Welcome to MD H2E’s June News Roundup: Trailblazer Edition.

In this newsletter you will find summaries of Maryland Hospitals’ award winning initiatives.  We also extend a warm welcome to our newest member, Tarah Ranke, who will be working on sustainable foods projects.

MD H2E will publish future case studies to examine the Trailblazer efforts in greater detail, and MD H2E’s Education Event will be held October 30th, where winning hospitals will present their topics of sustainability: energy management, operational efficiencies, sustainable food and beverage offerings and green cleaning.

Maryland Hospitals for a Healthy Environment is happy to congratulate the winners of the 2014 Trailblazer Awards:

• Greater Baltimore Medical Center
• Medstar Franklin Square Medical Center
• University of Maryland Medical Center
• University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Medical Center

Click HERE to read the press release… and stay tuned for more details on each of these trailblazing endeavors!

MD H2E presents The Benefits of Cogeneration:  A case study at University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Medical Center

TUESDAY MAY 6TH • 8:30 AM TO 10:30AM • MARYLAND HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION

Is your facility ready for the next major power loss event?

Join MD H2E, Clark Financial Services Group, and EmPOWER Maryland to learn about the new Combined Heat and Power (CHP) system at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center– a member of the University of Maryland Medical System.  The new system at UCMC will greatly increase the hospital’s ability to provide essential services during an emergency including providing significant back-up power for non-critical care loads during prolonged grid outages. During a prolonged grid outage, the CHP and the existing hospital emergency generator can maintain more than 60 percent of the UCMC healthcare loads.

Presenters will discuss evaluating feasibility for combined heat and power (CHP), healthcare-specific challenges for installation, utilizing CHP systems for primary and backup power, power purchase agreement financing options, and tax and other incentives. Presenters Include: Claudia Meer, Energy and Structured Finance, Clark Financial Services Group; Kathryn O’Rourke, ICF EmPOWER MD CHP Incentive Program; Donald Allik, Upper Chesapeake Medical Center; Moderator, Joan Plisko, Maryland H2E.

Register for this free event HERE.