(FALLS CHURCH, VA) – June 9, 2014 – Inova Health System has been awarded the prominent Greenhealth Emerald Award by Practice Greenhealth, the nation’s leading healthcare community focused on increasing efficiencies and environmental stewardship while improving patient safety. Four Inova hospitals received this honor, while another was recognized as a Partner for Change in these efforts.
Inova has also been named to Practice Greenhealth’s new Leadership Circle of Excellence, which highlights those hospitals that are driving innovation in sustainability performance. There can be up to 10 designees selected for each Circle of Excellence category, and four of Inova’s hospitals were identified for the Leadership Circle. The winning facilities in each category are selected based on Practice Greenhealth’s thorough scoring and evaluation criteria.
“Inova is proud and honored to receive such distinguished recognition for our environmental sustainability program,” says CEO Knox Singleton. “Our core mission and purpose is to improve health and to make the community a healthier place. Environmental and human health are very closely connected, which puts sustainability right at the heart of what we do. It is a key strategy in achieving our goals of maximizing the health of – and being a good partner to – our patients, employees and community. Being a good citizen is not just the right thing to do, but for Inova and our community it’s the smart thing as well.”
Inova’s environmental program covers operational impacts including waste, energy, water, purchasing, food, transportation, building and IT. Some of the program’s 2013 achievements that led to the awards include:
The Practice Greenhealth Environmental Excellence Awards were presented in Cleveland, Ohio, June 5, at the CleanMed Conference & Exhibition, the premier national environmental conference for leaders in health care sustainability.
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