2026 Practice Greenhealth Awards winners

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.

Greenhealth Top Health System Award

This award is given to the top 5% of the highest scoring, and highest performing applicants who submit the Partner for Change - System applications. For 2026, Practice Greenhealth will use greenhouse gas emissions reduction from a baseline year as the indicator of high performance. This is the first year this award is offered as 2026 is the first year Practice Greenhealth has offered the Partner for Change - System application.

Greenhealth Top Health System Award Honorees

Mount Sinai Health System
Providence

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

Advocate Christ Medical Center and Advocate Children's Hospital - Oak Lawn
Atlantic Health Chilton Medical Center
Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center
Boston Medical Center
Hackensack Meridian Bayshore Medical Center
Hackensack Meridian Hackensack University Medical Center
Hackensack Meridian Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Hackensack Meridian Ocean University Medical Center
HealthPartners Methodist Hospital
HealthPartners Regions Hospital
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford
Providence St. Patrick Hospital
Providence Swedish Medical Center - Ballard
Providence Swedish Medical Center - Cherry Hill
Providence Swedish Medical Center - First Hill
Providence Swedish Medical Center - Issaquah
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Rush University Medical Center
Stanford Health Care
Stony Brook University Hospital
The University of Vermont Medical Center
UC Davis Health
UCI Health
UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center
University of Michigan Health - Michigan Medicine

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
Atlantic Health
Boston Medical Center
Hackensack Meridian Health
Harborview Medical Center
Jackson Health System
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford
NYU Langone Health
Providence
Stony Brook University Hospital

Climate Circle Honorees

Atlantic Health
Boston Children's Hospital
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford
Northern Light Health
Providence
Rush University Medical Center
Stanford Health Care
UC San Diego Health - Hillcrest Medical Center
UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center
UCSF Health

Energy Circle Honorees

Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center
Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Center
Aurora Sinai Medical Center
Hackensack Meridian JFK University Medical Center
Hackensack Meridian Riverview Medical Center
Legacy Health
OSF Saint James - John W. Albrecht Medical Center
Providence Swedish Medical Center - Issaquah
UCI Health
UCI Health - Placentia Linda

Food Circle Honorees

Boston Medical Center
HealthPartners Regions Hospital
Inova Health
Keck Medical Center of USC
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford
Stanford Health Care
UC Davis Health
UCLA Healthcare
University of Michigan Health - Michigan Medicine
UW Health

Green Building Circle Honorees

HealthPartners
Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Stanford Health Care
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
UC Davis Health
UI Health
University of Michigan Health - Michigan Medicine
UVA Health University Medical Center

Greening the OR Circle Honorees

Atlantic Health Newton Medical Center
Boston Medical Center
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Providence St. Patrick Hospital
Stanford Health Care
The Valley Hospital
UC Davis Health
University of Michigan Health - Michigan Medicine
UW Health

Governance and Leadership Circle Honorees

Advocate Health
Dignity Health California Hospital Medical Center
Hackensack Meridian Health
Jackson Health System
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford
Montefiore Einstein
Providence
Stanford Health Care
Stony Brook University Hospital
UC San Diego Health System

Sustainable Procurement Circle Honorees

Advocate Health
Atlantic Health
Boston Medical Center
Hackensack Meridian Hackensack University Medical Center
HealthPartners
Legacy Health
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford
Rush University Medical Center
Stanford Health Care
UCLA Healthcare

Transportation Circle Honorees

Boston Medical Center
Harborview Medical Center
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford
Providence
Rush University Medical Center
Stanford Health Care
The University of Vermont Medical Center
UC Davis Health
UCI Health
UCLA Healthcare

Waste Circle Honorees

Allina Health Abbott Northwestern Hospital
Boston Medical Center
HealthPartners
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford
MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Portland
Providence
Seattle Children's
Stony Brook University Hospital
The University of Vermont Medical Center
University of Michigan Health - Michigan Medicine

Water Circle Honorees

Intermountain Health Riverton Hospital
Atlantic Health Hackettstown Medical Center
Providence St. Patrick Hospital
The University of Vermont Medical Center
Seattle Children's
UCSF Health
Stanford Health Care - Redwood City Campus
Stony Brook University Hospital
UC Davis Health
University of Michigan Health - Michigan Medicine

Greenhealth Leader Award

The Greenhealth Leader 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 Leader Award Honorees

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
Advocate Trinity Hospital
Allina Health Abbott Northwestern Hospital
Atlantic Health
Atlantic Health Hackettstown Medical Center
Atlantic Health Newton Medical Center
Atlantic Health Overlook Medical Center
Atlantic Health Surgery Center at Rockaway
Atrium Health Cabarrus
Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center
Atrium Health Mercy
Atrium Health Navicent, The 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 Mount Pleasant
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
Covenant Children's Hospital
Gillette Children's
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
Hackensack Meridian Southern Ocean Medical Center
Harborview Medical Center
HealthPartners Amery Hospital & Clinic
HealthPartners Hudson Hospital & Clinic
HealthPartners Hutchinson Health Hospital
HealthPartners Lakeview Hospital
HealthPartners Olivia Hospital & Clinic
HealthPartners Westfields Hospital & Clinic
Inova Health
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 - Jackson West Medical Center
Keck Medical Center of USC
Legacy Health
Mayo Clinic Health System in Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse, Wisconsin
Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida
Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
NYU Langone Health - Main Campus
OSF Saint Anthony Medical Center
OSF Saint James - John W. Albrecht Medical Center
Parkland Memorial Hospital
Providence Alaska Medical Center
Providence Centralia Hospital
Providence Covenant Medical Center
Providence Milwaukie Hospital
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital
Providence Newberg Medical Center
Providence Portland Medical Center
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Children's Hospital
Providence Saint John's Health Center
Providence St. Joseph Medical Center
Providence St. Joseph Medical Center
Providence St. Peter Hospital
Providence St. Vincent Medical Center
Providence Swedish Medical Center - Edmonds
Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center
Seattle Children's
Stanford Health Care - Redwood City Campus
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
UC San Diego Health - Hillcrest Medical Center
UC San Diego Health - Jacobs Medical Center
UCSF Health
UI Health
University of Florida Shands Hospital
UW Health East Madison Hospital
UW Health-University Hospital and American Family Children's Hospital

Greenhealth Champion Award

The Greenhealth Champion Award recognizes superior performance in environmental
sustainability, covering a range of different sustainability programs and activities.

Greenhealth Champion Award Honorees

Albert Einstein College of Medicine
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
Ascension Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital
Ascension Calumet Hospital
Ascension Dell Children's Medical Center North
Ascension NE Wisconsin - St. Elizabeth Campus
Ascension Providence Hospital
Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown
Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital West
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin
Ascension St. Vincent's Clay County
Ascension St. Vincent's Southside
Ascension Via Christi Hospital in Manhattan
Ascension Via Christi St. Francis
Ascension Via Christi St. Joseph
Ascension Via Christi St. Teresa
Atlantic Health Morristown Medical Ambulatory Surgery Center
Atrium Health Anson
Atrium Health Cleveland
Atrium Health Floyd Cherokee Medical Center
Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center
Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center
Atrium Health Kings Mountain
Atrium Health Lincoln
Atrium Health Navicent Baldwin
Atrium Health Navicent Peach
Atrium Health Pineville
Atrium Health Stanly
Atrium Health Union
Atrium Health Union West
Atrium Health University City
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Davie Medical Center
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist High Point Medical Center
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Lexington Medical Center
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Wilkes Medical Center
Bon Secours Mary Immaculate Hospital
Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center
Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center
Bon Secours Mercy Health
Bon Secours Rappahannock General Hospital
Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital
Bon Secours Southampton Medical Center
Bon Secours Southern Virginia Medical Center
Bon Secours Southside Medical Center
Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital Downtown
Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital Eastside
Bon Secours St. Francis Medical Center
Bon Secours St. Mary's Hospital
Boston Children's Hospital
Carle Health
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Children's Health System of Texas - Dallas
Children's Health System of Texas - Plano
Children's Hospital Colorado - Anschutz Campus
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
CommonSpirit Health
Covenant Plainview Hospital
Dell Children's Medical Center
Denver Health & Hospital Authority
Dignity Community Care Woodland Memorial Hospital
Dignity Health California Hospital Medical Center
Dignity Health Methodist Hospital of Sacramento
Dignity Health Northridge Hospital Medical Center
Dignity Health Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital
ECU Health Medical Center
Endeavor Health
Evergreenhealth
French Hospital Medical Center
Froedtert Holy Family Memorial Hospital
Froedtert Hospital
Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital
Froedtert West Bend Hospital
Hennepin Healthcare
Henry Ford Hospital
Henry Ford Jackson Hospital
Henry Ford Macomb Hospital
Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital
Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Huntsman Cancer Institute at the University of Utah Health
Huntsman Mental Health Institute at the University of Utah Health
Inova Alexandria Hospital
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital
Inova Fairfax Medical Campus
Inova Loudoun Hospital
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital
Intermountain Health McKay-Dee Hospital
Intermountain Health Riverton Hospital
Intermountain Health Spanish Fork Hospital
IU Health Arnett Hospital
IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital
IU Health Bedford Hospital
IU Health Bloomington Hospital
IU Health Fishers Hospital
IU Health Frankfort Hospital
IU Health Jay Hospital
IU Health Methodist Hospital
IU Health Morgan Hospital
IU Health North Hospital
IU Health Paoli Hospital
IU Health Tipton Hospital
IU Health University Hospital
IU Health West Hospital
IU Health White Memorial Hospital
Jackson Health System and SEIU 1991 - Jackson South Medical Center
LifeLabs Burnaby (BRL)
LifeLabs Toronto (IRL)
Loma Linda University Health
MaineHealth Behavioral Health at Spring Harbor
MaineHealth Brighton Campus
MaineHealth Franklin Hospital
MaineHealth Lincoln Hospital
MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Biddeford
MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Portland
MaineHealth Maine Medical Center Sanford
MaineHealth Memorial Hospital
MaineHealth Mid Coast Hospital
MaineHealth Pen Bay Hospital
MaineHealth Stephens Hospital
MaineHealth Waldo Hospital
Mason Health, Public Hospital District No.1 of Mason County
Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, Arizona
Mercy Allen Hospital
Mercy Anderson Hospital
Mercy Clermont Hospital
Mercy Defiance Hospital
Mercy Fairfield Hospital
Mercy General Hospital
Mercy Health Kings Mills Hospital
Mercy Hospital of Folsom
Mercy Lourdes Hospital
Mercy Marcum & Wallace Hospital
Mercy Perrysburg Medical Center
Mercy Regional Medical Center
Mercy San Juan Medical Center
Mercy Springfield Regional Medical Center
Mercy St. Anne Hospital
Mercy St. Charles Hospital
Mercy St. Elizabeth Hospital Boardman
Mercy St. Elizabeth Hospital Youngstown
Mercy St. Joseph Hospital
Mercy St. Rita's Medical Center
Mercy St. Vincent Medical Center
Mercy The Jewish Hospital
Mercy Tiffin Hospital
Mercy Urbana Hospital
Mercy West Hospital
Mercy Willard Hospital
MetroHealth Medical Center
Montefiore Einstein Hospital, Moses Campus
Montefiore Einstein Hospital, Wakefield Campus
Montefiore Einstein Westchester Square Campus
Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital
Montefiore New Rochelle Hospital
Nebraska Medicine
NewYork-Presbyterian
Northern Light A. R. Gould Hospital
Northern Light Acadia Hospital
Northern Light Blue Hill Hospital
Northern Light C. A. Dean Hospital
Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center
Northern Light Health
Northern Light Maine Coast Hospital
Northern Light Mayo Hospital
Northern Light Mercy Hospital
Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital
Northwestern Medicine
NYU Langone Hospital - Brooklyn
NYU Langone Hospital - Long Island
NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk
NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital
Orlando Regional Medical Center / Orlando Health
Palo Alto Medical Foundation
Penn Medicine Chester County Hospital
Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health
Penn Medicine Princeton Health
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Pennsylvania Hospital
Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital
Providence Kadlec Regional Medical Center
Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center, Torrance
Providence Medford Medical Center
Providence Mission Hospital: Mission Viejo & Laguna Beach
Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital
Providence Seaside Hospital
Providence St. Elias Specialty Hospital
Providence St. Joseph Hospital
Providence St. Mary Medical Center
Rady Children's Hospital Orange County
Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health
St. Luke's Boise Medical Center
St. Luke's Health System
St. Luke's Magic Valley Medical Center
St. Luke's Meridian Medical Center
St. Luke's Nampa Medical Center
Sutter Health System
The Valley Hospital
UC San Diego East Campus Medical Center
UCHealth Broomfield Hospital
UCHealth Grandview Hospital
UCHealth Greeley Hospital
UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital
UCHealth Longs Peak Hospital
UCHealth Medical Center of the Rockies
UCHealth Memorial Hospital Central
UCHealth Memorial Hospital North
UCHealth Pikes Peak Regional Hospital
UCHealth Poudre Valley Hospital
UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital
UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center
UChicago Medicine
UChicago Medicine Ingalls Memorial
UCI Health - Placentia Linda
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland
UCSF Health Hyde Hospital
UCSF Health St. Mary's Hospital
UMass Memorial Health Care
UnityPoint Health-Meriter
University of Utah Health
University of Utah Health Craig H. Nielsen Rehabilitation Hospital
University of Utah Health Farmington Health Center
University of Utah Health John A. Moran Eye Center
University of Utah Health Madsen Health Center
University of Utah Health Orthopaedics Center
University of Utah Health South Jordan Health Center
University of Utah Hospital
University of Washington Medical Center - Montlake Campus
UPMC Magee-Women's Hospital
UPMC Shadyside Hospital
Upstate Community Hospital
UVA Health University Medical Center
Vail Health Hospital
Virginia Mason Medical Center
WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital
WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital
WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital
WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital
WellSpan Philhaven
WellSpan Surgery & Rehabilitation Hospital
WellSpan Waynesboro Hospital
WellSpan York Hospital

Greenhealth Recognition Award

The Greenhealth Recognition Award recognizes facilities that have a commitment to environmental improvements and have achieved progress in several areas of the organization.

Greenhealth Recognition Award Honorees

Ascension Alexian Brothers
Ascension All Saints Hospital - Spring Street Campus
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus
Ascension NE Wisconsin - Mercy Campus
Ascension Sacred Heart Bay
Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast
Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf
Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola
Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital
Ascension Saint Alexius
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago
Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb
Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands
Ascension Saint Thomas River Park
Ascension Saint Thomas Stones River
Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - Elmbrook Campus
Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - Franklin Campus
Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - St. Joseph Campus
Ascension Seton Hays
Ascension Seton Northwest Hospital
Ascension Seton Southwest Hospital
Ascension Seton Williamson Hospital
Ascension St. Francis Hospital
Ascension St. John Broken Arrow
Ascension St. John Jane Phillips
Ascension St. John Medical Center
Ascension St. John Owasso
Ascension St. Vincent Anderson
Ascension St. Vincent Carmel
Ascension St. Vincent Evansville
Ascension St. Vincent Fishers
Ascension St. Vincent Kokomo
Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside
ChristianaCare Newark Campus
Corewell Health
Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas
Duke University Hospital
Emory University Hospital and Emory Rehabiliation Hospital
Grady Memorial Hospital
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
St. Luke's Wood River Medical Center
University of Utah Health Sugarhouse Health Center
USC Verdugo Hills Hospital

Greenhealth System for Change Award

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
Allina Health
Ascension
Atlantic Health
Bon Secours Mercy Health
Corewell Health
HealthPartners
Indiana University Health
Legacy Health
Montefiore Einstein
NYU Langone Health

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