We are pleased and honored that our commitment to environmental stewardship has been recognized by Practice Greenhealth:
CHW was presented with the System of Change Award at the 2010 Environmental Excellence Awards ceremony at CleanMed 2010, the global conference for health care’s environmental leaders held May 12 in Baltimore, Md.
“The Environmental Excellence Awards recognize the initiative, hard work and determination it takes to protect the environment and human health, yet still maintain cost effectiveness in the competitive healthcare industry,” said Anna Gilmore Hall, executive director of Practice Greenhealth, which conferred the award. “Thanks to leaders like CHW, health care is setting new standards and we applaud your commitment.”
Fourteen CHW hospitals were also recognized by Practice Greenhealth for exhibiting commitment to sustainability of our people and planet. To further honor these hospitals, 100 trees were planted in Haiti through an organization called Trees for the Future.
System for Change Award: Catholic Healthcare West
Environmental Leadership Circle Award: Dominican Hospital, Santa Cruz, CA; Sequoia Hospital, Redwood City, CA; St. Joseph’s Medical Center, Stockton, CA
Partner for Change with Distinction Award: St. Bernardine Medical Center, San Bernardino, CA; St. John’s Regional Medical Center, Oxnard, CA
Partner for Change Award: Chandler Regional Medical Center, Chandler, AZ; Community Hospital of San Bernardino, San Bernardino, CA; Mercy General Hospital, Sacramento, CA; Mercy Medical Center, Mt. Shasta, Mt. Shasta, CA; Northridge Hospital Medical Center, Northridge, CA
Partner Recognition Award: Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital, Grass Valley, CA; St. Rose Dominican Hospitals Rose de Lima, San Martin, and Siena campuses, Henderson, NV
Catholic Healthcare West has a longstanding record of environmental stewardship. We were the first hospital system to sign onto the California Climate Action Registry and for the last 14 years we have been an active member of Ceres, a national network of investors, environmental organizations, and other public interest groups working with companies and investors to address sustainability challenges.
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