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Winston-Salem, NC· Atrium Health· 885 beds

Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center

An 885 bed academic medical center in Winston Salem, North Carolina, and a major teaching and research hospital within Atrium Health. The campus participates in system wide sustainability efforts focused on energy, waste, water, and environmentally responsible operations.

Energy efficiencyWaste reductionWater conservationResearch sustainability
Sustainability report
Peer benchmark

Compare to peers

Better than peers on progress
0%
vs. 2 peers · median 53%
Better than peers on waste/bed
50%
peer median 6.0 t/bed/yr
Your progress
46%
3 stated goals

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

Stated commitments

Goals & progress

Reduce energy use intensity across Atrium Health
Target Measurable reduction by 2030 · baseline 2019 · Energy use per square foot across facilities
On track
43% of the way to goal4 yrs remaining
Behind on this goal — 3 peers further along:
Increase waste diversion rates
Target Higher diversion by 2028 · baseline 2020 · Recycling and composting programs across campuses
On track
48% of the way to goal2 yrs remaining
Projected impact if deployed
Current 48%Projected 60.4%
+12.4 pts
Est. 318 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:
Advance sustainable food and water stewardship
Target System-wide programs by 2028 · baseline 2020 · Local and sustainable food sourcing and water conservation initiatives
On track
46% of the way to goal2 yrs remaining
Projected impact if deployed
Current 46%Projected 50.0%
+4.0 pts
Est. 100 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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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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Compostable supplies
Plastic free medication cup
Plastilose

First fully plastic free, PFAS free medication cup, made from bacterial cellulose. Naturally biodegrades in ~3 months and is ISO 10993 biocompatibility tested.

Impact: Replaces billions of single use plastic souffle cups used for med pass each year.
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Food service
Plant based compostable foodservice ware
Vegware

Compostable cups, lids, cutlery and clamshells for hospital cafeterias and patient meal trays certified industrially compostable.

Impact: Replaces petroleum plastics in one of hospitals' largest non clinical waste streams.
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Food service
Compostable patient meal service
World Centric

BPI certified compostable trays, bowls and utensils used by health systems including Kaiser Permanente for patient meals.

Impact: Eliminates millions of foam and PP meal containers per year at deployed systems.
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Underway

Waste reduction projects

EnergySince 2022
Building energy retrofits
Upgrading HVAC and lighting systems to reduce energy consumption
RecyclingSince 2023
Waste stream and composting program
Expanding composting and improving waste segregation across the medical center