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Cincinnati, OH· Bon Secours Mercy Health· 7,500 beds

Bon Secours Mercy Health (system)

Bon Secours Mercy Health (BSMH) is the 5th-largest Catholic health system in the U.S., operating ~35 hospitals across OH, KY, VA, SC, FL, NY and Ireland. Sustainability work is governed by a cross-functional ESG Steering Council and Sustainability Council, with published progress in the annual ESG Report.

System levelNet zeroEnergy StarGeothermalSolarE-waste recyclingPractice Greenhealth
Sustainability report
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3 stated goals

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Stated commitments

Goals & progress

Reduce CO₂ emissions across Ireland operations
Target 51% reduction by 2030 · baseline 2020 · Corporate Power Purchase Agreement with a wind farm currently supplies ~47% of electricity to Irish sites (excluding Limerick).
On track
47% of the way to goal4 yrs remaining
Source: BSMH 2024 ESG Progress Report
Projected impact if deployed
Current 47%Projected 60.2%
+13.2 pts
Est. 2,801 tons/yr of waste diverted across the matched solutions.
Contributing solutions

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Energy Star certified hospitals
Target 7 hospitals certified by 2024 · baseline 2023 · 8 hospitals certified in 2024 — exceeded the goal of 7.
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100% of the way to goal0 yrs remaining
Source: BSMH 2024 ESG Progress Report
Solar feasibility assessment across the portfolio
Target Narrow 35 hospitals to next-level study sites by 2024 · baseline 2023 · High-level assessment completed across all 35 hospitals; 7 target locations advanced to next-level study in 2024.
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100% of the way to goal0 yrs remaining
Source: BSMH 2024 ESG Progress Report
Vendor match

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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Anesthesia & pharma
Anesthesia gas capture (Centralized waste anesthetic gas)
SageMedic / Sage Sustainable Electronics

Capture and destroy systems for waste anesthetic gases (desflurane, sevoflurane, N₂O) that prevent potent greenhouse gas release and cut volatile pharma waste.

Impact: Mass General Brigham and others report 80%+ reductions in anesthesia carbon footprint.
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Anesthesia & pharma
Pharma waste segregation software
PharmEcology (WM Healthcare Solutions)

Decision support tool that correctly classifies drug waste so hospitals stop disposing non hazardous pharma in expensive, plastic heavy regulated waste streams.

Impact: Customers cut hazardous pharma waste tonnage by 30 60% on average.
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Underway

Waste reduction projects

EnergySince 2024
Lourdes Cancer Center geothermal system
New geothermal HVAC system at Lourdes Cancer Center (Paducah, KY) eliminates direct GHG emissions from heating/cooling and lowers utility costs. First U.S. health system to submit for IRA tax credits on a geothermal system.
EnergySince 2025
Rappahannock General Hospital geothermal retrofit
Geothermal retrofit of an existing acute care hospital in Kilmarnock, VA; mid-2025 completion.
EnergySince 2024
Ireland wind power purchase agreement
Corporate PPA with an Irish wind farm supplying ~47% of electricity demand across BSMH Ireland sites (excluding Limerick).
RecyclingSince 2023
AIM Ecycling e-waste recycling program
129 pickups across 31 BSMH locations in 2023, diverting 193 tons of electronic equipment from landfill to an R2-certified processor in Toledo, OH.