E2C Awards Recipients

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Contact: Susan G. Rubin
312-422-3810
E mail: srubin@aha.org


ASHE Recognizes Hospitals for Energy Savings

CHICAGO (June 7, 2010) The American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE) of the American Hospital Association (AHA) today recognizes the five hospitals for their reduction of energy consumption. ASHE's Energy Efficiency Commitment (E2C) encourages hospitals across the country to reduce their energy consumption by 10 percent or more in support of the goals of EPA's ENERGY STAR Challenge.

ASHE recognizes the following hospitals for their leadership reducing energy consumption:

  • Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington, Ill.
  • Advocate Trinity Hospital in Chicago
  • Shriners Hospital for Children in Salt Lake City
  • St. Mary's Medical Center, Blue Springs in Mo,
  • University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock

These five hospitals combined for a savings of 366,837,426 kBtu's of energy which is equivalent to the amount of electricity required to light over 55,000 homes. This energy savings has resulted in greenhouse gas reductions equivalent to the emissions of more than 10,000 cars. Not only were their efforts good for the environment. They were good for the bottom-line as they saved $4.5 million in energy costs in 2009 compared to their baseline years.

Since the beginning of the E2C program in 2006 the following hospitals have also been recognized:

  • Battle Creek Health System in Battle Creek, Mich.
  • Children's Hospital Central California in Madera, Calif.
  • Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York
  • Greenwich Hospital in Greenwich, Conn.
  • Mercy Health Center in Oklahoma City
  • Mercy Hospital Valley City in Valley City, N.D.  
  • Mercy Medical Center in Dubuque, Iowa
  • New York - Presbyterian Medical Center in New York
  • New York - Presbyterian Westchester Division in White Plains, N.Y.
  • Northwest Health System in Springdale, Ark.
  • Payson House, New York Presbyterian Hospital in New York City
  • Roper Hospital in Charleston, S.C.
  • Shriners Hospital for Children in Houston,
  • Shriners Hospital for Children - Intermountain in Salt Lake City
  • St. Francis Hospital in Mountain View, Mo.
  • St. John Medical Center in Longview, Wash.
  • St. John's Hospital in Washington. MO.
  • St. Francis Hospital and Health Services in Maryville, Mo.
  • Thompson Health Main Campus in Canandaigua, N.Y.
  • The Methodist Hospital in Houston
  • The Helmsley Medical Tower in New York
  • Shriners Hospital for Children in Houston
  • West Jefferson Medical Center in Marrero, La.  
  • Yuma Regional Medical Center in Yuma, Ariz. 

About ASHE
The American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE) is a personal membership group of the American Hospital Association (AHA). ASHE represents a diverse network of more the 10,000 members dedicated to optimizing the health care physical environment. For information about ASHE, please visit www.ashe.org or call 312-422-3800.