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Charlotte, NC· Atrium Health· 861 beds

Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center

Flagship hospital of Atrium Health, a leading Southeast academic health system. As part of Advocate Health, the system has earned the Practice Greenhealth 'System for Change Award' for 16 consecutive years and the EPA ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Sustained Excellence Award seven years running.

ENERGY STARPractice GreenhealthSystem for Change
Sustainability report
Peer benchmark

Compare to peers

Better than peers on progress
100%
vs. 2 peers · median 47%
Better than peers on waste/bed
100%
peer median 6.0 t/bed/yr
Your progress
58%
3 stated goals

Percentiles compare this hospital against peers in the selected set. Higher is better on both metrics.

Stated commitments

Goals & progress

Practice Greenhealth System for Change Award
Target Sustained recognition by 2024 · baseline 2008 · 16 consecutive years of system wide sustainability leadership recognition
Achieved
100% of the way to goal0 yrs remaining
Source: Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist News
Projected impact if deployed
Contributing solutions

Directional estimate. Tons modeled from this hospital's annual waste footprint and category benchmarks (Practice Greenhealth, vendor case studies). Diminishing returns applied when multiple solutions share a category.

EPA ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Sustained Excellence
Target Annual recognition by 2024 · baseline 2017 · Seven consecutive years of ENERGY STAR sustained excellence recognition
Achieved
100% of the way to goal0 yrs remaining
Source: Atrium Health Newsroom
System wide greenhouse gas reduction
Target Net zero by 2050 · baseline 2021
On track
25% of the way to goal24 yrs remaining
Source: Atrium Health Environmental Sustainability
Projected impact if deployed
Current 25%Projected 43.6%
+18.6 pts
Est. 321 tons/yr of waste diverted across the matched solutions.
Contributing solutions

Directional estimate. Tons modeled from this hospital's annual waste footprint and category benchmarks (Practice Greenhealth, vendor case studies). Diminishing returns applied when multiple solutions share a category.

Behind on this goal — 3 peers further along:
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Solutions that map to these goals

Products from our solutions directory that align with this hospital's stated commitments and active projects.

Compostable supplies
BioGown compostable isolation gown
Terraloam

The first closed loop, 100% compostable medical isolation gown. Replaces single use plastic gowns with a plant based alternative collected and composted through a take back program.

Impact: 176K+ gowns diverted from landfill, 95% collection rate, Premier Innovation Award winner.
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Recycling & circularity
BioDigester on site composter
Terraloam

On site aerobic digester that turns up to 220 lbs of hospital food waste and Terraloam compostable film gowns into finished compost in 24 hours closing the loop between cafeteria and clinical waste streams.

Impact: Diverts ~40 tons/yr of combined food waste and compostable PPE per unit from landfill or incineration with no off site hauling.
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Reusable / reprocessed devices
Single use device reprocessing
Stryker Sustainability Solutions

Largest reprocessor of single use medical devices in the U.S., recovering EP catheters, pulse oximeter sensors, compression sleeves and more for safe reuse.

Impact: ~$1B saved across 3,000+ customers and 26M+ lbs of waste diverted from landfill.
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Reusable / reprocessed devices
ReNewal device reprocessing
Medline

Reprocesses single use devices and repairs rigid/flexible scopes, extending product life while maintaining FDA cleared clinical performance.

Impact: Customers like Sharp HealthCare report seven figure annual savings plus large landfill diversion.
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Recycling & circularity
GENERATIONS closed loop lab plastic recycling
BD + Envetec

On site treatment system that decontaminates and recycles polystyrene petri dishes, PET tubes, medical tubing and polypropylene syringes back into usable resin.

Impact: Pilot study confirmed recovered resin meets virgin grade specs for re manufacture into healthcare plastics.
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Packaging
TRUCIRCLE medical packaging
Coveris + SABIC

First closed loop recycling model for sterile medical packaging non contaminated hospital packaging waste is collected, chemically recycled, and turned back into new sterile film.

Impact: Live pilot with Zuyderland Medical Center and Artivion proving circular sterile packaging at scale.
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Underway

Waste reduction projects

EnergySince 2023
System wide LED & smart building retrofits
Major contributor to ENERGY STAR recognition across 40+ hospitals
Single-use plasticsSince 2024
Green procurement & supply chain engagement
Practice Greenhealth leadership in sustainable purchasing