submitted: Apr 26, 2025
Date Accepted: Aug 30, 2025
Establishing a Net-Zero Emissions Kidney Care Center: A Model Proposal for Taiwan
ABSTRACT
We proposed a net-zero carbon emissions kidney-care center model that addresses global climate change challenges and healthcare sustainability goals. On the basis of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, we constructed a framework with 4 dimensions: digital transformation, low-carbon healthcare, circular economy, and preventive medicine. The digital transformation dimension involves a precision kidney health system including an acute and chronic kidney injury digital care model. The low-carbon healthcare dimension focuses on increasing the rates of kidney transplantation and choosing optimal dialysis modality. The circular economy dimension involves dialysis wastewater recycling and medical material repurposing programs. The preventive medicine dimension incorporates telehealth education, behavioral interventions, and health inequality improvements. This net-zero carbon emissions kidney-care model represents an environmental, social, and governance approach to ensuring implementation and continual improvement. It also provides actionable steps for implementing sustainable kidney care and a reference for net-zero emissions healthcare systems.
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