Officially announced and presented (to those in attendance), at the Conference on Climate Change and Health Care in Paris, France on December 4th, 2015 these awards recognize the hospitals, health systems, and health organizations at the forefront of the movement towards low-carbon health care.
The 2015 Health Care Climate Champion Award winners are:
AFRICA
Netcare Limited, South Africa
GOLD- Climate Leadership
Western Cape Government Health, South Africa
SILVER- Climate Leadership
ASIA
Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital, Taiwan
SILVER- Climate Resiliency
GOLD- Climate Leadership
Guanshan Tzu Chi Hospital, Taiwan
SILVER- Climate Resiliency
Taichung Tzu Chi Hospital, Taiwan
GOLD- Climate Resiliency
Yonsei University Health System, South Korea
SILVER- Climate Resiliency
SILVER- Climate Leadership
EUROPE
Sustainable Development Unit for the NHS, Public Health and Social Care in England, United Kingdom
GOLD- Energy GHG Reduction
GOLD- Climate Leadership
PACIFIC
Counties Manukau Health, New Zealand
SILVER- Greenhouse Gas (Non-Energy) Reduction
GOLD- Energy Efficiency
UNITED STATES and CANADA
Dignity Health, United States
SILVER- Energy GHG Reduction
GOLD- Renewable Energy
SILVER- Climate Resiliency
GOLD- Climate Leadership
Gundersen Health System, United States
GOLD- Energy GHG Reduction
GOLD- Renewable Energy
Kaiser Permanente, United States
GOLD- Renewable Energy
SILVER- Climate Resiliency
SILVER- Climate Leadership
Partners Health Care, United States
SILVER- Energy GHG Reduction
GOLD- Climate Leadership
Thedacare, United States
GOLD- Climate Resiliency
GOLD- Climate Leadership
University Health Network, Canada
SILVER- Energy Efficiency
GOLD- Climate Resiliency
SILVER- Climate Leadership
Virginia Mason Medical Center, United States
GOLD- ENERGY EFFICIENCY
GOLD- CLIMATE RESILIENCY
GOLD- CLIMATE LEADERSHIP
Since launching in April of 2015, the 2020 Health Care Climate Challenge has grown to include over 65 participants representing over 8.200 hospitals and health centers from 19 countries.