OhioHealth Inc.

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2022)

Waste Generated:3000 tons/year (recycled)

Reduced desflurane consumption by over 98%, reducing anesthetic gas emissions by 706 metric tons of CO2 equivalent.
Diverted 23 tons of waste from landfill by switching to washable isolation gowns.
Diverted 3,000 tons of waste from landfills through recycling programs.
Diverted 120 tons of food waste from landfills.
Reduced energy consumption per square foot by 15% (compared to 2018 baseline), avoiding roughly 45,000 metric tons of CO2 equivalent per year.
Spent over $10 million on sustainable goods and services, saving over 1.7 million kilograms of CO2 equivalent.
Earned an EPEAT award for sustainable IT device purchases.
Reduced waste by 44,000 pounds by buying back over 70% of reprocessed items.
OhioHealth O’Bleness Hospital earned the U.S. EPA’s ENERGY STAR® certification in 2022.

Implemented its first Environmental Preferable Purchasing (EPP) policy.
Partnered with MedSpeed to convert its fleet of vehicles to EVs, saving over 124 metric tons of CO2e each year.
Partnered with Zipline to deliver prescriptions and move lab samples via drones, resulting in a 97% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.
Associate engagement surveys show sustainability and corporate social responsibility are high priorities.

Integrated sustainability work throughout the system using a strategic framework with a governance structure including senior leaders, CEO, and Board of Directors.
Board is regularly updated on sustainability progress.

Long-term Goals:

Medium-term Goals:

Climate change risks to operations, supply chain.
Midwest climate events (flooding, high winds, poor air quality, extreme temperatures, grid outages).

Engaged internal and external stakeholders to identify climate risks and close gaps in emergency preparedness.
Gap analysis revealed opportunities for stakeholder education, resource allocation within EHS team, and incorporating climate risks into building designs.
EHS team expansion to include dedicated climate resiliency resource.
Collaboration with construction partners on mitigation and resiliency efforts.