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International Top 30 Green Hospitals Revealed by
Healthcare-Administration-Degree.net
HOUSTON, April 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- A newly released article
reveals many of the greatest achievements in environmentally friendly
construction in the health industry. The article celebrates the 30
most environmentally friendly hospitals in the world. Each hospital
was selected based on criteria including certifications from
environmental bodies, recycling efforts, green construction and
innovative energy saving features.
Many of the hospitals on the list have been the recipients of
prestigious awards. The Bronson Methodist Hospital, for instance, was
awarded the Practice Greenhealth's Environmental Leadership Circle
Award. Meanwhile, the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center was
named Project of the Year in the New Construction category of the US
Green Building Council's National Capital Region Chapter. The
University Hospital of South Manchester received the 2012 Ashden Award
after it's adoption of a new energy efficiency plan succeeded in
reducing carbon emissions by 28 percent.
According to author Tom Stevens, "Power-guzzling hospitals around the
world are increasingly going green in an attempt to minimize their
carbon footprints. We created this list for budding healthcare
administrators to showcase 30 forward-thinking hospitals that are
doing their bit to help save the planet."
The majority of the hospitals on the list have received LEED Gold
certification. Most have found unique ways of removing waste
efficiently, reducing energy usage or improving air quality. The full
report can be found here:
Here is a list of the facilities along with their architects.
30. Rush University Medical Center, East Tower, Chicago, Illinois,
Perkins+Will
29. Great Ormond Street Hospital, Morgan Stanley Clinical Building,
London, U.K., Llewelyn Davies
28. Johnston Memorial Hospital, Abingdon, Virginia, Earl Swensson and
Phoenix Design Group
27. Bronson Methodist Hospital, Main Building, Kalamazoo, Michigan,
Shepley Bulfinch Richardson and Abbott
26. Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, South Pavilion,
Providence, Rhode Island, Anshen + Allen (Stantec)
25. Boulder Community Foothills Hospital, Boulder, Colorado, Boulder
Associates
24. Childrenís Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia, Duckett Design
Group
23. Anne Arundel Medical Center, Hospital Pavilion South, Annapolis,
Maryland, Whiting-Turner Contracting Co.
22. Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland,
HKS Architects
21. University of Colorado Health, Medical Center of the Rockies,
Loveland, Colorado, Heery International
20. Sentara RMH Medical Center, Harrisonburg, Virginia, Earl Swenson
19. Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada
18. University Hospital of South Manchester: Wythenshawe Hospital -
Manchester, U.K.
17. Dana-Farber Cancer Institute: Yawkey Center for Cancer Care,
Boston, Massachusetts, ZGF and MDS/Miller Dyer Spears
16. St. Elizabeth Hospital: Heart, Lung & Vascular Center, Appleton,
Wisconsin, HGA
15. Helen DeVos Childrenís Hospital, Grand Rapids, Michigan, URS
Corporation and Jonathan Bailey Associates
14. Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital, Novena, Singapore, HOK
13. Martha's Vineyard Hospital, Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, Thomas,
Miller & Partners
12. UF Health Shands Cancer Hospital, Gainesville, Florida, Flad
Architects
11. Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital, Hollywood, Florida, Stanley
Beaman & Sears
10. St. Mary's Hospital, Sechelt, Canada, Farrow Partnership
Architects
9. Muskogee Community Hospital, Muskogee, Oklahoma, Bates/LZW
Architects
8. North Shore University Hospital: Katz Women's Hospital, Manhasset,
New York
7. West Kendall Baptist Hospital, Miami, Florida, MGE Architects
6. Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center - Vancouver, Washington, ZGF
5. NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital: Vivian and Seymour Milstein Family
Heart Center - New York, New York, daSILVA Architects and Pei Cobb
Freed & Partners
4. Kiowa County Memorial Hospital, Greensburg, Kansas
3. Providence Newberg Medical Center, Newberg, Oregon, Mahlum
2. Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas, Austin, Texas,
Karlsberger Cos
1. Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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