Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital Recognized for Climate-Reduction Efforts

 

[January 27, 2021] 

Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital received an international award recognizing its work for climate control.

The nonprofit hospital was one of more than 40 health care organizations in 17 countries to receive the 2020 Climate Champions Award from Health Care Without Harm, a global organization dedicated to reducing the environmental footprint of health care organizations.

The hospital received a silver award for greenhouse gas reduction (energy), another silver for climate leadership and a gold award for climate resilience.

The hospital began its sustainability journey four years ago, significantly reducing energy usage by switching to energy-efficient lightbulbs and installing occupancy sensors in patient rooms to standardize the climate in the rooms. These measures helped to reduce landfill waste and greenhouse gas emissions.

“Our teams did great work on these climate-smart initiatives,” said Dolan Dalpoas, president and CEO of Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital. “I’m proud of our accomplishments and look forward to more projects that will protect the future health of our community, environment and planet.”

[Memorial Health Systems]