Success Stories - Aurora Sinai Medical Center

Overview of Case Study

Embracing energy efficiency to attain measurable results is a facility-wide effort. With the support of Aurora Sinai’s leadership, a culture of continuous improvement was and continues to be sustained by all departmental teams. The medical center’s facilities operations team identifies improvement opportunities and are empowered to make operational changes. An engaged leadership team set aside capital to support these identified opportunities.

While capital is certainly vital to improving energy efficiency, seemingly small actions taken by every team member can make a big difference. “During all department staff huddles and meetings, department leaders are encouraged to employ directed conservation efforts, such as turning off unused equipment or lighting,” says Mike Collova, facilities manager.

Read More

Related Resources

On-Demand Educational Webinars
Speaker: Lennon Peake and Rebecca Morgenstern
Compliance Tools
The performance of hazard surveillance rounds, as it relates to indoor air quality (IAQ), provides a key opportunity to identify IAQ issues. ASHE's “…
Resources
Energy to Care Dashboard offers an at-a-glance view of health care facilities' energy use. Reduce user burden with easy-to-use benchmarks and…
Resources
Find additional resources that will help you reduce energy use and get the most out of the Energy to Care program.