In recognition for standard-setting sustainability achievements, HSHS received a System for Change Award from 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 sector.

The System for Change Award recognizes health systems that are working cohesively and across hospitals and facilities to set and meet goals related to sustainability, from reducing energy use to increasing recycling to establishing green building practices. System for Change Award winners have at least four acute-care hospitals and have demonstrated cohesive and effective strategies to achieve

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HSHS St. John’s Hospital Helps YMCA of Springfield, Ill. Advance Mission through Land Use

 March 13, 2023

SPRINGFIELD— HSHS St. John’s Hospital has entered into an agreement with the YMCA of Springfield, Ill. to give the Y use of its grassy lot at the northwest corner of Union and Fourth...

 

Be alert to the effects of too much caffeine

 March 7, 2023

Eau Claire and Chippewa Falls, Wis.  –  As part of March’s Caffeine Awareness Month, HSHS Sacred Heart and St. Joseph’s hospitals want to share how the stimulant affects...

 

HSHS Home Care Illinois partners with local car dealers and organizations to "Cram the Car"

 March 6, 2023

EFFINGHAM—HSHS Home Care Illinois, along with Dan Hecht Chevrolet Toyota, Roy Schmidt Honda and Hope 4 Horses Sanctuary, recently teamed up to “Cram the Car” with non-perishable...