Tools and resources

Mayo Clinic Health System: Water reduction

  • Water Case Study
  • Case Study
  • Water
  • Mayo Clinic
  • Toolkit
(Less water toolkit) A trend in increasing water consumption triggered action by the Mayo Clinic Health System Energy Team to determine a cause and recommend an improvement plan. Not only did the increase in water consumption correlate with increases in water and sewer charges, but it caused concern for environmental impact. A goal was established to decrease water consumption by three percent.

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Mayo Clinic hand hygiene initiative: Eliminating antimocrobial hand soaps

  • Chemicals
  • Hand Hygiene
  • Case Study
  • Safer Chemicals Case Study
  • Mayo Clinic
  • Toolkit
(Safer hand hygiene toolkit) Mayo Clinic set out to standardize hand soaps throughout the system and reduce costs. Infection prevention and control brought forward a critical goal to eliminate the use of antimicrobial hand hygiene products used in patient care and public areas. A multi-disciplinary team reviewed and piloted hand hygiene products and collected user feedback on those products. Mayo…

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Safer Hand Hygiene

MediDock: The ambulance anti-idling solution

  • Transportation
  • Case Study
  • Transportation Case Study
  • Fleet Vehicles
  • Toolkit
(Transportation toolkit) MediDock provides an alternative to idling an ambulance, supplying power for key vehicle needs at a cheaper energy cost than gasoline and without the emissions or noise of a running engine.

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Seattle Children’s Hospital: Employee commuting

  • Transportation
  • Case Study
  • Transportation Case Study
  • Seattle Children's Hospital
  • Toolkit
  • Employee transportation
(Transportation toolkit) Seattle Children’s Hospital has commitments with the city, the state, and its neighbors to reduce the percentage of single-occupancy-vehicle (SOV) commute trips made by its workforce. The organization has implemented a comprehensive transportation program which includes charging for daily parking at market rate, subsidizing all other modes of commuting, and offering…

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Spring Hope food drive

  • Transportation
  • Case Study
  • Transportation Case Study
  • Toolkit
  • Suppliers and Deliveries
(Transportation toolkit) Routific’s route optimization solution saved time in both planning and execution of driver routes, thus reducing costs as well as the total number of vehicles needed for the Spring Hope food drive in Vancouver, Canada.  

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Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center: Local food procurement and provision

  • Food
  • Food and Beverage Purchasing
  • Food Case Study
  • Case Study
  • Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center’s Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) has been working to change its food offerings to more nutritious and locally sourced and sustainable meals since 2009. The FNS department has expanded its network of New England vendors to provide greens, baked goods, eggs, meat, and dairy to customers.

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Providence St. Peter Hospital: Water reduction

  • Water Case Study
  • Water
  • Case Study
  • Providence St. Peter Hospital
  • Toolkit
(Less water toolkit) Over the last 14 years, Providence St. Peter Hospital, located in Olympia, Wash., has reduced water consumption by 58 percent and saved over $2.5 million. Learn about the projects that achieved these results.

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Energy Efficiency Financing for Hospitals

  • Energy
  • Leaner Energy
  • Guide
Most hospitals recognize that there are substantial opportunities to reduce energy use in their facilities that are cost-effective on a life-cycle basis. The challenge is that hospital budgets are generally tight and therefore funding the up-front capital to make energy-efficiency investments can be difficult. Fortunately, there are a variety of financing arrangements that hospitals can consider…

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Engaged leadership and the value of sustainable health care

  • Benchmark Report
  • Engaged Leadership
  • Report
  • Toolkit
In a shifting health care landscape, sustainability programs are a timely investment that can generate significant cost-savings while offering a range of co-benefits. Across the country, hospitals are taking leadership roles in their communities in advocating for more environmentally responsible operations, cleaner energy, healthier and more sustainable food systems, and a smarter supply chain…

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Engaged leadership

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