This year, we are honored to recognize the largest group of award winners in the history of the Climate Challenge: over 40 participating institutions from 15 countries. These hospitals, health systems and health organizations are at the forefront of the transformation to climate-smart health care around the world. Our Climate Champions are achieving significant reductions to their carbon footprint, developing low-carbon models of care, adapting to stand resilient to a changing climate and advocating for policies to protect the future health of the planet.
As the Climate Champions near their targets and objectives, they are challenging themselves to go further and setting their sights on bold, new objectives. Goals to achieve carbon neutrality and power hospitals on 100% renewable electricity are growing in every part of the world. They are raising the bar and defining what truly climate-smart health care can be. It is this ambition that is driving change in the health care sector and inspiring the movement to grow each year.
2019 Health Care Climate Challenge Award Winners
AFRICA
Mohammed VI University Hospital (Morocco)
Silver – Renewable Energy
Silver – Climate Resilience
Gold – Climate Leadership
Netcare (South Africa)
Gold – GHG Reduction (Energy)
Silver – Renewable Energy
Gold – Climate Resilience
Gold – Climate Leadership
Western Cape Department of Health (South Africa)
Gold – Climate Resilience
Gold – Climate Leadership
ASIA
Beijing Huilongguan Hospital (China)
Gold – GHG Reduction (Energy)
Gold – Climate Resilience
Silver – Climate Leadership
EUROPE
Departamento de Salud de Xàtiva-Ontinyent (Spain)
Silver – Climate Leadership
Larissa University Hospital (Greece)
Silver – Climate Resilience
Northampton General Hospital (United Kingdom)
Silver – GHG Reduction (Energy)
Società Italiana Dell’Architettura e dell’Ingegneria per la Sanità (Italy)
Gold – Climate Leadership
Sussex Community Foundation NHS Trust (United Kingdom)
Gold – GHG Reduction (Energy)
Gold – Climate Leadership
Sustainable Development Unit of NHS England and Public Health England (United Kingdom)
Gold – GHG Reduction (Energy)
Silver – GHG Reduction (Non-Energy)
Gold – Climate Leadership
LATIN AMERICA
Hospital Clínica Bíblica (Costa Rica)
Silver – Renewable Energy
Hospital Dr. Miguel Soeiro – Unimed Sorocaba Cooperativa de Trabalho Médico (Brazil)
Gold – Renewable Energy
Hospital Geral De Pedreira – SPDM – Associação Paulista para o Desenvolvimento da Medicina – São Paulo (Brazil)
Gold – GHG Reduction (Energy)
Hospital Público Estadual Galileu – Pró-Saúde Associação Beneficente de Assistência Social e Hospitalar (Brazil)
Gold – GHG Reduction (Non-Energy)
Hospital San Rafael de Pasto (Colombia)
Gold – GHG Reduction (Energy)
Silver – Renewable Energy
Silver – Climate Resilience
Silver – Climate Leadership
Hospital Universitario Austral (Argentina)
Gold – Climate Resilience
Silver – Climate Leadership
Rede D’Or/São Luiz (Brazil)
Gold – Climate Leadership
Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Passos – Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Passos (Brazil)
Gold – Climate Resilience
PACIFIC
Auckland District Health Board (New Zealand)
Gold – GHG Reduction (Energy)
Gold – Climate Resilience
Gold – Climate Leadership
Counties Manukau District Health Board (New Zealand)
Silver – GHG Reduction (Energy)
Gold – Climate Leadership
UnitingCare (Australia)
Silver – Climate Leadership
US and CANADA
Abraham Lincoln Memorial Hospital (United States)
Silver – Climate Resilience
Silver – Climate Leadership
Advocate Aurora Health (United States)
Silver – Climate Leadership
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (United States)
Silver – Climate Resilience
Boston Medical Center (United States)
Gold – Renewable Energy
Silver – Climate Resilience
Silver – Climate Leadership
Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care (Canada)
Gold – Climate Leadership
Cleveland Clinic (United States)
Gold – Climate Resilience
Dignity Health (United States)
Gold – Climate Resilience
Gold – Climate Leadership
Fraser Health (Canada)
Silver – GHG Reduction (Energy)
Silver – Climate Resilience
Gundersen Health System (United States)
Gold – GHG Reduction (Energy)
Gold – Renewable Energy
Gold – Climate Resilience
Gold – Climate Leadership
Hackensack Meridian Health (United States)
Silver – Climate Leadership
HealthPartners (United States)
Silver – GHG Reduction (Energy)
Gold – Renewable Energy
Silver – Climate Resilience
Silver – Climate Leadership
Inova Health System (United States)
Silver – Climate Resilience
Silver – Climate Leadership
Providence St. Joseph Health (United States)
Gold – Climate Leadership
Provincial Health Services Authority (Canada)
Silver – GHG Reduction (Energy)
Rochester Regional Health (United States)
Gold – Renewable Energy
Seattle Children’s (United States)
Silver – Climate Resilience
Synergie Santé Environnement (Canada)
Gold – Climate Leadership
University Health Network (Canada)
Gold – Climate Resilience
Gold – Climate Leadership
University of California Health (United States)
Gold – Renewable Energy
University of Vermont Medical Center (United States)
Silver – Climate Resilience
Vancouver Coastal Health (Canada)
Silver – GHG Reduction (Energy)
Virginia Mason Medical Center (United States)
Silver – Climate Resilience
Gold – Climate Leadership