Tools and resources

2015 Environmental Excellence Awards Sustainability Benchmark Report

• Benchmark Report
• 2015
• Report

Practice Greenhealth’s 2015 Sustainability Benchmark Report highlights the achievements of the 2015 Environmental Excellence award winners—a set of 220 hospitals who are setting the standard for health care environmental stewardship. This year’s data set is based on reported activities during the 2014 calendar/fiscal year and is organized into ten distinct benchmarking profiles on the different…

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2016 Environmental Excellence Awards Sustainability Benchmark Report

• Benchmark Report
• 2016
• Report

Practice Greenhealth’s 2016 Sustainability Benchmark Report highlights the achievements of the 2016 Environmental Excellence award winners. More than 300 hospitals provided data for this year’s report, with combined savings of more than $92 million across a range of environmental program areas. The new report provides not only a benchmarking comparison for hospitals already engaged in the work,…

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2017 Sustainability Benchmark Data Tables

• Benchmark Report
• Data

Practice Greenhealth’s benchmark reporting represents the nation’s premier analysis of sustainability performance data for the health care sector. The 355 hospitals in this year’s data set saved more than $826 million on a range of different sustainable programs over the course of 2016, while deepening relationships with their communities and better supporting a more expansive definition of…

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Advantages in Grey Water Applications

• Water
• White Paper

As much as thirty percent of potential grey water is sent for treatment in urban settings; water which could otherwise be utilized in a variety of applications ranging from agriculture, heating and cooling systems, and toilet flushing. The percentage of unused grey water in normal households is even higher. Reuse leads to advantages that include significant reductions in sewage treatment and…

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University of Washington Medical Center: Energy reduction plan

• Energy
• Leaner Energy
• Case Study
• University of Washington
• Energy Case Study

The University of Washington Medical Center provides a case study in utility cost reduction involving assessment of and improvements to its HVAC, water, and waste management systems.

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10 ways to drink water model flyers and poster

• Food
• Exemplary Document
• Amery Hospital
• Poster

A better option for hydration and quenching thirst than sugar-sweetened beverages is water, and in the United States, tap water has been proven to be just as safe, or safer, than the bottled version.  This poster from Amery Hospital displays 10 ways to make drinking water more flavorful.   

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Kaiser Permanente 2016

• Engaged Leadership
• Exemplary Document
• Kaiser Permanente
• Report

Kaiser Permanente's environmental stewardship program is anchored in promoting the health of communities. Healthier communities with healthier people are more resilient to disease. By eliminating or mitigating environmental contributors to disease, we help people lead healthier lives. To encourage healthy environments, we lead or support innovative efforts throughout our organization to decrease…

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Stony Brook University Medical Center 2016

• Engaged Leadership
• Exemplary Document
• Stony Brook University Medical Center
• Report
• Greenhouse Gas

On August 26, 2009, Stony Brook University Hospital signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) pledging to become an environmental steward by implementing a number of green initiatives that would reduce its carbon footprint and further improve our planet’s environment. This partnership with the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Stony Brook University Hospital has resulted in…

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UCSF 2016

• Engaged Leadership
• Communications
• Exemplary Document
• UCSF
• Report

UC San Francisco Medical Center (UCSFMC) is not only a leader in healthcare but also a leader in healthcare sustainability. From earning a LEED Gold certification for the new Mission Bay Hospitals to reducing water use by 13% since 2014 to saving more than $1M from reprocessing single use devices, UCSFMC continued to live its commitment to leadership in health and sustainability during 2015. …

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Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Earth Day presentation

• Earth Day
• Exemplary Document
• Advocate Health Care
• Presentation

This presentation by Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital highlighted the hospital's successful energy, water, and climate initiatives in honor of Earth Day.  

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