Oklahoma City VA Health Care System
Oklahoma City VA Receives National Recognition for Environmentally Responsible Health Care
June 11, 2018
Oklahoma City – The Oklahoma City VA Health Care System was recognized nationwide by receiving the "System for Change Award" by Practice Greenhealth, the nation’s leading organization dedicated to environmental sustainability in health care. The award is one of the Environmental Excellence Awards given each year to honor environmental achievements in the health care industry.
Oklahoma City VA Health Care System as part of the VA Rocky Mountain Network, VISN 19 earned this award for practicing environmentally responsible healthcare. The System for Change Award recognizes health systems that are working cohesively to set system-wide sustainability goals, track performance data, benchmark, and support intra-organizational learning and implementation within their institutions.
PRACTICE GREENHEALTH is a national organization of 1,000+ hospitals in the U.S.A. that advocates practicing healthcare without harm to the environment and minimizing waste generation and energy usage in healthcare.
All eight of VISN 19’s medical centers submitted application packages documenting energy usage and waste generation plus sustainable practices unique to our medical centers.
The awards announcement was made during Practice Greenhealth's annual environmental excellence awards ceremony in San Diego, CA on May 9 where Veterans Health Administration (VHA) facilities earned more than 180 honors for efforts ranging from energy reduction to green building design, as well as long term commitments to healthier environments.
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