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La Jolla, CA· UC San Diego Health· 364 beds

UC San Diego Health Jacobs Medical Center

Part of the University of California's system wide commitment to carbon neutrality and zero waste, UC San Diego Health is reducing anesthetic gas emissions, expanding OR and clinical recycling, and advancing energy efficiency across its La Jolla and Hillcrest campuses.

UC zero waste pledgeAnesthetic gas reductionAcademic medical center
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Goals & progress

UC system wide carbon neutrality (Scopes 1 & 2)
Target Net zero by 2025 · baseline 2014 · Aligned with UC Sustainable Practices Policy
Behind
65% of the way to goal0 yrs remaining
Source: UC Sustainability Report 2024
Projected impact if deployed
Current 65%Projected 73.6%
+8.6 pts
Est. 136 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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Zero waste (90%+ landfill diversion)
Target 90% by 2030 · baseline 2018 · Operational waste across UCSD Health facilities
On track
55% of the way to goal4 yrs remaining
Source: UC Sustainability Report 2024
Projected impact if deployed
Current 55%Projected 62.5%
+7.5 pts
Est. 92 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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Reduce anesthetic gas emissions
Target Eliminate desflurane, cut N2O by 2026 · baseline 2021 · OR anesthetic gas formulary and N2O manifolds
On track
60% of the way to goal0 yrs remaining
Projected impact if deployed
Current 60%Projected 70.4%
+10.4 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.

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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
Desflurane phase out
Shifting OR formulary away from high GWP volatile anesthetics
RecyclingSince 2024
OR and clinical recycling expansion
Blue wrap, clean plastics, and packaging capture across surgical services
EnergySince 2024
Central plant and HVAC efficiency
Energy retrofits across Jacobs and Hillcrest campuses