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June 3, 2009

Gundersen Lutheran Case Study: Lowering Health Care Costs through Energy Efficiency

A case study on Gundersen Lutheran’s efforts, “Lowering Health Care Costs through Energy Efficiency,” is featured in the May/June 2009 issue of Quality Matters, published online by The Commonwealth Fund: “a private foundation working toward a high performance health system.” More

April 29, 2009

New Hospital Energy Alliance to Promote Clean Energy in Healthcare

Clean energy is good for human health, so it makes sense for healthcare leaders to want to use clean energy in their hospitals. The new Hospital Energy Alliance will promote the use of energy efficiency and renewable energy in hospitals by bringing together national healthcare leaders and DOE. More

January 28, 2009

Practice Greenhealth Releases Energy Impact Calculator for Health Facilities

Practice Greenhealth has released a web-based tool to calculate the public health impact and costs of electricity consumed by health facilities, generated from non-renewable fossil fuel, in the United States. The Healthcare Clean Energy Exchange Energy Impact Calculator calculates sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, carbon dioxide, and mercury emissions, and then estimates the health impact and costs of health incidents such as premature death, chronic bronchitis, asthma attacks, and hospital ER visits created by these emissions. More

July 24, 2008

DOE Unveils Initiative to Promote Energy Efficiency in Hospitals

DOE launched the EnergySmart Hospitals initiative on July 23, with the aim to increase the use of energy efficiency technologies in hospitals across the United States by providing design strategies, advanced energy design guides, technology assessments, case studies, training sessions, and an interactive Web site to help hospitals increase their energy efficiency. More

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