The Environmental Excellence Awards are the nation’s premier recognition program for environmental performance in the health care sector. Launched in 2002, the awards program recognizes health care facilities and health systems for their commitment to environmental stewardship and their sustainability achievements.
Top 25 Environmental Excellence Award
The Top 25 Environmental Excellence Awards is Practice Greenhealth’s highest honor for hospitals. Selected from the pool of Partner for Change applicants, these hospitals are leading the industry in all-around sustainability performance, demonstrating comprehensive programs and are illustrating how sustainability is entrenched in their organizational culture. Each year, the competition for these top spots increases, as hospitals across the country continue to innovate.
Top 25 Environmental Excellence Award Honorees
Amery Hospital & Clinic
Boston Medical Center
Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center
Cleveland Clinic
Hackensack Meridian Hackensack University Medical Center
Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Hackensack Meridian Ocean University Medical Center
Harborview Medical Center
Hudson Hospital & Clinic
Iowa City VA Health Care System
James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center
Lakeview Hospital
Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Minneapolis VA Healthcare System
NorthShore University HealthSystem- Skokie Hospital
Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital
Providence St. Patrick Hospital
Providence St. Vincent Medical Center
Regions Hospital
St. Cloud VA Health Care System
The University of Vermont Medical Center
UC Davis Health
UC San Diego Health
VHA 10 John D. Dingell VA Medical Center in Detroit, Michigan
Circles of Excellence Award
The Circle of Excellence Awards celebrate hospitals who have not only earned an award for all around sustainability achievement, but who have also been identified as the top scoring programs for each category of sustainability.
Chemicals Circle Honorees
Advocate Health - Midwest
Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center
Hackensack Meridian Health
Iowa City VA Health Care System
James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Minneapolis VA Healthcare System
NorthShore University HealthSystem
Climate Circle Honorees
Cleveland Clinic
Harborview Medical Center
Iowa City VA Health Care System
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Minneapolis VA Healthcare System
NYU Langone Health - Main Campus
Providence
UCI Health
UCLA Health Ronald Reagan University Medical Center
UCSF Health
Energy Circle Honorees
Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Hackensack Meridian Raritan Bay Medical Center - Old Bridge
James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Minneapolis VA Healthcare System
Regions Hospital
The University of Vermont Medical Center
UCI Health
UCSF Health
University of Michigan Health - Michigan Medicine
Food Circle Honorees
Atlantic Health System - Overlook Medical Center
Cleveland Clinic
Hackensack Meridian Health
Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Regions Hospital
The University of Vermont Medical Center
University of California Health
UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital
UW Health-University Hospital and American Family Children's Hospital
Green Building Circle Honorees
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Cleveland Clinic
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
NYU Langone Health - Main Campus
Seattle Children's
The University of Vermont Medical Center
UC Davis Health
UC San Diego Health
UCSF Health
Greening the OR Circle Honorees
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Cleveland Clinic
Harborview Medical Center
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
NorthShore University HealthSystem- Glenbrook Hospital
Providence Portland Medical Center
Providence Seaside Hospital
Providence St. Vincent Medical Center
University of Florida Shands Hospital
University of Michigan Health - Michigan Medicine
Leadership Circle Honorees
Atlantic Health System - Overlook Medical Center
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston Medical Center
Cleveland Clinic
Hackensack Meridian Bayshore Medical Center
Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Hackensack Meridian Ocean University Medical Center
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Stanford Health Care
Stony Brook University Hospital
Sustainable Procurement Circle Honorees
Boston Medical Center
Cleveland Clinic Health System
Hackensack Meridian Health
HealthPartners
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Minneapolis VA Healthcare System
Stony Brook University Hospital
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
UC Davis Health
UC San Diego Health
Transportation Circle Honorees
Cleveland Clinic
Harborview Medical Center
Iowa City VA Health Care System
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Minneapolis VA Healthcare System
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett
UC Davis Health
UC San Diego Health
UCLA Health Ronald Reagan University Medical Center
UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica
Waste Circle Honorees
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Harborview Medical Center
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Minneapolis VA Healthcare System
Providence Portland Medical Center
Providence St. Patrick Hospital
Providence St. Vincent Medical Center
Regions Hospital
The University of Vermont Medical Center
Wilmington VA Medical Center
Water Circle Honorees
Amery Hospital & Clinic
Atlanta VA Health Care System
Erie Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Iowa City VA Health Care System
James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center
Minneapolis VA Healthcare System
Providence St. Vincent Medical Center
St. Cloud VA Health Care System
UC Davis Health
VHA 10 John D. Dingell VA Medical Center (Detroit, MI)
Greenhealth Emerald Award
The Greenhealth Emerald Award recognizes outstanding hospitals from within the Partner for Change applicants. This competitive award recognizes the top 20 percent of applicants and is focused on advanced sustainability programs and exemplary scores in a range of categories.
Greenhealth Emerald Award Honorees
Advocate Christ Medical Center and Advocate Children's Hospital
Advocate Condell Medical Center
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital and Advocate Children's Hospital
Advocate Sherman Hospital
Advocate South Suburban Hospital
Atlanta VA Health Care System
Atlantic Health System - Chilton Medical Center
Atlantic Health System - Hackettstown Medical Center
Atlantic Health System - Morristown Medical Center
Atlantic Health System - Overlook Medical Center
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Cleveland Clinic Family Health and Surgery Center, Beachwood
Cleveland Clinic Family Health and Surgery Center, Twinsburg
Cleveland Clinic, Euclid Hospital
Cleveland Clinic, Family Health Center, Chagrin Falls
Columbia VA Health Care System
Dignity Health California Hospital
Erie Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Eugene J. Towbin Healthcare Center (North Little Rock, AR)
Fargo VA Health Care System
Hackensack Meridian Bayshore Medical Center
Hackensack Meridian JFK University Medical Center
Hackensack Meridian Palisades Medical Center
Hackensack Meridian Raritan Bay Medical Center
Hackensack Meridian Raritan Bay Medical Center - Old Bridge
Hackensack Meridian Riverview Medical Center
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford
Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse, Wisconsin
Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida
Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, Arizona
Mount Sinai West
New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai
NorthShore University HealthSystem- Evanston Hospital
NorthShore University HealthSystem- Glenbrook Hospital
NorthShore University HealthSystem- Highland Park Hospital
NYU Langone Health - Main Campus
NYU Langone Hospital - Long Island
NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital
Olivia Hospital & Clinic
Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital
Providence Milwaukie Hospital
Providence Newberg Medical Center
Providence Portland Medical Center
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett
Providence Seaside Hospital
Providence Swedish Medical Center - Issaquah
Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center
RUSH University Medical Center
Sam Rayburn Memorial Veterans Center
Seattle Children's
Stanford Health Care
Stony Brook University Hospital
The Mount Sinai Hospital
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
UCI Health
UCLA Health Ronald Reagan University Medical Center
UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica
UCSF Health
UI Health
University of Florida Shands Hospital
University of Michigan Health - Michigan Medicine
UW Health-University Hospital and American Family Children's Hospital
VA Boston Healthcare System - Brockton Medical Center
VA Providence Healthcare System
Westfields Hospital & Clinic
William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital
Wilmington VA Medical Center
Greenhealth Partner for Change Award
The Greenhealth Partner for Change Award recognizes superior performance in environmental
sustainability, covering a range of different sustainability programs and activities. Winners have also made substantive progress on mercury elimination.
Greenhealth Partner for Change Award Honorees
Advocate Trinity Hospital
Albany Stratton VA Medical Center
Allina Health Abbott Northwestern Hospital
Allina Health Buffalo Hospital
Allina Health Cambridge Medical Center
Allina Health Courage Kenny Rehabilitation Institute, Golden Valley
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center
Allina Health Mercy Hospital
Allina Health Mercy Hospital - Unity Campus
Allina Health New Ulm Medical Center
Allina Health Owatonna Hospital
Allina Health River Falls Area Hospital
Allina Health St. Francis Regional Medical Center
Allina Health United Hospital
Allina Health United Hospital - Hastings Regina Campus
Arkansas Children's Hospital
Ascension Alexian Brothers
Ascension All Saints Hospital - Spring Street Campus
Ascension Genesys Hospital
Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola
Ascension St. John Medical Center
Ascension St. Vincent's Birmingham
Ascension Via Christi St. Francis
Aspirus Iron River Hospital and Clinics
Aspirus Wausau Hospital
Atlantic Health System - MMC Ambulatory Surgery Center
Atlantic Health System - Newton Medical Center
Aurora BayCare Medical Center
Aurora Lakeland Medical Center
Aurora Medical Center - Bay Area
Aurora Medical Center - Burlington
Aurora Medical Center - Summit
Aurora Medical Center in Grafton
Aurora Medical Center in Manitowoc County
Aurora Medical Center in Oshkosh
Aurora Medical Center in Washington County
Aurora Medical Center- Kenosha
Aurora Sheboygan Memorial Medical Center
Aurora Sinai Medical Center
Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center
Aurora St. Luke's South Shore
Aurora West Allis Medical Center
Bassett Army Community Hospital
BG Crawford F. Sams Health Clinic
Blanchfield Army Community Hospital
Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital
Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center
Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center
Bon Secours Rappahannock General Hospital
Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital
Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital Downtown
Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital Eastside
Bon Secours St. Francis Medical Center
Bon Secours St. Mary's Hospital
Brooke Army Medical Center
C. W. Bill Young VA Medical Center (Bay Pine, FL)
Centerpoint Medical Center
Central Virginia VA Health Care System
Children's Health Dallas
Children's Health Plano
Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center
Cleveland Clinic - Lutheran Hospital
Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital and Richard E. Jacobs Family Health Center
Cleveland Clinic Family Health and Surgery Center, Strongsville
Cleveland Clinic Family Health Center, Brunswick
Cleveland Clinic Family Health Center, Independence
Cleveland Clinic Family Health Center, Solon
Cleveland Clinic Family Health Center, Willoughby Hills
Cleveland Clinic, Akron General Hospital
Cleveland Clinic, Fairview Hospital
Cleveland Clinic, Family Health and Surgery Center, Wooster
Cleveland Clinic, Hillcrest Hospital
Cleveland Clinic, Marymount Hospital
Cleveland Clinic, Medina Hospital
Cleveland Clinic, South Pointe Hospital
Cleveland Clinic, Weston Hospital
Clifton Springs Hospital & Clinic
Covenant Children's Hospital
Covenant Medical Center
Dell Children's Medical Center
Denver Health & Hospital Authority
Dignity Health Dominican Hospital
Dignity Health French Hospital Medical Center
Dignity Health Mercy General Hospital
Dignity Health Mercy Hospital of Folsom
Dignity Health Northridge Hospital Medical Center
Dignity Health St. John's Hospital Camarillo
Dignity Health St. John's Regional Medical Center
Evans Army Community Hospital
Evergreenhealth
Fort Belvoir Community Hospital
Froedtert Hospital
Gundersen Health System
Guthrie Ambulatory Health Care Clinic
Harry S. Truman VA Hospital
Hutchinson Health
Inova Alexandria Hospital
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital
Inova Fairfax Medical Campus
Inova Loudoun Hospital
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital
Ireland Army Health Clinic
Irwin Army Community Hospital
Jackson Health System and SEIU 1991 - Jackson Memorial Hospital
Jackson Health System and SEIU 1991 - Jackson North Medical Center
Jackson Health System and SEIU 1991 - Jose Milton Memorial Hospital
John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital (Little Rock, AR)
Kenner Army Health Clinic
Kimbrough Ambulatory Care Center
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center
Lebanon VA Medical Center
Lee's Summit Medical Center
Legacy Emanuel and Randall Children's Hospital
Legacy Good Samaritan
Legacy Meridian Park
Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center
Legacy Salmon Creek
Legacy Silverton Medical Center
Lourdes Hospital
Madigan Army Medical Center
Maine Medical Center
Manchester Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Margaret Cochran Corbin VA Campus, New York, NY
Martin Army Community Hospital
Mason Health, Public Hospital District No.1 of Mason County
Mercy Allen Hospital
Mercy Anderson Hospital
Mercy Clermont Hospital
Mercy Defiance Hospital
Mercy Fairfield Hospital
Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital
Mercy Health St. Rita's Medical Center
Mercy Health - St. Vincent Medical Center
Mercy Regional Medical Center
Mercy St. Anne Hospital
Mercy St. Charles Hospital
Mercy St. Elizabeth Hospital Boardman
Mercy St. Joseph Hospital
Mercy Tiffin Hospital
Mercy West Hospital
Mercy Willard Hospital
MetroHealth Medical Center
Moncrief Army Health Clinic
Mount Sinai Beth Israel
Mount Sinai Brooklyn
Mount Sinai Morningside
Mount Sinai Queens
Newark-Wayne Community Hospital
Northport VA Medical Center
Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital
NYU Langone Hospital - Brooklyn
OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital
OSF Saint James - John W. Albrecht Medical Center
Park City Hospital
PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center
Penn Medicine Princeton Health
Presbyterian Hospital
Providence Centralia Hospital
Providence Holy Family Hospital
Providence Medford Medical Center
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Children's Hospital
Providence St. Joseph Hospital - Orange
Providence St. Joseph Medical Center - Polson
Providence St. Mary Medical Center
Providence St. Peter Hospital
Providence Swedish Medical Center - Ballard
Providence Swedish Medical Center - Cherry Hill
Providence Swedish Medical Center - Edmonds
Providence Swedish Medical Center - First Hill
Reynolds Army Health Clinic
Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center
Rochester General Hospital
Sioux Falls VA Health Care System
St. John's Health
Stanford Health Care - RWC Campus
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
Stephanie Tubbs Jones Family Health Center
Sutter Amador Hospital
Sutter Center for Psychiatry
Sutter Davis Hospital
Sutter Medical Center Sacramento
Syracuse VA Medical Center
The Valley Hospital
U.S. Army, Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center
UCHealth Longs Peak Hospital
UCHealth Medical Center of the Rockies
UCHealth Poudre Valley Hospital
United Memorial Medical Center
Unity Hospital
UnityPoint Health-Meriter
University of Utah Hospital
UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital
UW Health East Madison Hospital
VA Boston Healthcare System - Jamaica Plain Medical Center
VA Boston Healthcare System - West Roxbury Medical Center
VA Finger Lakes Healthcare System at Bath
VA Finger Lakes Healthcare System at Canandaigua
VA Illiana Health Care System
VA Maryland Healthcare System
VA Northeast Ohio Health Care System
VA Western NY Healthcare System at Batavia
VHA 06 Western North Carolina VA Health Care System
VHA 10 VA Northern Indiana Health Care System - Fort Wayne Campus
VHA 21 VA Palo Alto Health Care System (Palo Alto)
VHA 21 VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System (Reno, NV)
VHA 22 Carl T. Hayden VAMC Phoenix VA Health Care System
VHA Dallas VA Medical Center
Virginia Mason Medical Center
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Washington Hospital Healthcare System
Weed Army Community Hospital
West Palm Beach VAHCS
William Beaumont Army Medical Center
Winn Army Community Hospital
Womack Army Medical Center
Greenhealth System for Change
The System for Change Award recognizes health systems that are working cohesively to set system-wide sustainability goals, track performance data, benchmark, and support intra organizational learning and implementation within their institutions.
Greenhealth System for Change Award Honorees
Advocate Health - Midwest
Allina Health
Atlantic Health System
Bon Secours Mercy Health
Hackensack Meridian Health
HealthPartners
Inova Health System
Mount Sinai Health System
NorthShore University HealthSystem
NYU Langone Health
Providence
Rochester Regional Health
Making Medicine Mercury Free
The Making Medicine Mercury Free Award recognizes hospitals that have virtually eliminated mercury from their facilities and have made a commitment to continue to be “mercury free.”
Making Medicine Mercury Free Award Honorees
Hackensack Meridian JFK University Medical Center
Providence Swedish Medical Center - Ballard
Providence Swedish Medical Center - Cherry Hill
Providence Swedish Medical Center - Edmonds
Providence Swedish Medical Center - First Hill
Rush University Medical Center
UW Health - Valley Medical Center
VHA 10 John D. Dingell VA Medical Center (Detroit, MI)
Partner Recognition
The Partner Recognition Award recognizes facilities that have a commitment to environmental improvements and have achieved progress in several areas of the organization.
Partner Recognition Award Honorees
Aspirus Ironwood Hospital
Aspirus Keweenaw Hospital and Clinic
Aspirus Riverview Hospital
Atrium Health Mercy
Baystate Medical Center
Bon Secours Southside Medical Center
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
CHRISTUS St. Vincent Regional Medical Center
Coatesville VA Medical Center
Dignity Health Mercy San Juan Medical Center
Jackson Health System and SEIU1991 - Jackson South Medical Center
Jesse Brown VA Medical Center
Kadlec Regional Medical Center
Keck Medical Center of USC
Legacy Holladay Park
Lifelabs - Burnaby
LifeLabs - Ontario
MEDDAC-Bavaria
Mercy Marcum & Wallace Hospital
Mercy Springfield Regional Medical Center
Mercy St. Elizabeth Hospital Youngstown
Mercy The Jewish Hospital
Mercy Urbana Hospital
Munson Army Health Center
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center
Providence Alaska Medical Center
Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center
Providence St. Joseph Medical Center - Burbank
Tampa General Hospital
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
The University of Colorado Hospital
Tripler Army Medical Center
UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center
UChicago Medicine
VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System-University Drive Campus
VHA 09 Lexington VAMC: Leestown Division
VHA 09 Lexington VAMC: Troy Bowling (Cooper Division - Lexington, KY)
VHA 10 VA Northern Indiana Health Care System - Marion Campus
VHA 20 Boise VA Medical Center (Boise, ID)
WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital
Greening the OR Leadership Award
The Greening the OR Leadership Award recognizes the organization demonstrating the most success and leading innovation in reducing the environmental impact of its surgical suites. Operating rooms are large contributors to a health care facility’s environmental footprint, creating opportunity for significant cost savings and sustainability improvements.
Greening the OR Leadership Award Honoree
Providence St. Vincent Medical Center
Greening the OR Recognition Award
The Greening the OR Recognition Award honors facilities that have made substantial progress in reducing the impact of the surgical environment.
Greening the OR Recognition Award Honorees
Amery Hospital & Clinic
Atlantic Health System - Chilton Medical Center
Atlantic Health System - MMC Ambulatory Surgery Center
Atlantic Health System - Morristown Medical Center
Atlantic Health System - Newton Medical Center
Atlantic Health System - Overlook Medical Center
Aurora Medical Center in Oshkosh
Blanchfield Army Community Hospital
Boston Medical Center
Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center
CHRISTUS St. Vincent Regional Medical Center
Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center
Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital and Richard E. Jacobs Family Health Center
Cleveland Clinic, Fairview Hospital
Cleveland Clinic, South Pointe Hospital
Froedtert Hospital
Hackensack Meridian Hackensack University Medical Center
Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Hackensack Meridian Ocean University Medical Center
Hudson Hospital & Clinic
Iowa City VA Health Care System
Irwin Army Community Hospital
Jackson Health System and SEIU 1991 - Jackson Memorial Hospital
James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center
Kadlec Regional Medical Center
Lakeview Hospital
Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center
Madigan Army Medical Center
Mason Health, Public Hospital District No.1 of Mason County
Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, Arizona
Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota
Minneapolis VA Healthcare System
Mount Sinai Morningside
Mount Sinai Queens
Mount Sinai West
NorthShore University HealthSystem- Evanston Hospital
NorthShore University HealthSystem- Highland Park Hospital
NorthShore University HealthSystem- Skokie Hospital
NYU Langone Health - Main Campus
NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital
OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital
Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital
PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center
Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital
Providence Milwaukie Hospital
Providence Newberg Medical Center
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett
Providence St. Patrick Hospital
Providence Swedish Medical Center - First Hill
Providence Swedish Medical Center - Issaquah
Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center
Regions Hospital
St. Cloud VA Health Care System
The Mount Sinai Hospital
The University of Vermont Medical Center
The Valley Hospital
U.S. Army, Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center
UC Davis Health
UC San Diego Health
UCI Health
UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica
UCSF Health
UI Health
University of Utah Hospital
UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital
UW Health East Madison Hospital
UW Health-University Hospital and American Family Children's Hospital
UW/Valley Medical Center
VA Providence Healthcare System
VHA 10 John D. Dingell VA Medical Center (Detroit, MI)
Westfields Hospital & Clinic
William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital
Womack Army Medical Center
