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CHICAGO — The American Society for Health Care Engineering (ASHE), a professional membership group of the American Hospital Association, is pleased to announce UNC Health Blue Ridge is the winner of the 2025 Excellence in Health Care Facility Management (FM Excellence) Award.

CHICAGO — The American Society for Health Care Engineering (ASHE) of the American Hospital Association has announced the winners of its 2025 Energy to Care Awards, which recognize health care facilities that have significantly reduced their energy use and emissions and advanced their sustainability goals.

This monograph provides detailed instructions on how to establish a water management program in health care facilities, including who to involve in the team, what areas need to be addressed, and how to prepare for ongoing success in mitigating threats.

This document outlines a team approach, starting with the health care organization leadership setting the expectations and cyber-risk mitigation tone for the project. When executive leadership empowers information technology, operational technology and facilities professionals, an effective cyber-risk mitigation plan can be enacted. A thoughtful cyber-risk process addresses the safety, efficiency and compliance goals of the health care facility.

Treasure Hunt uncovers $116,600/year in potential energy savings to reallocate to patient care.

Using renewable energy sources, hospital reduces annual utility bill from more than $3 million to $2.8 million despite an almost 40% increase in the cost of electricity.

Team approach and the strategic use of data helps downtown hospital earn ENERGY STAR® certification.

System achieves 10 ENERGY STAR® designations and validates over $100 million in utility savings since 2008.

Hospital employs an ESCO to build enthusiasm and achieve ENERGY STAR® 100.

Large system takes steps to recognize more than $13 million in energy savings over four years.

Hospital system in the District of Columbia saves $42,000 a year by bringing sustainability efforts into sharp focus.

New heating and water system in brand new facility tweaks design for improved sustainability.

Embracing energy efficiency to attain measurable results is a facility-wide effort.

Excela’s executives charged its hospital directors with finding cost-cutting opportunities.

Even small hospitals can make big moves to improve their sustainability.

ASHE hosted a two-day Energy to Care Treasure Hunt at the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) in Baltimore

Atrium Health Cleveland has made great strides in energy efficiency in the last decade.

OhioHealth and Ohio State Wexner Medical Center openly share best practices to improve patient outcomes and celebrate each other’s successes

Whether you are working in a clinic or a hospital, technology plays a key role in 21st century health care.