Tools and resources

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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Boston Medical Center: A commitment to energy conservation and efficiency

• Education
• Exemplary Document
• Boston Medical Center
• Presentation

This presentation by Boston Medical Center details the hospital's plans and commitment to energy conservation and efficiency. 

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Sustainability Climate – Pledges Supported by Virginia Mason

• Policy
• Exemplary Document
• Virginia Mason

As the front line stewards of individual and community health, hospitals are in a unique position to address climate change. In addition to making impactful and measurable progress in their own operations to address climate change, hospitals must work towards accelerating investment in renewable energy and energy efficiency; scaling the adoption of climate change mitigation and resiliency…

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Health Partners energy management plan

• Energy
• Leaner Energy
• Exemplary Document
• HealthPartners
• Policy

HealthPartners has created an energy management plan that provides structure, guidance, and organization on how HealthPartners manages its operations, construction, and renovations with respect to energy efficiency. This plan focuses on integrating efficiency and sustainability strategies to improve performance, lower costs, and conserve natural resources and is intended to support enterprise…

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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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Boston Medical Center: Strategic energy management plan

• Energy
• Leaner Energy
• Exemplary Document
• Boston Medical Center
• Policy

Boston Medical Center provides an example of a strategic energy management plan that details conservation measures.

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Northshore University Health System strategic energy management plan

• Energy
• Leaner Energy
• Exemplary Document
• NorthShore University HealthSystem
• Report

Glenbrook Hospital is a 699,550 square foot, 173-bed hospital offering comprehensive inpatient and outpatient services including cancer care, cardiology, physical medicine and rehabilitation, and radiology. Based on results from the comprehensive energy audit, it was determined that some energy cost reductions can be achieved at relatively low investment levels, while others will require…

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Spectrum Health strategic energy management plan

• Energy
• Leaner Energy
• Exemplary Document
• Spectrum Health

Spectrum Health System is adopting energy-efficient operating strategies to improve performance, lower costs and conserve natural resources. The Spectrum Health Energy Management Team will support the development and implementation of the energy management plan by providing resources and guidance to promote responsible energy management practices on a system wide and local entity approach.

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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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