Public Health

Reading (Pa.) Health Hospital. The Reading HealthPlex for Advanced Surgical & Patient Care will open to patients in October and its design is exemplary of the health system’s commitment to protecting and preserving the environment. For instance, the building boasts…

Parkland Memorial Hospital (Dallas). Parkland Memorial Hospital and its Women & Infants Special Health Clinic were awarded LEED Gold certification for its new building in 2015. Parkland previously earned LEED Gold certification for its tower garage in 2013. Additionally, the…

NorthShore University HealthSystem Glenbrook Hospital (Glenview, Ill.). In addition to being part of NorthShore, a system committed to being environmentally friendly as a whole, Glenbrook Hospital itself is also going green. For instance, it is committed to all six Healthier…

NorthShore University HealthSystem Evanston (Ill.) Hospital. As a system, NorthShore is committed to work for a healthier environment and reduce its environmental footprint. Throughout the system, NorthShore converted overhead lighting to efficient fluorescent lamp technology, thus saving 700,000 kilowatt hours…

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. NewYork-Presbyterian’s Senior Executive Sustainability Committee has strategic oversight of its sustainability program, NYPgreen. NYPgreen’s initiatives run the gamut of sustainability programs and policies, including participating in former Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Hospital Challenge, aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions…

Minneapolis VA Health Care System. Sustainability is part of Minneapolis VA Health Care System’s day-to-day operations, according to the system’s Green Environmental Management Services Coordinator George Johnson, and it shows with its accomplishments. For instance, the system achieved 19.2 percent…

Metro Health Hospital (Wyoming, Mich.). Metro Health Hospital is the first full-service hospital in the state to earn LEED certification from the Green Building Council thanks to a number of green building features, including a 48,500-square-foot green roof that minimizes…

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (New York City). Memorial Sloan Kettering established a Green Team in 2009 to find opportunities to reduce waste and improve sustainability. Since then, the hospital has implemented several sustainability projects, including composting food scraps, working…

Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC (Pittsburgh). Several aspects of UPMC’s Pittsburgh campus are designed for sustainability, including Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC, which has a LEED Silver certification for its intensive care unit and patient care unit expansions. UPMC has been focused…

Littleton (Colo.) Adventist Hospital. Littleton Adventist Hospital formed its Green Team in 2008 to establish an environmentally responsible culture and promote environmental awareness. This year, the team involved the community in Earth Day and added hydroponic grow towers to the…