ASHE Announces 2024 Sustainability Champions Awards
The American Society for Health Care Engineering (ASHE; Chicago) announced the winners of the 2024 Energy to Care Awards, which recognize significant reductions in energy use and emissions in the healthcare industry.
The highest distinction, the Sustainability Champions Award, was earned by 21 healthcare facilities across six organizations, according to a news release. These facilities demonstrated leadership in decarbonization efforts and using saved resources to support patient care.
Sustainability Champions Award winners include:
- Five facilities in the Ascension Health (St. Louis) network: Ascension NE Wisconsin – Mercy Campus (Oshkosh, Wis.), Ascension NE Wisconsin – St. Elizabeth Campus (Appleton, Wis.), Ascension Seton Williamson Hospital (Round Rock, Texas), Ascension St. Vincent Warrick (Boonville, Ind.), and Ascension St. Vincent’s Medical Center Clay County (Fla.).
- Eight facilities in the Aurora Health Care (Milwaukee, Wis.) network: Aurora Lakeland Medical Center (Elkhorn, Wis.), Aurora Medical Center – Burlington (Wis.), Aurora Medical Center – Grafton (Wis.), Aurora Medical Center – Manitowoc County (Two Rivers, Wis.), Aurora Medical Center – Oshkosh (Wis.), Aurora Medical Center – Summit (Wis.), Aurora Sinai Medical Center (Milwaukee), and Aurora St. Luke’s South Shore Medical Center (Cudahy, Wis.).
- Four facilities in the Atrium Health (Charlotte, N.C.) network: Atrium Health Lincoln (Lincolnton, N.C.), Atrium Health Mercy (Charlotte, N.C.), Atrium Health Pineville (Charlotte, N.C.), and Atrium Health Union (Monroe, N.C.)
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Northwest (Seneca, Pa.).
- Pali Moma Medical Center (Aiea, Hawaii).
- Parkland Health – Main Campus (Dallas).
More than 4,400 healthcare facilities have participated in the Energy to Care program since 2010, with a combined energy cost savings of more than $550 million reallocated to patient care, according to ASHE.
View the complete list of 2024 winners here, and read more about ASHE here.