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HealthParners named a health care “System for change”

Award honors HealthPartners for leading the nation in sustainability practices


April 21, 2017


BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – April 19, 2017 – HealthPartners has been awarded a “System for Change” Award from Practice Greenhealth for the third year in a row. Practice Greenhealth is the nation’s leading health care sustainability community, empowering its members to improve their environmental stewardship.

The System for Change Award recognizes health systems that work cohesively across hospitals and other facilities to set – and meet – goals related to sustainability. This includes reducing energy usage, minimizing waste, and setting green operational practices. System for Change Award winners like HealthPartners have at least four acute care hospitals and have shown to follow through on environmental stewardship strategies.

“Our mission at HealthPartners is to improve health and well-being in partnership with our patients, members and communities,” said Dana Slade, Director, Sustainability Programs. “Our commitment to sustainability is an integral part of our mission. It’s what drives us to create a healthier environment for those we serve and future generations.”

The HealthPartners system won 17 other awards:

  • Amery Hospital & Clinic: Greenhealth Emerald Award; Making Medicine Mercury Free; Greening the OR Recognition
  • Hudson Hospital & Clinic: Top 25 Environmental Excellence Award; Circles of Excellence-Food; Circles of Excellence-Water; Greening the OR Recognition
  • Lakeview Hospital: Greenhealth Emerald Award; Greening the OR Recognition
  • Methodist Hospital: Top 25 Environmental Excellence Award; Circles of Excellence-Waste; Circles of Excellence-Water; Greening the OR Recognition
  • Regions Hospital: Top 25 Environmental Excellence Award; Greening the OR Recognition
  • Westfields Hospital & Clinic: Greenhealth Emerald Award; Greening the OR Recognition

The awards will be presented at the Practice Greenhealth Environmental Excellence Awards Gala, set for May 18th in Minneapolis, Minn. at the conclusion of the CleanMed Conference & Exhibition.

About HealthPartners

HealthPartners is the largest consumer-governed, non-profit health care organization in the nation with a mission to improve health and well-being in partnership with members, patients and the community. For more information, visit healthpartners.com.

About Practice Greenhealth

Practice Greenhealth is the nation’s leading health care community dedicated to transforming health care worldwide so that it reduces its environmental footprint, becomes a community anchor for sustainability and a leader in the global movement for environmental health and justice. To learn more about Practice Greenhealth visit www.practicegreenhealth.org.

About HealthPartners

HealthPartners is the largest consumer-governed, non-profit health care organization in the nation with a mission to improve health and well-being in partnership with members, patients and the community. For more information, visit healthpartners.com.

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