April 18, 2005—The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the American Hospital Association (AHA), and the American Nurses Association (ANA) presented the Hospitals for a Healthy Environment (H2E) annual Environmental Leadership Awards to 60 health care institutions across the country for achievement in environmental innovation.
The award recipients were recognized at the 2005 National Environmental Partnership Summit in Chicago.
Eight institutions were recognized as environmental leaders for their exceptional programs to reduce waste, virtually eliminate mercury, and minimize the use of toxic products and practices in their facilities: Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, Oakland, CA; Bronson Methodist Hospital, Kalamazoo, MI; Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH; Foote Health System, Jackson, MI; Kaiser Permanente Hawaii Region, Honolulu, HI; Sparrow Health System, Lansing, MI; St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI; and The University of Michigan Hospitals & Health Centers, Ann Arbor, MI.
In addition, 52 health care institutions received Partners and Champions for Change Awards.
H2E is a joint project of the EPA, AHA, ANA, and Health Care Without Harm. Its goals are to eliminate the use of mercury in healthcare; to cut health care waste; and to phase out the use of hazardous substances and persistent, bio-accumulative, and toxic chemicals in the health care sector.
For more information on the National Environmental Partnership Summit , including a complete list of award winners, visit EPA. To learn more about the H2E program, visit the Web site.
