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Chicago, IL· Lurie Children's· 364 beds

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Lurie Children's downtown Chicago hospital, the first U.S. children's hospital to publicly commit to net zero emissions by 2050, is advancing anesthetic gas reduction, reprocessing, and food service decarbonization through its Climate & Health program.

PediatricNet zeroAnesthetic gas
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Stated commitments

Goals & progress

Achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions
Target Net zero across scopes 1, 2, and 3 by 2050 · baseline 2019 · Enterprise emissions inventory
On track
35% of the way to goal24 yrs remaining
Projected impact if deployed
Current 35%Projected 51.2%
+16.2 pts
Est. 136 tons/yr of waste diverted across the matched solutions.
Contributing solutions

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Reduce anesthetic gas emissions
Target Eliminate desflurane and cut N2O by 2026 · baseline 2021 · Pediatric OR formulary and N2O manifolds
On track
75% of the way to goal0 yrs remaining
Projected impact if deployed
Current 75%Projected 81.4%
+6.4 pts
Est. 143 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.

Reduce plant-forward menu emissions
Target Plant-forward default menus by 2027 · baseline 2022 · Food procurement footprint
On track
50% of the way to goal1 yrs remaining
Projected impact if deployed
Current 50%Projected 61.4%
+11.4 pts
Est. 125 tons/yr of waste diverted across the matched solutions.
Contributing solutions

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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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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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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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Underway

Waste reduction projects

Pharma wasteSince 2022
Desflurane elimination
Removed desflurane from pediatric OR formulary, sharply cutting OR carbon footprint
Food wasteSince 2023
Plant-forward menu redesign
Reduced beef on inpatient and cafeteria menus
RecyclingSince 2023
OR blue wrap and rigid plastics recycling
Diversion of sterile wrap and clean clinical plastics