Greening Health Care
Greening Health Care allows hospitals to assess their energy and environmental performance and plan for improvements using an online building performance management system, and to share knowledge and best-practices with others across the health care sector.  The goals are to help lower operating costs and environmental impact, and to contribute to the health and well-being of their communities.
Making Savings
Results as of December 31, 2009
numbers in ( ) are increases
  Savings 2009
(vs. 2008)
Savings Percent Savings 2009
(vs. 2007)
Savings Percent
Electricity 904 MWh 0.3 % (4,259) MWh (1.4) %
Demand 11 MW 1.9 % (9) MW (1.7) %
Thermal (87) eMWh (0.0) % 1,020 eMWh 0.3 %
Total energy 816 eMWh 0.1 % (3,238) eMWh (0.5) %
Water 192 10m3 7.1 % 289 10m3 10.3 %
Greenhouse gas emissions (CO2e) 208 tonnes (713) tonnes
Energy Cost Savings $ 76,705 ($ 428,425)
Not all participant buildings are reporting in all years or in all categories. Savings are reported on a net basis.
What's new?
GHC Workshop #20 presentation files are now available online in the documents link.
GHC goes east - creation of Eastern Ontario Chapter of Greening Health Care
BC Hydro pilot workshop receives favourable reviews.
Toronto Central Local Health Integration Network develops Model Energy Conservation Plan.
Enbridge Gas Distribution continues with performance-based incentive program.
Next workshops
February 25, 2010 – Black Creek Pioneer VIllage
March 3, 2010 – WS #21 Follow-up webinar
Ontario organizations 25
 Arnprior and District Memorial Hospital  Providence Healthcare
 Centre for Addiction and Mental Health  Quinte Health Care
 Credit Valley Hospital  Ross Memorial Hospital
 Georgian Bay General Hospital  Scarborough Hospital
 Glengarry Memorial Hospital  Sick Kids
 Headwaters Health Care Centre  St. Joseph's Health Centre
 Humber River Regional Hospital  St. Michael's Hospital
 Huron Perth Healthcare Alliance  Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
 Kingston General Hospital  Toronto East General Hospital
 Markham Stouffville Hospital  Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
 Mount Sinai Hospital  Trillium Health Centre
 Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare  West Park Healthcare Centre
 North York General Hospital
Total buildings 49
Total building area 1,970,392 m2
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