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A Real Awakening

As a Catholic health system, Providence St. Joseph Health’s mission supports environmental stewardship. You can hear the passion in his voice when Richard Beam talks about environmental stewardship. He speaks… Read More
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Making Their Money Work for Them

Sister Mary Ellen Leciejewski (left) and Sister Susan Vickers (right) are helping to lead Dignity Health’s shareholder advocacy efforts. Dignity Health is a huge organization. It is one of the… Read More
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What Goes Around

Many hospitals struggle with the decision to implement energy efficiency upgrades. Tight budgets make financing capital-intensive projects problematic, and finding sources of funding for urgently needed energy investing is not… Read More
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Idle No More

It’s a common scenario seen thousands of times each day: An ambulance delivers a patient to a hospital emergency room, and once the patient is moved inside, the ambulance parks… Read More
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Eating Away at Waste

Biodigesters conveniently located in New Rochelle Hospital’s kitchens allow the facility to repurpose food waste into gray water. It’s a problem all hospitals face: What do we do with all… Read More
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On the Move

Changes to Inova Health System’s transportation network were part of a larger effort called “OneInova.” A Northern Virginia health system has found that good environmental stewardship and an efficient operation… Read More
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Birth of the Green Team

The main lobby of Littleton Adventist Hospital overlooking the cafeteria seating area, with the Rocky Mountains as a majestic backdrop. At a quarterly meeting, an associate at Littleton Adventist Hospital… Read More
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A Global Commitment

Back in 2002, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, along with electronics manufacturers, sought a definition of “green electronics” so manufacturers could begin producing and selling electronics that didn’t have such… Read More
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Savvy Stewards

Ascension uses Practice Greenhealth’s award application for goal setting and conservation in its sustainability program. Courtesy of Ascension ASCENSION, THE largest nonprofit health system in the United States, began tracking… Read More
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Got Water?

The installation of the reclaimed water pipe consisted of street trenching and laying pipe to connect PSJMC to Burbank’s city-provided reclaimed water meters. Reclaimed water on the property is used… Read More
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