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Sacramento, CA· UC Health· 627 beds

UC Davis Medical Center

UC Davis Medical Center is part of the University of California's system wide carbon neutrality, zero waste, and sustainable food commitments, with active anesthetic gas reduction and OR waste programs at its Sacramento academic campus.

UC carbon neutralZero wasteOR waste
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3 stated goals

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Stated commitments

Goals & progress

UC carbon neutrality (Scopes 1 & 2)
Target Net zero by 2025 · baseline 2009 · UC system wide policy across campuses and health centers
Behind
70% of the way to goal0 yrs remaining
Source: UC Sustainable Practices Policy
Projected impact if deployed
Current 70%Projected 77.4%
+7.4 pts
Est. 234 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:
UC zero waste (90% diversion)
Target 90% by 2030 · baseline 2018 · Solid waste diversion across the Sacramento campus
On track
50% of the way to goal4 yrs remaining
Projected impact if deployed
Current 50%Projected 58.3%
+8.3 pts
Est. 157 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:
Eliminate desflurane and cut N2O waste
Target Phase out high-GWP anesthetics by 2026 · baseline 2021 · OR formulary and N2O manifold leakage
On track
75% of the way to goal0 yrs remaining
Projected impact if deployed
Current 75%Projected 81.4%
+6.4 pts
Est. 244 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.

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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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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Underway

Waste reduction projects

EnergySince 2025
Central plant decarbonization
Replacing fossil steam with electric hot water
Pharma wasteSince 2023
Desflurane phase out
Removed from OR formulary
RecyclingSince 2024
OR blue wrap recycling
Sterile wrap diversion across surgical suites