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About St. Patrick Hospital and Health Sciences Center:
St. Pat’s is a 237- bed hospital that includes general surgery, cardiology, cardiac surgery, neurosurgery, women’s care, bariatric (weight loss) surgery, cancer radiation and chemotherapy. St. Patrick Hospital is the only facility in Montana to have a da Vinci robot, for surgeries with significantly less pain, blood loss and scaring and a much faster recovery time than with traditional surgical methods. Our imaging services includes PET, CAT and MRI.. St. Pat’s is affiliated with the University of Montana in cancer, heart disease and neuroscience research projects. Our Life Flight program offers rotor wing, fixed wing and ground transport for adult and pediatric medical and trauma patients. St. Pat’s is the only Level II Trauma hospital in the region, complemented by a newly redesigned Emergency Department. The hospital’s Inpatient Rehabilitation Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities. We provide inpatient psychiatric treatment and outpatient and partial hospitalization in adolescent addiction treatment services.
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Awards & Achievements:
2008
Partner Recognition Award (Practice Greenhealth)
The Partner Recognition award is for healthcare facilities that have begun to work on environmental improvements, achieved some progress, and have less than 10% recycling rate for the total waste stream. It is offered by Practice Greenhealth, a non profit group helping hospitals and healthcare facilities to operate with fewer environmental impacts. http://www.practicegreenhealth.org/awards/
Ecostar Award (Montana Pollution Prevention Program)
The EcoStar awards program challenges you to keep improving your business' environmental performance every year. The EcoStar award may give you a competitive advantage, but you don't have to compete with other businesses to be a winner. All you have to do is show that in the last year your business has made improvements in reducing solid and hazardous waste, conserving energy and water, or improving air quality.
The Montana Pollution Prevention Program will judge your application based on:
* Commitment to waste reduction
* Environmental benefits achieved and waste prevented
* Innovation of waste reduction activities
* http://www.montana.edu/wwwated/ecostar.html
Energy Star Award, St. Patrick Hospital Main building (EPA-see above)
Energy Star Award, Providence Center building (EPA-see above)
Nurses Working Group Mini-grant (Healthcare Without Harm)
The Nurses Workgroup Mini-Grant Initiative is designed to support innovative efforts to expand and deepen the involvement of nurses in environmental health issues, to promote advocacy activities and to encourage those initiatives that showcase collaborative efforts between nurses and environmental organizations. The HCWH Mini-Grant program welcomes all applications for funding from members of the HCWH Nurses Workgroup, participants of any RN-No-Harm Workshops or HCWH mini-grant funded workshops; American Nurses Association’s Constituent Member Associations; Specialty Nursing Organizations; Schools of Nursing; Labor organization that represent nurses; Luminaries and Beacons of the Luminary Project; Schools of Nursing; and Nurse participants of any CleanMed meeting. http://www.noharm.org/us/nurses#grants
Better Bricks Award, Facilities Staff Tom Schussler and Tim Chopp
A building is a financial asset vital to the success of your business. In this era of heightened appreciation for the impact climate change is having on our environment and our economy, BetterBricks helps you and your organization reap the bottom line benefits of energy management. An initiative of the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance, BetterBricks is supported by local electric utilities.
The BetterBricks Awards salute the individuals leading the way for high performance commercial buildings with an emphasis on energy efficiency. The annual BetterBricks Awards celebrate the people behind the best projects in the Northwest. The result: a greater number of buildings that offer improved energy efficiency, bottom line benefits and a reduced carbon footprint. The BetterBricks Awards take place in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and for the first time, Montana. http://betterbricks.com/DetailPage.aspx?Id=323
2007
Energy Star Award, St. Patrick Hospital Main building (Environmental Protection Agency):
An ENERGY STAR qualified facility meets strict energy performance standards set by EPA and uses less energy, is less expensive to operate, and causes fewer greenhouse gas emissions than its peers. Energy use in commercial buildings and manufacturing plants accounts for nearly half of all energy consumption in the U.S. at a cost of over $200 billion per year, more than any other sector of the economy. Commercial and industrial facilities are also responsible for nearly half of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions which contribute to global warming.
To qualify for the ENERGY STAR, a building or manufacturing plant must score in the top 25 percent based on EPA's National Energy Performance Rating System. To determine the performance of a facility, EPA compares energy use among other, similar types of facilities on a scale of 1-100; buildings that achieve a score of 75 or higher may be eligible for the ENERGY STAR. The EPA rating system accounts for differences in operating conditions, regional weather data, and other important considerations. http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=business.bus_bldgs
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