Sacred Heart Hospital named Practice Greenhealth Partner for Change
Hospital formally acknowledged for environmentally preferable practices
Eau Claire, WI – Sacred Heart Hospital was awarded the 2014 “Greenhealth Partner for Change” Award by Practice Greenhealth, an international conference on environmentally sustainable healthcare. The award – which was given to the hospital on June 5 in Cleveland at the CleanMed Conference & Exhibition – honors outstanding environmental achievements in the health care sector.
The Greenhealth Partner for Change Award recognizes health care facilities that continuously improve and expand upon their mercury elimination, waste reduction, recycling and source reduction programs. To be considered, facilities must recycle at least 15 percent of their total waste, have reduced regulated medical waste and are well along the way to mercury elimination.
“All of us at Sacred Heart Hospital work as a team to set our environmental goals and strive to not just meet but exceed them,” said Julie Manas, president & CEO, Sacred Heart Hospital. “We are honored to be recognized for our efforts in helping to create an environmentally sustainable health care institution.”
In 2013, among other things, Sacred Heart Hospital:
Donated:
- 6,384 items such as crutches, walkers, beds, furniture and medical equipment to Hospital Sisters Mission Outreach, a medical surplus recovery organization focused on meeting the healthcare needs of developing nations
- 2.12 tons of linen to various organizations
Recycled:
- 118.68 tons of confidential paper
- 88.25 tons of cardboard
- 78 tons of construction debris, such as aluminum framing, glass, piping and concrete
- 28.4 tons of single-stream items, such as non-confidential paper, aluminum cans and plastic bottles
- 4.899 tons of computers and electronic waste
- 1.61 tons of blue wrap that is used to keep surgical instruments sterile
- 280 pounds of batteries
- 210 pounds of fluorescent light bulbs
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About Sacred Heart Hospital
Sacred Heart Hospital is an affiliate of the Hospital Sisters Health System. Since 1889 it has been meeting patient needs in western Wisconsin with the latest medical innovations and technology, together with a Franciscan whole-person healing tradition. For more information about
Sacred Heart Hospital, visit www.sacredhearteauclaire.org.
About Hospital Sisters Health System
Hospital Sisters Health System is a Roman Catholic health care mission founded to continue the healing ministry of Jesus Christ. Sponsored by the Hospital Sisters of St. Francis, HSHS provides state-of-the-art health care framed in traditional values taught by St. Francis and St. Clare of Assisi. It is dedicated to serving all people, including the poor and the needy, at each of its 13 Local Systems in Illinois (Belleville, Breese, Decatur, Effingham, Highland, Litchfield, Springfield and Streator) and in Wisconsin (Chippewa Falls, Eau Claire, Sheboygan and two in Green Bay). For more information about HSHS, visit www.hshs.org.
