Case Studies
Kalispell Regional Medical Center (KRMC), located in Kalispell, Montana, is both a community hospital and a regional referral center, offering the area’s most advanced health services and medical technology. As part of an agreement with the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance’s (NEEA) BetterBricks initiative, KRMC committed to a Strategic Energy Management (SEM) Plan and an energy savings goal. The organization incorporated SEM into many aspects of the medical center’s business and as a result, the facility saved 550,000 kWh and 32,000 therms in 2010 versus the base year.
Improvements save Mercy Medical Center in Roseburg, OR $71,300 annually in energy costs. Teamwork, cost-conscious, long-term planning and implementation make this hospital a model for a high performance hospital.
After implementing Enhanced O&M and Building Tune-up strategies, Kaiser was able to reduce its occupant complaints by nearly 23%. Now with a comfortable building, both staff and patients can relax and focus on the important work of getting well.
Othello Community Hospital in Othello, Washington was faced with a life and death decision in 1998 – die economically or expand its services. The owners elected to expand and constructed a three-story, 54,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art medical facility addition to their current building.
Legacy Health in Oregon underwent a three year Strategic Energy Management Plan yielding potential and realized savings of more than $1.3 million per year. Now on track to reduce energy use intensity by 10 percent per square foot, Legacy is a model health system for sustainability and resource management.
The LEED Platinum Oregon Health & Science University’s Center for Health & Healing maintains a significant position in Portland's portfolio of green buildings. Occupied since October 2006, it was developed with goals to provide cutting-edge health and wellness technology in an environmentally responsible building. In late 2008, the facility underwent a post occupancy evaluation, which revealed impressive energy savings.
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