# Healthcare services and Water

Healthcare services depends on water.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/healthcare-services-and-water/

[Healthcare services](https://www.materialinsights.org/industries/healthcare/) (industry) and [Water](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/water/) (commodity): 1 relationship.

## How they are linked

### 1. Industry input

*Physical flow · Criticality 4 of 5 · Water → Healthcare services*

2 of the enterprise types in Healthcare services depend on water; for the most dependent, it rates 4 out of 5 on criticality.

- **2** enterprise types depend on it
- **4 of 5** highest criticality

Enterprise types that depend on it:

- Hospitals and specialty hospital chains: Sterilisation, dialysis and hygiene (criticality 4 of 5)
- Hospital catering, linen and facility contractors: Laundry and kitchens (criticality 1 of 5)

Built from the site data on production routes, energy flows, industry value chains, input-output tables and prices.