An Introduction to Greening Health Care
A Program of
Working together for healthier communities
Our Sponsors
The Living City
 The Living City is a collaborative initiative among business, communities,
governments and other stakeholders to create and deliver programs that
achieve significant, measurable change in the sustainability of city regions
 Under this sustainable community banner, hospitals are invited to work
together through Greening Health Care towards excellence in energy efficiency
and environmental management
 This collaborative model is being extended to hospitals across Ontario
Energy & Environmental Performance
Energy use and environmental impact of a hospital facility are determined by
the nature and scale of its services; facility design, condition and operations;
and the actions of staff, patients and visitors
Design
Age & condition
Retrofits
Hospital type
Hospital services
Medical equipment
Operations
Maintenance
Actions by
staff, patients
& visitors
Greening Health Care
A program to help hospitals work together to improve energy and water use efficiency,
lower emissions of solid waste and pollution, and be recognized for fiscal and environmental
stewardship
Benchmarking
Workshops
Funding & Resources
 lower energy &
operating costs
 reduced environmental
impact
 infrastructure renewal
 government &
utility funding
 fiscal & environmental
stewardship
Participating Hospitals (June, 2005)
 Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care
 St. Michael's Hospital
 Markham Stouffville Hospital
 Sunnybrook & Women's College
Health Sciences Centre
 North York General
 Providence Centre
 Rouge Valley HS
 Scarborough Hospital
 St. Joseph's Health Centre
 Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
 University Health Network
 West Park Healthcare Centre
 York Central Hospital
Working Together
Greening Health Care Website
 utilities management system
 performance benchmarking
 best practices checklists
 energy targeting and action planning
 monitoring actual savings
 on-line utility budgeting and analysis tools
 networking
Benchmarking
Benchmarking energy and water use and
waste production identifies best practices, and
highlights opportunities for savings
Year 2 vs. Year 1
Overall Change
+6,092,863 ekWh
+4.2%
 energy
 water
 waste
 load factor
 power factor
 annual trends
 seasonal patterns
Peer Learning
facilitated workshops
sharing knowledge with peers
engagement with technical experts
action plan development
review and analysis of savings
problem-solving
networking
Collaborative Projects
Where common opportunities are identified, collaborative projects are developed:
 participant-directed
 evaluation of new technologies
 auditing and implementing common measures
 engaging product and service suppliers and funding agencies
 shared resources
 economies of scale
 group purchasing
Keeping the Score
Monitoring actual monthly savings,
normalized for weather and pricing
differences, highlights successes
Recognition
Awards
Program Reporting
Newsletters
Media
demonstrating and celebrating
fiscal and environmental
leadership within each hospital,
to governments, and to
local communities
Events
Most energy efficient hospitals in 2004:
West Park Healthcare Centre (chronic care) and
Scarborough Grace Hospital (acute care)
For more information on Greening Health Care
or The Living City, contact:
Bernie McIntyre
Toronto & Region Conservation
(416) 661-6600 Ext 5326
[email protected]