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Phoenix, AZ· Banner Health· 730 beds

Banner University Medical Center Phoenix

Banner Health deployed an enterprise wide energy management strategy across 25+ hospitals to combat HVAC performance drift, optimize building automation, and reduce energy intensity. Focus areas include continuous commissioning, water conservation in the desert Southwest, and surgical waste segregation.

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3 stated goals

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Stated commitments

Goals & progress

Enterprise energy intensity reduction
Target Reduce EUI across 25+ hospitals by 2030 · baseline 2019 · Continuous HVAC commissioning across portfolio
On track
40% of the way to goal4 yrs remaining
Source: Environment+Energy Leader
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Water conservation
Target Cut potable water use in arid campuses by 2030 · baseline 2019
Behind
25% of the way to goal4 yrs remaining
Source: Banner Health
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Regulated medical waste segregation
Target Cut RMW volume via OR & floor segregation by 2026 · baseline 2022
On track
30% of the way to goal0 yrs remaining
Source: Banner Health
Projected impact if deployed
Current 30%Projected 52.2%
+22.2 pts
Est. 349 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.

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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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Surgical fluid & sharps
Sylva surgical suction bag
Serres

Next generation suction fluid collection bag designed to use significantly less plastic per case than legacy rigid canister systems.

Impact: Up to ~70% less plastic per OR fluid management setup vs. traditional rigid canisters.
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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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Surgical fluid & sharps
Mailback sharps & pharma waste
Sharps Compliance (Sharps Medical Waste Services)

Mailback containers and route based pickup that consolidate sharps, RX, and trace chemo waste to reduce single use red bag plastic and unnecessary regulated waste tonnage.

Impact: Cuts overclassified regulated medical waste, the most expensive and plastic heavy waste stream in hospitals.
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Underway

Waste reduction projects

EnergySince 2023
Building automation tune ups
Recaptures lost HVAC efficiency portfolio wide
WaterSince 2024
Desert water stewardship
Cooling tower & landscape conservation
Proof points

Case studies & pilot programs

Publicly documented programs where this hospital or its parent system reported measurable results.

Water2023

Desert climate water conservation retrofits

Banner Health implemented cooling tower optimization, low flow fixtures, and xeriscaping across its Phoenix campuses in response to Arizona drought conditions.

Result
Cited in Banner's sustainability disclosures as a contributor to its 25% water reduction goal.
Source: Banner Health