The Energy Trust of Oregon’s Strategic Energy Management announced that Salem Hospital was the largest contributor to reducing electricity use in the local cohort program in 2017. We’re proud of this achievement because we’ve been working hard to reduce costs — and our carbon footprint — for a number of years.
Salem Hospital partners with SEM on opportunities to continually examine the health system’s operations and invest in technologies and practices that reduce operating costs, improve facility performance and protect the environment. In 2017, alone, Salem Hospital avoided 6.6 million pounds of carbon dioxide emissions by purchasing renewable wind energy.
Salem Hospital benefits from Energy Trust of Oregon incentives designed to encourage organizations to address their energy use. Salem Hospital’s purpose for working with SEM is to make energy management an important part of institutional policies, procedures and decisions. Focusing resources on the way we use energy produces positive outcomes for our patients and the community. Not only are we reducing our environmental footprint, we’re continuing to show financial savings.
Numerous studies show reducing operational costs goes hand-in-hand with going green and cutting energy usage. Beginning in 2016, Salem Hospital began looking at ways it could reduce its environmental footprint and costs. A sample of the resulting projects include:
I’d like to personally thank everyone involved in this effort. We’ve partnered with a number of different departments, and we couldn’t do this work without your collaboration! Thank you!