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AWARD WINNERS The Top 25 Environmental Excellence Award Honorees The Top 25 Environmental Excellence Awards is Practice Greenhealth’s highest honor for hospitals. Selected from the pool of Partner for Change applicants, these hospitals are leading the industry in all-around sustainability performance, demonstrating comprehensive programs and are illustrating how sustainability is entrenched in their organizational culture. Each year, the competition for these top spots increases, as hospitals across the country continue to innovate. The Top 25 winners for 2019 are (in alphabetical order): Boston Medical Center (Boston, Mass.) Cleveland Clinic (Cleveland, Ohio) Hackensack Meridian Health - Hackensack University Medical Center (Hackensack, N.J.) Harborview Medical Center (Seattle, Wash.) Hudson Hospital (Hudson, Wis.) Lakeview Hospital (Stillwater, Minn.) Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (New York, N.Y.) NYU Langone Health - Main Campus* (New York, N.Y.) Overlook Medical Center (Summit, N.J.) Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital (St. Louis Park, Minn.) Regions Hospital (St. Paul, Minn.) Seattle Children’s (Seattle, Wash.) University of Vermont Medical Center (Burlington, Vt.) U.S. Army, Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center (Fort Hood, Texas) University of Washington Medical Center (Seattle, Wash.) VHA 04 Erie VA Medical Center (Erie, Penn.) VHA 04 James E. VanZandt VA Medical Center (Altoona, Penn.) VHA 07 Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center (Charleston, S.C.) VHA 08 VA Caribbean Healthcare System* (San Juan, P.R.) VHA 12 Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center (Milwaukee, Wis.) VHA 23 Minneapolis VA Health Care System (Minneapolis, Minn.) VHA 23 St. Cloud VA Healthcare System (St. Cloud, Minn.) Virginia Mason Hospital & Seattle Medical Center (Seattle, Wash.) Virginia Mason Memorial* (Yakima, Wash.) Westfields Hospital* (New Richmond, Wis.) * First time appearing on the Top 25 list.
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Page 1: The Top 25 Environmental Excellence Award Honorees · AWARD WINNERS 4 Greenhealth Emerald Award Honorees The Greenhealth Emerald Award recognizes outstanding hospitals from within

AWARD WINNERS

The Top 25 Environmental Excellence Award HonoreesThe Top 25 Environmental Excellence Awards is Practice Greenhealth’s highest honor for hospitals. Selected from the pool of Partner for Change applicants, these hospitals are leading the industry in all-around sustainability performance, demonstrating comprehensive programs and are illustrating how sustainability is entrenched in their organizational culture. Each year, the competition for these top spots increases, as hospitals across the country continue to innovate. The Top 25 winners for 2019 are (in alphabetical order):

Boston Medical Center (Boston, Mass.)

Cleveland Clinic (Cleveland, Ohio)

Hackensack Meridian Health - Hackensack University Medical Center (Hackensack, N.J.)

Harborview Medical Center (Seattle, Wash.)

Hudson Hospital (Hudson, Wis.)

Lakeview Hospital (Stillwater, Minn.)

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (New York, N.Y.)

NYU Langone Health - Main Campus* (New York, N.Y.)

Overlook Medical Center (Summit, N.J.)

Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital (St. Louis Park, Minn.)

Regions Hospital (St. Paul, Minn.)

Seattle Children’s (Seattle, Wash.)

University of Vermont Medical Center (Burlington, Vt.)

U.S. Army, Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center (Fort Hood, Texas)

University of Washington Medical Center (Seattle, Wash.)

VHA 04 Erie VA Medical Center (Erie, Penn.)

VHA 04 James E. VanZandt VA Medical Center (Altoona, Penn.)

VHA 07 Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center (Charleston, S.C.)

VHA 08 VA Caribbean Healthcare System* (San Juan, P.R.)

VHA 12 Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center (Milwaukee, Wis.)

VHA 23 Minneapolis VA Health Care System (Minneapolis, Minn.)

VHA 23 St. Cloud VA Healthcare System (St. Cloud, Minn.)

Virginia Mason Hospital & Seattle Medical Center (Seattle, Wash.)

Virginia Mason Memorial* (Yakima, Wash.)

Westfields Hospital* (New Richmond, Wis.)

* First time appearing on the Top 25 list.

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Circles of Excellence Award HonoreesThe Circle of Excellence Awards celebrate hospitals who have not only earned an award for all around sustainability achievement, but who have also been identified as the top scoring programs for each category of sustainability.

Leadership CircleIt all starts with leadership. The Leadership Circle represents high-performing hospitals that have a strong infrastructure supporting a long-term commitment to healthier environments through leadership vision, committee structure, reporting, data tracking, communication and education.

Amery Hospital & ClinicHackensack Meridian Health, Hackensack University Medical CenterHudson Hospital & ClinicLakeview HospitalOverlook Medical CenterPark Nicollet Methodist HospitalRegions HospitalSeattle Children’sThe University of Vermont Medical Center - Main CampusThe Valley HospitalUniversity Of Washington Medical CenterVHA 04 James E. VanZandt VA Medical Center (Altoona, PA)VHA 23 Minneapolis VA Health Care System (Minneapolis, MN)VHA 23 St. Cloud VA Healthcare System (St. Cloud, MN)Westfields Hospital & Clinic

Less Waste CircleThe hospitals in this Circle have excelled in waste prevention and material handling, demonstrated through high recycling rates, low regulated medical waste generation and a focus on minimizing the total volume of waste generated by the facility. These mature programs address all facets of the complex health care waste stream.

Dartmouth-Hitchcock HealthGundersen Lutheran Medical Center

Harborview Medical CenterHudson Hospital & ClinicMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterOverlook Medical CenterPark Nicollet Methodist HospitalRegions HospitalSeattle Children’sVHA 23 Minneapolis VA Health Care System (Minneapolis, MN)

Safer Chemicals CircleThe Chemicals Circle celebrates facilities with sound chemical reduction policies and practices. Winners address toxicity through purchasing, change of products, services and equipment, and educate their staff and the community on hazardous chemicals.

Advocate BroMenn Medical CenterAdvocate Good Samaritan HospitalAdvocate Trinity HospitalBrooke Army Medical CenterCarl R. Darnall Army Medical CenterHackensack Meridian Health, Hackensack University Medical CenterVHA 04 James E. VanZandt VA Medical Center (Altoona, PA)VHA 23 Minneapolis VA Health Care System (Minneapolis, MN)Virginia Mason Memorial Hospital

Greening the OR Circle The Greening the OR Circle acknowledges leadership in implementation and innovation in the surgical department. A number of practices in the OR were evaluated for this award, including: regulated medical waste segregation and clinical plastics recycling, reformulation of OR kits, single-use device reprocessing, use of reusable sterilization cases, and a range of other programs and associated metrics in their operating rooms.

Advocate Good Samaritan HospitalCleveland ClinicHarborview Medical CenterMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterRegions HospitalThe Valley HospitalVHA 12 William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital (Madison, WI)VHA 23 Minneapolis VA Health Care System (Minneapolis, MN)VHA 23 St. Cloud VA Healthcare System (St. Cloud, MN)Virginia Mason Medical Center

Food CircleThe Food Circle highlights leaders in sustainable food services, capturing leadership in meat reduction, procurement of better meat, local and sustainable sourcing, improving access to tap water and healthy beverages, supporting healthy food access, and preventing food waste. Top contenders have strong policies, and have an educational strategy that addresses the food system as a critical component in an overall sustainability plan — for human and planetary health.

Abraham Lincoln Memorial HospitalOverlook Medical CenterRegions HospitalSeattle Children’sThe University of Vermont Medical Center - Fanny Allen CampusThe University of Vermont Medical Center - Main CampusThe Valley HospitalUniversity Of Washington Medical CenterVirginia Mason Medical Center

Virginia Mason Memorial Hospital

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EPP Circle The EPP Circle celebrates the best in environmentally preferable purchasing (EPP) programs. Facilities were evaluated on their supporting policies, interactions with GPOs and suppliers, environmentally preferable contracts and use of environmental attributes in RFPs and business reviews.

Hackensack Meridian Health Bayshore Medical CenterHackensack Meridian Health Jersey Shore University Medical CenterHackensack Meridian Health Ocean Medical CenterHackensack Meridian Health Riverview Medical CenterHackensack Meridian Health, Hackensack University Medical CenterLakeview HospitalMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterVHA 12 Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center (Milwaukee, WI)VHA 23 St. Cloud VA Healthcare System (St. Cloud, MN)

Energy Circle The Energy Circle celebrates hospitals that are leading the sector in energy efficiency. Leaders generally have energy managers and written programs to reduce energy use over time. They are tracking energy use intensity, ENERGY STAR performance metrics, and shared details on project implementation and staff engagement strategies.

Cleveland ClinicHackensack Meridian Health, Hackensack University Medical CenterHarborview Medical CenterLakeview HospitalMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterProvidence St. Patrick HospitalRegions HospitalVHA 07 Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center (Charleston, SC)VHA 23 Minneapolis VA Health Care System (Minneapolis, MN)

VHA 23 St. Cloud VA Healthcare System (St. Cloud, MN)

Water Circle The Water Circle recognizes hospitals for exemplary programs in water conservation and efficiency. These early adopters boast fewer gallons of water consumption per square foot, tracking of implemented conservation projects, written plans to reduce water consumption over time continue to innovate in driving down water usage.

Amery Hospital & ClinicDignity Health Marian Regional Medical CenterLakeview HospitalSeattle Children’sVHA 04 Erie VA Medical Center (Erie, PA)VHA 07 Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center (Charleston, SC)VHA 12 William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital (Madison, WI)VHA 17 Audie L. Murphy Memorial VA Hospital (San Antonio, TX)VHA 21 VA Palo Alto Health Care System (Palo Alto)VHA 23 St. Cloud VA Healthcare System (St. Cloud, MN)

Climate CircleThe Climate Circle highlights visionary hospitals taking the lead on tracking and measurement of CO2 emissions, and overall climate program development. Hospitals in this Circle demonstrate an understanding of the health impacts of climate change and are taking action to mitigate those impacts and educate their staff and communities on playing a supporting role.

Boston Medical CenterCleveland ClinicGundersen Lutheran Medical CenterMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterRegions HospitalSeattle Children’sUC Davis HealthVHA 12 Clement J. Zablocki VA Medical Center (Milwaukee, WI)VHA 23 St. Cloud VA Healthcare System (St. Cloud, MN)

Virginia Mason Medical Center

Green Building CircleThe Green Building Circle is presented to hospitals that have demonstrated LEED and other innovative green building achievements over the past five years. These hospitals emphasize policies that show a commitment to the requirement of LEED-construction standards for all major new builds or renovations. Their achievements include energy and water efficiency, safer materials, regional sourcing, integration of nature and other mechanisms to create high-performance healing environments.

Advocate Christ Medical CenterCleveland ClinicMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNYU Langone Health - Main CampusSeattle Children’sUC Davis HealthVHA 08 VA Caribbean Healthcare System (San Juan, PR)

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Greenhealth Emerald Award HonoreesThe Greenhealth Emerald Award recognizes outstanding hospitals from within the Partner for Change applicants. This competitive award recognizes the top 20 percent of applicants and is focused on advanced sustainability programs and exemplary scores in a range of categories.

Abraham Lincoln Memorial HospitalAdvocate BroMenn Medical CenterAdvocate Christ Medical CenterAdvocate Condell Medical CenterAdvocate Good Samaritan HospitalAdvocate Good Shepherd HospitalAdvocate Illinois Masonic Medical CenterAdvocate Sherman HospitalAmery Hospital & ClinicCleveland Clinic Fairview HospitalCleveland Clinic, Euclid HospitalCleveland Clinic, Medina HospitalDartmouth-Hitchcock HealthDignity Health California Hospital Medical CenterEvans Army Community HospitalGundersen Lutheran Medical CenterHackensack Meridian Health Bayshore Medical CenterHackensack Meridian Health Ocean Medical CenterHackensack Meridian Health Riverview Medical CenterHackensack Meridian Health Southern Ocean Medical CenterIreland Army Health ClinicKaiser Permanente San JoseMadigan Army Medical CenterMayo Clinic Health System - Eau ClaireMayo Clinic Health System La Crosse

Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MinnesotaMoncrief Army Health ClinicNorthShore University HealthSystem- Evanston HospitalNorthShore University HealthSystem- Glenbrook HospitalNorthShore University HealthSystem- Highland Park HospitalNorthShore University HealthSystem- Skokie HospitalNYU Langone Hospital - BrooklynProvidence St. Patrick HospitalStony Brook University HospitalThe University of Vermont Medical Center - Fanny Allen CampusThe Valley HospitalUC Davis HealthUCSF HealthUI HealthVHA 01 Providence VA Medical Center (Providence, RI)VHA 01 VA Medical Center Manchester (Manchester, NH)VHA 04 Corporal Michael Crescenz VA Medical Center (Philadelphia, PA)VHA 04 Wilmington VA Medical Center (Wilmington, DE)VHA 06 Hampton VA Medical Center (Hampton, VA)VHA 07 Atlanta VA Medical Center (Decatur, GA)VHA 07 Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System East Campus (Tuskegee, AL)VHA 10 Aleda E. Lutz VA Medical Center (Saginaw, MI)VHA 12 Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center (Iron Mountain, MI)VHA 12 William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital (Madison, WI)VHA 17 Audie L. Murphy Memorial VA Hospital (San Antonio, TX)VHA 17 Kerrville VA Hospital (Kerrville, TX)VHA 17 Sam Rayburn Memorial Veterans Center (Bonham, TX)VHA 21 San Francisco VA Health Care System (San Francisco, CA)VHA 21 VA Central California Health Care System (Fresno, CA)VHA 21 VA Palo Alto Health Care System (Palo Alto)VHA 21 VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System (N. Las Vegas, NV)VHA 23 Central Iowa Healthcare System (Des Moines, IA)VHA 23 Fargo VA Medical Center (Fargo, ND)VHA 23 Iowa City VA Medical Center (Iowa City, IA)

Greenhealth Partner for Change Award HonoreesThe Greenhealth Partner for Change Award recognizes superior performance in environmental sustainability, covering a range of different sustainability programs and activities. Winners have also made substantive progress on mercury elimination.

Advocate Eureka HospitalAdvocate Lutheran General HospitalAdvocate South Suburban HospitalAdvocate Trinity HospitalAurora BayCare Medical CenterAurora Lakeland Medical CenterAurora Medical Center in BurlingtonAurora Medical Center in GraftonAurora Medical Center in KenoshaAurora Medical Center in Manitowoc CountyAurora Medical Center in OshkoshAurora Medical Center in SummitAurora Medical Center in Washington CountyAurora Sheboygan Memorial Medical CenterAurora Sinai Medical CenterAurora St. Luke’s Medical CenterAurora St. Luke’s South ShoreAurora West Allis Medical CenterBassett Army Community HospitalBellevue Medical CenterBeth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBlanchfield Army Community HospitalBon Secours Mercy Health Our Lady of Bellefonte HospitalBronson Methodist Hospital

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Brooke Army Medical CenterCarilion New River ValleyCarilion Roanoke Memorial HospitalChildren’s Hospital ColoradoChildren’s MinnesotaChilton Medical CenterCleveland Clinic Avon Hospital and Cleveland Clinic Richard E. Jacob Family HealthCleveland Clinic Family Health and Surgery Center, BeachwoodCleveland Clinic Family Health and Surgery Center, StrongsvilleCleveland Clinic Family Health and Surgery Center, TwinsburgCleveland Clinic Family Health and Surgery Center, WoosterCleveland Clinic Family Health Center, BrunswickCleveland Clinic Family Health Center, Chagrin FallsCleveland Clinic Family Health Center, IndependenceCleveland Clinic Family Health Center, SolonCleveland Clinic Family Health Center, Willoughby HillsCleveland Clinic, Hillcrest HospitalCleveland Clinic, Lutheran HospitalCleveland Clinic, Marymount HospitalCleveland Clinic, South Pointe HospitalCleveland Clinic, Weston HospitalClifton Springs Hospital & ClinicDenver Health Hospital AuthorityDignity Health - Northridge Hospital Medical CenterDignity Health Arroyo Grande Community HospitalDignity Health Dominican HospitalDignity Health Marian Regional Medical CenterDignity Health Sierra Nevada Memorial HospitalDignity Health St. John’s Pleasant Valley HospitalDignity Health St. John’s Regional Medical CenterDwight David Eisenhower Army Medical CenterGeisinger Medical CenterHackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center - Old BridgeHackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center - Perth AmboyHackettstown Medical CenterHSHS Sacred Heart HospitalHSHS St Elizabeth’s Hospital

HSHS St. Clare Memorial HospitalHSHS St. Francis HospitalHSHS St. John’s HospitalHSHS St. Joseph’s HospitalHSHS St. Mary’s Hospital Medical Center of Green Bay Inc.HSHS St. Nicholas HospitalHSHS St. Vincent HospitalInova Alexandria HospitalInova Fair Oaks HospitalInova Fairfax Medical CampusInova Loudoun HospitalInova Mount Vernon HospitalIrwin Army Community HospitalJohns Hopkins Bayview Medical CenterKaiser Fontana Medical CenterKaiser Ontario Medical CenterKaiser Permanente - GeorgiaKaiser Permanente San Diego Medical CenterKaiser Permanente Vacaville Medical CenterKeller Army Community HospitalKenner Army Health ClinicKimbrough Ambulatory Care CenterLandstuhl Regional Medical CenterLee’s Summit Medical CenterLyster Army Health ClinicMartin Army Community HospitalMayo Clinic - PhoenixMayo Clinic JacksonvilleMcDonald Army Health CenterMedStar Franklin Square Medical CenterMedStar Good Samaritan HospitalMedStar Harbor HospitalMedStar Montgomery Medical CenterMedStar Southern Maryland Hospital CenterMedStar Union Memorial HospitalMedStar Washington Hospital CenterMercy General HospitalMethodist Hospital of Sacramento

Michigan Medicine, University of MichiganMontefiore Medical Center - WakefieldMontefiore Mount VernonMontefiore New RochelleMorristown Medical CenterMunson Army Health CenterNewark-Wayne Community HospitalNewton Medical CenterNYU Langone Orthopedic HospitalOregon Health & Science UniversityParkland Medical CenterProvidence Centralia HospitalProvidence Holy Family HospitalProvidence Newberg Medical CenterProvidence St. Peter HospitalRaymond W Bliss Army Health CenterReynolds Army Health ClinicRochester General HospitalSt. Cloud HospitalSt. John’s Medical CenterSt. Joseph’s Medical CenterSt. Vincent Indianapolis HospitalStanford Health CareSutter Medical Center SacramentoThe Johns Hopkins HospitalThe Ohio State University Wexner Medical CenterTripler Army Medical CenterUC Irvine Medical CenterUC San Diego Medical CenterUCLA HealthUnited States Army Medical Activity BavariaUnity HospitalUniversity Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterUniversity Hospitals Parma Medical CenterUniversity of Maryland Medical CenterUPMC Magee-Womens HospitalUS Army Medical Department Activity, Fort DrumUW Health at The American Center

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UW Health-University Hospital & American Family Children’s HospitalVHA 01 Boston Healthcare System, Brockton Campus (Brockton, MA)VHA 01 Connecticut Health Care System (West Haven, CT)VHA 01 Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital (Bedford VAMC) (Bedford, MA)VHA 01 Maine Healthcare System - Togus (Augusta, ME)VHA 01 VA Boston Healthcare System - Jamaica Plain Campus (Jamaica, MA)VHA 01 VA Boston Healthcare System, West Roxbury Campus (West Roxbury, MA)VHA 01 White River Junction VA Medical Center (White River Junction, VT)VHA 02 Bath VA Medical Center (Bath, NY)VHA 02 Canandaigua VA Medical Center (Canandaigua, NY)VHA 02 Samuel S. Stratton VAMC (Albany, NY)VHA 02 Syracuse VA Medical Center (Syracuse, NY)VHA 02 VA Hudson Valley Health Care System - Franklin Delano Roosevelt Campus (Montrose, NY)VHA 02 VA Hudson Valley Health Care System- Castle Point Campus (Wappingers Falls, NY)VHA 02 VA NY Harbor Healthcare System- Brooklyn Campus (Brooklyn, NY)VHA 02 VA NY Harbor Healthcare System- Manhattan Campus (Manhattan, NY)VHA 02 VA Western New York Healthcare System at Batavia (Batavia, NY)VHA 02 Western New York Healthcare System at Buffalo (Buffalo, NY)VHA 04 Coatesville VA Medical Center (Coatesville, PA)VHA 04 H.J. Heinz VA Healthcare System (Pittsburgh, PA)VHA 04 Lebanon VA Medical Center (Lebanon, PA)VHA 04 VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System- University Drive (Pittsburgh, PA)VHA 04 Wilkes-Barre VA Medical Center (Wilkes-Barre, PA)VHA 05 Beckley VA Medical Center (Beckley, WV)VHA 06 Asheville VA Medical Center (Asheville, NC)VHA 06 Durham VA Medical Center (Durham, NC)VHA 06 W. G. (Bill) Hefner VA Medical Center (Salisbury, NC)VHA 07 Birmingham VA Medical Center (Birmingham, AL)VHA 07 Carl Vinson VA Medical Center (Dublin, GA)VHA 07 Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System West Campus (Montgomery, AL)VHA 08 C. W. Bill Young VA Medical Center (Bay Pines, FL)VHA 08 Miami VA Healthcare System (Miami, FL)VHA 09 Memphis VA Medical Center (Memphis, TN)

VHA 10 Battle Creek VA Medical Center (Battle Creek, MI)VHA 10 Chillicothe VA Medical Center (Chillicothe, OH)VHA 10 Cincinnati VA Medical Center (Cincinnati, OH)VHA 10 John D. Dingell VA Medical Center (Detroit, MI)VHA 10 Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center (Cleveland, OH)VHA 10 Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center (Indianapolis, IN)VHA 10 VA Northern Indiana Health Care System- Fort Wayne Campus (Fort Wayne, IN)VHA 10 VA Northern Indiana Health Care System- Marion Campus (Marion, IN)VHA 12 Jesse Brown VA Medical Center (Chicago, IL)VHA 12 Tomah VA Medical Center (Tomah, WI)VHA 15 Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital (Columbia, MO)VHA 16 Alexandria VA Health Care System (Pineville, LA)VHA 16 Eugene J. Towbin Healthcare Center (North Little Rock, AR)VHA 16 G. V. (Sonny) Montgomery VA Medical Center (Jackson, MS)VHA 16 Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System (Biloxi, MS)VHA 16 John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans Hospital (Little Rock, AR)VHA 16 VA Health Care System of the Ozarks (Fayetteville, AR)VHA 17 Amarillo VA Health Care System (Amarillo, TX)VHA 17 Central Texas Veterans Health Care System (Temple, TX)VHA 17 Dallas VA Medical Center (Dallas, TX)VHA 17 El Paso VA Health Care System (El Paso, TX)VHA 17 West Texas VA Health Care System (Big Spring, TX)VHA 19 Oklahoma City VA Health Care System (Oklahoma City, OK)VHA 19 Sheridan VA Health Care System (Sheridan, WY)VHA 19 VA Montana Health Care System (Helena, MT)VHA 19 VA Salt Lake City Health Care System (Salt Lake City, UT)VHA 20 Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical Center (Spokane, WA)VHA 20 Southern Oregon Rehabilitation Center & Clinics (SORCC) (White City, OR)VHA 20 VA Portland Healthcare System (Portland, OR)VHA 20 VA Puget Sound Health Care System (Seattle, WA)VHA 21 VA Northern California Healthcare System - Martinez Outpatient Clinic (Martinez, CA)VHA 21 VA Palo Alto Health Care System (Livermore, CA)VHA 21 VA Palo Alto Health Care System (Menlo Park, CA)VHA 22 Long Beach Healthcare System (Long Beach, CA )

VHA 22 Raymond G. Murphy VA Medical Center (Albuquerque, NM)VHA 23 Royal C. Johnson Veterans Memorial Medical Center (Sioux Falls, SD)VHA 23 VA Black Hills Health Care System (Fort Meade, SD)VHA 23 VA Black Hills Health Care System (Hot Springs, SD)VHA 23 VA Nebraska Western Iowa Healthcare System - Omaha Medical Center (Omaha, NE)Washington Hospital Healthcare SystemWeed Army Community HospitalZion Medical Center

System for Change Award HonoreesThe System for Change Award recognizes health systems that are working cohesively to set system-wide sustainability goals, track performance data, benchmark, and support intra organizational learning and implementation within their institutions.

Advocate Aurora HealthCleveland ClinicHackensack Meridian HealthHealthPartnersInova Health SystemNorthShore University HealthSystemRegional Health Command - AtlanticU.S. Army Medical CommandU.S. Army Regional Health Command - CentralVeterans Health AdministrationVHA 01 VISN 1: New England Health Care SystemVHA 04 VISN 4: VA Healthcare - VISN 4 (Pittsburgh, PA)VHA 23 VISN 23: VA Midwest Health Care Network (Eagan, MN and Lincoln, NE)

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Greening the OR Recognition Award HonoreesGreening the Operating Room Recognition honors facilities that have made substantial progress in reducing the impact of the surgical environment.

Amery Hospital & ClinicBayne-Jones Army Community HospitalBronson Methodist HospitalBrooke Army Medical CenterCarl R. Darnall Army Medical CenterCleveland Clinic Fairview HospitalDartmouth-Hitchcock HealthEvans Army Community HospitalGundersen Lutheran Medical CenterHSHS St. John’s HospitalHSHS St. Nicholas HospitalHSHS St. Vincent HospitalHudson Hospital & ClinicKaiser Fontana Medical CenterKaiser Permanente San JoseLakeview HospitalLee’s Summit Medical CenterMadigan Army Medical CenterMayo Clinic Health System - Eau ClaireMayo Clinic in Rochester, MinnesotaMayo Clinic JacksonvilleMedStar Washington Hospital CenterMichigan Medicine, University of MichiganNYU Langone Health - Main CampusNYU Langone Hospital - BrooklynOregon Health & Science UniversityOverlook Medical Center

Providence Centralia HospitalProvidence St. Patrick HospitalProvidence St. Peter HospitalSeattle Children’sStony Brook University HospitalThe Johns Hopkins HospitalThe University of Vermont Medical Center - Fanny Allen CampusThe University of Vermont Medical Center - Main CampusUC Davis HealthUC San Diego Medical CenterUniversity of Florida Shands HospitalUniversity Of Washington Medical CenterUW Health-University Hospital & American Family Children’s HospitalVHA 01 Providence VA Medical Center (Providence, RI)VHA 04 Corporal Michael Crescenz VA Medical Center (Philadelphia, PA)VHA 07 Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center (Charleston, SC)VHA 08 VA Caribbean Healthcare System (San Juan, PR)VHA 20 VA Portland Healthcare System (Portland, OR)VHA 21 San Francisco VA Health Care System (San Francisco, CA)VHA 21 VA Palo Alto Health Care System (Palo Alto)VHA 23 Central Iowa Healthcare System (Des Moines, IA)VHA 23 Iowa City VA Medical Center (Iowa City, IA)Virginia Mason Memorial HospitalWestfields Hospital & Clinic

Making Medicine Mercury Free Award HonoreesThe Making Medicine Mercury-Free Award recognizes hospitals that have virtually eliminated mercury from their facilities, and have made a commitment to continue to be “mercury free.”

Carl R. Darnall Army Medical CenterChilton Medical Center

Hackensack Meridian Health Riverview Medical CenterHackettstown Medical CenterMedical Center of TrinityMedStar Washington Hospital CenterMorristown Medical CenterNewton Medical CenterRedmond Regional Medical CenterVHA 01 White River Junction VA Medical Center (White River Junction, VT)VHA 04 Wilmington VA Medical Center (Wilmington, DE)VHA 07 Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center (Charleston, SC)VHA 15 Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital (Columbia, MO)VHA 16 VA Health Care System of the Ozarks (Fayetteville, AR)VHA 17 Dallas VA Medical Center (Dallas, TX)VHA 17 Kerrville VA Hospital (Kerrville, TX)VHA 17 Sam Rayburn Memorial Veterans Center (Bonham, TX)VHA 21 VA Central California Health Care System (Fresno, CA)VHA 21 VA Palo Alto Health Care System (Palo Alto)VHA 21 VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System (N. Las Vegas, NV)

Partner Recognition Award HonoreesThe Partner Recognition Award recognizes facilities that have a commitment to environmental improvements, and have achieved progress in several areas of the organization.

Alaska RegionalAspirus Wausau HospitalBayne-Jones Army Community HospitalBrigham and Women’s Faulkner HospitalCenterpoint Medical CenterCleveland Clinic Akron GeneralCleveland Clinic Family Health Center, Stephanie Tubbs JonesCleveland Clinic, Marymount ASC and Cleveland Clinic Sports Health

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Dignity Health French Hospital Medical CenterDignity Health St. Bernardine Medical CenterGeneral Leonard Wood Army Community HospitalKadlec Regional Medical CenterLifelabs - Burnaby LocationLifeLabs - Ontario LocationMassachusetts General HospitalMedStar Georgetown University HospitalMedStar National Rehabilitation HospitalMedStar St. Mary’s HospitalMetroHealth Medical CenterMontefiore Medical Center - WeilerNorth Shore Medical Center Salem HospitalOhioHealth Riverside Methodist HospitalPenn Medicine Princeton Medical CenterProvidence Regional Medical Center EverettProvidence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Children’s HospitalProvidence St. Joseph Medical CenterProvidence Willamette Falls Medical CenterSpaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Cape CodSt. Luke’s Rehabilitation InstituteTampa General HospitalUChicago MedicineUnited Memorial Medical CenterUniversity Hospitals - St. John Medical Center - WestlakeUniversity Hospitals Ahuja Medical CenterUniversity Hospitals Bedford Medical CenterUniversity Hospitals Geauga Medical CenterUniversity Hospitals Geneva Medical CenterUniversity Hospitals Richmond Medical CenterUniversity of Florida Shands HospitalUniversity of Maryland Medical Center Midtown CampusUW Medicine/Valley Medical CenterVHA 01 Connecticut Healthcare System, Newington Campus (Newington, CT)VHA 01 VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System (Leeds, MA)VHA 04 VA Butler Healthcare (Butler, PA)VHA 05 Huntington VA Medical Center (Huntington, WV)

VHA 05 Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center (Clarksburg, WV)VHA 05 VA Maryland Healthcare SystemVHA 06 Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center (Richmond, VA)VHA 06 Salem VA Medical Center (Salem, VA)VHA 08 Malcom Randall VAMC, NF/SGVHS (Gainesville, FL)VHA 08 West Palm Beach VAMC (West Palm Beach, FL)VHA 10 Chalmers P. Wylie VA Ambulatory Care Center (Columbus, OH)VHA 10 VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System (Ann Arbor, MI)VHA 12 Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center (North Chicago, IL)VHA 12 Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital (Hines, IL)VHA 12 VA Illiana Health Care System (Danville, IL)VHA 16 Southeast Louisiana VA Health Care System (New Orleans, LA)VHA 17 Doris Miller Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Waco, TX)VHA 21 VA Northern California Health Care System - Sacramento VA Medical Center (Sacramento, CA)VHA 21 VA Sierra Nevada Health Care System (Reno, NV)VHA 22 Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System- West Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)VHA 23 Nebraska Western Iowa Healthcare System - Grand Island Community ClinicWilliam Beaumont Army Medical CenterWinn Army Community HospitalWomack Army Medical Center