New Energy Champion Award Highlights Efficiency

CHICAGO, Ill. — Applications are being accepted for a new award that will highlight the work one healthcare facility is doing to lead the way in energy efficiency. The Energy Champion Award will be awarded for the first time in 2016, and the winner will be recognized July 10-13 at the ASHE Annual Conference in Denver, Colorado.

The new award is part of the free Energy to Care benchmarking and awards program run by the American Society for Healthcare Engineering of the American Hospital Association. In addition to the award, the program also bestows Energy to Care Awards to hospitals that reduce energy use by 10 percent or more.

More than 1,400 facilities are participating in the Energy to Care program. The program provides a robust dashboard that makes it easy to visualize shared energy use data within facilities. Since 2009, hospitals participating in the program have tracked more than $67 million in energy savings. And last year, more than 20 hospitals across the country were recognized with Energy to Care Awards for reducing energy consumption by 10 percent or more.

Visit energytocare.com/awards to learn more about awards and view eligibility requirements. Applications for both the Energy Champion Award and the Energy to Care Awards are due April 1.