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Duarte, CA· City of Hope· 217 beds

City of Hope National Medical Center

City of Hope's NCI designated comprehensive cancer center in Duarte is working to reduce the environmental footprint of oncology care through pharma waste minimization, OR and infusion suite recycling, and energy efficiency across its research and clinical campuses.

Cancer carePharma wasteEnergy efficiency
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3 stated goals

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Stated commitments

Goals & progress

Reduce greenhouse gas emissions across operations
Target 40% reduction by 2030 · baseline 2019 · Scope 1 and 2 emissions across the Duarte campus
On track
40% of the way to goal4 yrs remaining
Projected impact if deployed
Current 40%Projected 54.8%
+14.8 pts
Est. 81 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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Minimize hazardous pharmaceutical waste from oncology care
Target Improved segregation by 2028 · baseline 2021 · Chemotherapy and hazardous drug waste streams
On track
46% of the way to goal2 yrs remaining
Projected impact if deployed
Current 46%Projected 63.2%
+17.2 pts
Est. 104 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:
Expand recycling across infusion and surgical suites
Target Higher diversion rate by 2028 · baseline 2021 · Clean plastics, blue wrap, and packaging recyclables
On track
45% of the way to goal2 yrs remaining
Projected impact if deployed
Current 45%Projected 64.7%
+19.7 pts
Est. 117 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.

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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Reusable / reprocessed devices
Remanufactured EP & ultrasound catheters
Vanguard AG

European leader in reprocessing complex single use cardiology and ultrasound catheters under EU MDR, returning them to OEM equivalent quality.

Impact: Up to 50% device cost savings and major reduction in cath lab plastic + e waste.
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Reusable / reprocessed devices
EP & cardiology device reprocessing
Innovative Health

Specialty reprocessor focused on the highest cost single use electrophysiology and cardiology devices that other reprocessors won't touch.

Impact: Hospitals report 7 figure cath/EP lab savings and thousands of devices diverted annually.
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Underway

Waste reduction projects

Pharma wasteSince 2023
Hazardous drug waste segregation
Reducing incinerated pharmaceutical waste across oncology units
RecyclingSince 2024
Infusion suite recycling
Capturing clean plastics and packaging from outpatient infusion
EnergySince 2024
Research and clinical building energy upgrades
Lighting and HVAC retrofits across the Duarte campus