A Data Driven Approach

With a mission to revolutionize healthcare for mountain communities, Vail Health blends innovation with sustainability, ensuring that world-class medical care goes hand-in-hand with environmental stewardship. Vail Health has embarked on numerous pollution reduction projects over the past several years. Establishing a carbon pollution baseline was essential to their future data-driven efforts.

In March 2024, Vail Health partnered with SION60 to establish a carbon emissions baseline, identifying opportunities to reduce their pollution. SION60 and Vail completed an interface to EnergyStar Portfolio Manager to automatically interface data from facility energy invoices. Anesthesia, gas and fleet fuel consumption were also measured. SION60’s software, built on the foundation of theGreenhouse Protocol, EPA and Joint Commission standards, simplified difficult measurements.

RESULTS: This analysis confirmed and highlighted the opportunity to focus pollution-reducing projects on emissions. Vail Health now has the data to measure their impact moving forward.

NEXT STEPS: Vail Health identified several future projects:

  • Align with state energy reduction requirements

  • Distribute a staff survey to calibrate Green Team projects

  • Partner with utilities to reduce longterm costs and emissions

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