CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Thirteen Advocate Health hospitals have received Energy to Care Sustainability Champion awards from the American Society for Health Care Engineering (ASHE), reflecting the health system’s steadfast commitment to sustainability.
Energy to Care is ASHE’s award-winning sustainability program dedicated to helping health care facilities track their energy use, water and emissions reduction efforts and celebrates hospitals and health systems that go above and beyond in achieving their sustainability goals. The Sustainability Champion Award is the Energy to Care Program’s highest distinction.
The award was given to just 21 health care facilities nationwide. To qualify, a hospital must achieve an Environmental Protection Agency ENERGY STAR score of 75 or higher, possess ENERGY STAR certification, and diligently track energy, water and greenhouse gas emissions. The site must also be able to represent sustainability measures taken above and beyond peer applicants. ASHE is part of the American Hospital Association.
“We’re fully committed to the health of our communities, and that includes doing our part to ensure people have healthy environments where they live and work,” said Michael Roberts, director of energy services for Atrium Health. “I’m grateful for the work being done by our teammates every day that led to this recognition.”
Advocate Health, the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, was formed in 2022 with the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Advocate Health hospitals who received the star are:
- Atrium Health Lincoln
- Atrium Health Mercy
- Atrium Health Pineville
- Atrium Health Union
- Aurora Lakeland Medical Center
- Aurora Medical Center – Burlington
- Aurora Medical Center – Grafton
- Aurora Medical Center – Manitowoc County
- Aurora Medical Center – Oshkosh
- Aurora Medical Center – Summit
- Aurora Sinai Medical Center
- Aurora St. Luke’s South Shore Medical Center
- Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center
Additionally, several hospitals and clinics won the ASHE Sustained Performance award for hospitals that continued to accomplish sustainability goals for further reducing or maintaining reduced emissions. A full list of winners can be found online here.
“It’s an honor for our facilities operations teams to be recognized by ASHE as top performers across the nation, maintaining national high marks in energy use per square foot of our non-acute, ambulatory and hospital fleet,” said Jedd Winkler, energy program manager for AuroraHealth Care.
Advocate Health has made a pledge to its communities to advance sustainability, signing the Health and Human Services Health Sector Climate Pledge, an initiative housed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to encourage organizations to enact emission reduction and climate resilience goals.
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About Advocate Health
Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois; Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise. It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs. Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.