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UC San Francisco Health continued its legacy of sustainable operations excellence, receiving recognition from Practice Greenhealth<\/a> for the 14th<\/sup> consecutive year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

UCSF Health was awarded the Emerald Award for overall sustainability practices, the special Circle of Excellence award for achievements in energy, climate and green buildings, as well as the Greening the OR Recognition award.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read More about Sustainability at UC San Francisco Health<\/summary>\n

UCSF Health began its decarbonization study to determine how to achieve a 90% reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2045. As part of that effort, its new hospital in Parnassus Heights<\/a>, along with a new outpatient surgery center, will be heated and cooled with 100% all-electric systems and powered by 100% carbon-free electricity. In addition, UCSF Health created a multiyear plan for saving energy and reducing GHG emissions in operating rooms by migrating leaky central nitrous oxide supply to local supply in all 71 ORs.      <\/p>\n\n\n\n

UCSF Health is a leader in reducing scope 1 emissions from inhaled anesthetics<\/a>. In addition to reducing emissions of inhaled anesthetics like desflurane by 83%, which is equivalent to removing 219 cars from the road, UCSF Health facilitated emissions reductions from inhaled anesthetics at other UC academic health centers through a UC Global Climate Leadership Council-funded project.         <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In partnership with UC Health, UCSF Health continued its efforts to fulfill commitments in the White House\/HHS Health Sector Climate Pledge<\/a> to reduce GHGs by 50% by 2030, create a climate resilience plan to protect people, assets and services, and complete a baseline scope 3 emissions assessment.      <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additional sustainability efforts were realized with sustainable food and waste reduction. The food program continued to reduce GHGs through food purchases and received recognition for sustainable food excellence with the rest of UC Health. UCSF Health\u2019s waste auditing program expanded from the three San Francisco hospital campuses to include a large ambulatory care center. Additionally, a mobile technology platform audited waste diversion, providing feedback on waste reduction and diversion opportunities. To help build awareness, the Waste to Art challenge is dedicated to turning waste into art. Its 2023 event<\/a> led to 15 submissions about the waste created by the health care industry.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Waste to Art<\/a><\/h3>\n

First introduced in 2022, the Waste to Art program provides staff an opportunity to showcase their artistic talents while shedding light on the large amount of waste produced by the health care industry.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>

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UCSF Health System’s Sustainability Journey: Pioneering New Practices To Minimize Nitrous Oxide Emissions<\/a><\/h3>\n

Commonly known as laughing gas, nitrous oxide is more harmful to the ozone than any other gas. This story follows UCSF Medical Director of Sustainability Dr. Seema Gandhi as she takes on the ambitious challenge of removing central piped nitrous oxide from UCSF Health\u2019s facilities. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n