Mercy Green Initiatives

Our Ongoing Commitment to Help ‘Faithfully Heal the Earth’

At Mercy Medical Center, we recognize the importance of conservation on a daily basis, not just because it lowers costs, but also because it’s the right thing to do. In keeping with the Catholic Health Association’s (CHA) emphasis on environmental responsibility and our mission to continue Christ's healing ministry by providing quality, compassionate, accessible and affordable care for the whole person, we strive to be good stewards of our resources through:

• Energy conservation
• Recycling
• Buying green
• Building green

An ENERGY STAR facility since 2009, we became the second hospital in Ohio – and one of fewer than 100 nationwide – to earn this prestigious designation from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy. Read our full ENERGY STAR profile and news release.

Other programs include:

• Hospital-wide recycling of glass, aluminum, #1 and #2 plastics, light bulbs, cardboard and lab chemicals.
• Water conservation, reusable sharps containers and reduction of pharmaceutical waste.
• Replacement of most incandescents with CFLs.
• Electronic charting and paystubs and digitalized testing.
• Collaboration with business and community partners that support green.

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