The American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE) of the American Hospital Association is recognizing hospitals who have reduced energy consumption as part of the Energy Efficiency Commitment (E2C) program. The program encourages hospitals across the country to reduce their energy consumption by 10% or more over a 12-month period in support of the goals of the Environmental Protection Agency’s Energy Star Challenge.

The hospitals—which were recognized by ASHE on Earth Day 2013—used various strategies to save energy. ASHE outlines many hospital energy-saving strategies here.

ASHE recognized the following hospitals for their leadership in reducing energy consumption:

  • Bethesda North Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio, reduced energy use by 25%.
  • St. Elizabeth Edgewood Hospital in Edgewood, Ky, reduced energy use by 25%.
  • St. Elizabeth Ft. Thomas Hospital in Ft. Thomas, Ky, reduced energy use by 10%.
  • St. Elizabeth Florence Hospital in Florence, Ky, reduced energy by 10%.
  • Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio, reduced energy use by 30%.
  • Froedtert Hospital in Wauwatosa, Wis, reduced energy use by 20%.
  • Middle Tennessee Medical Center in Murfreesboro, Tenn, reduced energy use by 10%.
  • Saint Thomas Hospital in Nashville, Tenn, reduced energy by 15%.
  • Bon Secours St. Francis Downtown in Greenville, SC, reduced energy by 10%.
  • Memorial Hermann Westside Hospital in Houston, Tex, reduced energy by 5%.
  • Memorial Hermann Southwest Medical Plaza 4 in Houston, Tex, reduced energy by 15%.
  • Advocate BroMenn Medical Center in Normal, Ill, reduced energy use by 20%.
  • Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, Ill, reduced energy use by 10%.
  • Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center in Chicago, Ill, reduced energy use by 20%.
  • Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Ill, reduced energy use by 20%.

In addition to the facilities recognized in April, ASHE also congratulates hospitals recognized in late 2012 and early 2013 for energy savings, including:

  • Baptist Hospital in Nashville, Tenn, reduced energy use by 25%.
  • Texas Children’s Hospital – West Tower in Houston, Texas, reduced energy use by 15%.
  • Aurora Sheboygan Memorial Medical Center in Sheboygan, Wis, reduced energy use by 15%.
  • Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center in Milwaukee, Wis, reduced energy use by 15%.
  • Additional information on ASHE’s E2C initiative is available athttp://www.ashe.org/e2c/.

A list of E2C winners since the program began in 2006 is available here.