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78 Sign up for the COMPLIMENTARY Becker's Hospital Review CEO Report & CFO Report E-Weeklies at www.BeckersHospitalReview.com or call (800) 417-2035 Community Hospital South (Indianapolis). Community Hospital South, part of Indianapolis-based Community Health Network, is the only LEED Gold-certified hospital in Indiana. The 150-bed hospital, built in 2010, has several green elements its design, including LED lighting and recycled furniture upholstery. Community Hospital South also was the first in Indianapolis and one of the first in the state to pilot employee uniforms made out of recycled plastic bottles. Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (Lebanon, N.H.). James Varnum, former president of Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, instilled a sustainability mentality at the hospital during his tenure. In 1999, he said: "Hospitals across the country each day work hard at improving health in their communities, yet they generate 2 million tons of waste a year, some of it very toxic. If we pollute our neighborhoods with poor waste-management practices, we contribute to the very health problems we're committed to curing." Since then, Dartmouth-Hitchcock has been an environmental leader, earning awards from the EPA, Practice Greenhealth and other environmental agencies. Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas (Austin). In the early 2000s, Dell Children's Medical Center's parent company, Austin-based Seton Family of Hospitals, wanted to create a "world-class children's hospital." After working with several architectural firms and sustainability experts, Seton opened the 170-bed Dell Children's in June 2007, which became the first LEED Platinum hospital in the world. Natural sunlight hits 80 percent of the available space in the hospital, and a natural gasbased turbine produces 100 percent of its electricity, heating and cooling. Eastar East Campus (Muskogee, Okla.). The 45-bed Eastar East Campus, formerly Muskogee Community Hospital, opened in 2009. It was one of the first few hospitals in the world to attain LEED Gold certification, and it was the first hospital in the United States to earn the EPA's Energy Star for "superior energy performance." Eastar East Campus, part of Eastar Health System in Muskogee, employs several green measures, including a geothermal system to heat and cool the facility. Fairview Southdale Hospital (Edina, Minn.). Fairview Southdale Hospital, licensed for 390 beds, is one of the many green hospitals within Minneapolis-based Fairview Health Services. The hospital follows Fairview's six main targets of environmental responsibility: reducing energy usage by 15 percent by 2015, diverting half of solid waste by 2015, purchasing environmentally preferable products when possible, building all new facilities with LEED in mind, developing sustainable food policies and reducing toxic and hazardous waste. Fletcher Allen Medical Center (Burlington, Vt.). Fletcher Allen Medical Center, Vermont's only academic medical center, is more than just an environmental leader in New England — it is becoming a bastion for healthcare sustainability across the country. Central to Fletcher Allen's greening initiatives is sustainable food. Fletcher Allen was one of the first organizations in the country to sign Health Care Without Harm's Healthy Food in Health Care Pledge, and it launched the first Healthy Food in Health Care Roundtable, which brought together regional hospital leaders to find ways to serve sustainable, nutritious food to patients and the entire community. Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center (La Crosse, Wis.). Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center is the 325-bed flagship of Gundersen Health System. By 2014, Gundersen plans to become 100 percent energy independent, meaning it will produce all the energy it needs. It plans to achieve its goal through its environmental program, Envision, which has also been used by other Midwestern hospitals and health systems. Gundersen's renewable energy efforts include local wind turbines and diverted methane from a county landfill. In July 2013, the White House named Gundersen CEO Jeff Thompson, MD, a "Champion of Change" for public health and environmental protection advocacy. Harborview Medical Center (Seattle). Part of Seattle-based University of Washington Medicine, the 413-bed Harborview Medical Center has become one of the greenest academic medical centers across the United States. The Washington State Recycling Association named Harborview the 2012 "Recycler of the Year" for a medical facility. The hospital has also taken steps to incorporate composting into its day-to-day routine — all dining ware in its cafeteria and 90 percent of dining ware in inpatient areas are compostable and biodegradable. Inova Fairfax Hospital (Falls Church, Va.). Inova Fairfax Hospital, the 833-bed flagship of Inova Health System, has been one of the most active providers in the environmental sustainability scene for more than two decades. In 1992, Inova and its subsidiaries hosted a conference to describe healthcare's effects on the environment. The system also does something few other providers do — it has published an annual sustainability report every year since 2010. Last year, Inova CEO Knox Singleton was one of two active healthcare CEOs to meet with the White House Council on Environmental Quality to discuss how hospitals can reduce their carbon footprint. Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital (Hollywood, Fla.). The 204-bed Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital is a freestanding facility and part of Hollywood, Fla.-based Memorial Healthcare System. In 2012, Joe DiMaggio Children's became one of the first children's hospitals in the country to earn LEED Gold certification. The hospital has incorporated a green strategy around the community and its employees. Easy access to public transportation, on-site bike racks and showers, and a green education program for staff, patients and visitors are all part of Joe DiMaggio Children's efforts. Johnston Memorial Hospital (Arlington, Va.). The new Johnston Memorial Hospital opened in July 2011, earning LEED Gold certification in the process. The 116-bed hospital includes many standard green items, including a landscaping system that uses 50 percent less water than other traditional landscape designs in its area. Johnston Memorial, part of Johnson City, Tenn.-based Mountain States Health Alliance, also practices intensive recycling programs. Kaiser Permanente Roseville (Calif.) Medical Center. Oakland, Calif.based Kaiser Permanente has made environmental sustainability a systemwide initiative, and Kaiser's 340-bed Roseville Medical Center epitomizes the organization's progress. Kaiser Permanente Roseville Medical Center has a goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by at least 30 percent by 2020. Kaiser Permanente Roseville Medical Center has also set goals to reduce water consumption by more than 15 million gallons every year, reprocess several tons of devices from operating rooms and increase its spending on sustainable food to 18 percent of its food budget by 2015. Kiowa County Memorial Hospital (Greensburg, Kan.). In May 2007, an EF5 tornado flattened the city of Greensburg. Kiowa County Memorial Hospital was destroyed in that 2007 storm, but hospital officials decided to come back with an invigorated vision. The new Kiowa County Memorial Hospital, a 15-bed critical access hospital, opened almost three years later in March 2010. In 2011, it became nationally recognized as one of the greenest hospitals in the country, earning LEED Platinum certification. Kiowa County Memorial Hospital is completely electric, and two wind turbines are stationed on the hospital's campus to supply energy. Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC (Pittsburgh). Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC, part of University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, has been an environmental advocate since 2005, when it first provided environmental education for new parents and newborns. Accomplishments at Magee-Womens include reductions in red bag biohazardous waste, a project to boost recycling to 25 percent and the use of plastic materials in the neonatal intensive care unit that are DEHP- and PVC-free. The Magee Women's Research Institute has also received funding from The Heinz Endowments and the Johnson Family Foundation to conduct environmental health research.

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