Minneapolis VA Health Care System. Minneapolis VA Health Care System has far-reaching initiatives contributing to its sustainable and environmentally friendly mission. The VA touts an Energy Star score of 83 of 100, with 75 or above considered at “top performer,” and…
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Metro Health Hospital (Wyoming, Mich.). Metro Health Hospital was the first full-service hospital in Michigan to achieve LEED certification for sustainability achievement. Metro Health Hospital touts a 48,500-square-foot green roof and in 2016, the hospital collected and disposed of 3,346 pounds…
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (New York City). Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center’s environmentally friendly initiatives span several hospital departments. Among its many green initiatives, the cancer center employs 100 percent reformulated surgical kits and began using HVAC setbacks to reduce…
Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC (Pittsburgh). Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC is a sustainability leader with its Green Team calling the shots. The neonatal intensive care unit uses plastic materials that are both DEHP- and PVC-free, and the hospital’s food service unit…
Littleton (Colo.) Adventist Hospital. Since 2008, Centura Health’s Littleton Adventist Hospital has been at the forefront of sustainable initiatives through the efforts of its Sustainability Advisory Committee. The hospital has 100 percent LED lighting throughout its facility and has eliminated drip…
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Lakeview Hospital (Stillwater, Minn.). Lakeview Hospital’s green initiatives focus on reducing waste and creating healthy, sustainable food options for patients, families and staff members. In 2017, HealthPartners entered into a partnership with Urban Organics, an organic aquaponic farm, to provide…
Kiowa County Memorial Hospital (Greensburg, Kan.). After a tornado destroyed Kiowa County Memorial Hospital’s facility in 2007, the hospital rebuilt with eco-consciousness and energy efficiency at the forefront of construction plans. In 2011, Kiowa County Memorial Hospital became the first…
Kaiser Permanente Vacaville (Calif.). Medical Center. Kaiser Permanente Vacaville Medical Center spends 51 percent of its total food budget on sustainable food, while procuring 49 percent of its meat from farms raising non-therapeutic, antibiotics-free animals. The hospital also embarked on the…
Kaiser Permanente San Jose (Calif.) Medical Center. Kaiser Permanente San Jose Medical Center employs several green-thinking strategies, such as the installation of 10 electric vehicle charging stations on campus. The health system installed a bank of fuel cells to generate electricity…
Florida Hospital Oceanside, an 80-bed hospital in Ormond Beach, remains closed more than a month after Hurricane Irma damaged the facility, and it is unclear when the hospital will reopen, according to The Daytona Beach News-Journal.