The average greenhouse gas intensity of reporting HHI members was just short of 1 percent lower than figures for 2011.

During Poudre Valley Hospital’s 2012 energy reduction campaign, the Colorado hospital employees were asked to turn off lights when leaving a room, turn off monitors at the end of a shift, and unplug energy “vampires” before leaving for the weekend. Participants were rewarded with $5 café coupons for their efforts. As a result, PVH used 25,678 kWh less than its four-year average for the same time period. Annually PVH would see electricity savings of $13,797.

In January, Joan D. Plisko, PhD provided a detailed description of the greening of the health care sector with a focus on hospital recycling programs.