One of our region's biggest employers-Sutter Health Sacramento Sierra Region-which operates hospitals in Yolo, Sacramento, and Placer counties, aims to get green!  In addition to its current efforts to promote ridesharing and carpooling among its employees, Sutter is rolling out a new program that focuses on four R's: reducing, reusing, recycling, and reaching out. To recycle and reuse previously discarded medical supplies, Sutter is partnering with Ascent Healthcare Solutions to reprocess medical products that can then be used safely, eliminating tons of needless waste from landfills.  Sutter is also working with MedShare International to efficiently recover surplus supplies that would have been destined for the dump and redistribute them to doctors in developing countries. These programs highlight Sutter's commitment to improving healthcare and the environment by increasing efficiency.  And by promoting these four R's at the workplace, Sutter also hopes their thousands of patients and workers will take these green habits and practices home.