Environmental factors have far-reaching impacts on individual and community health. Land use, the built environment, energy production and use, and food and water systems all affect health.

As an organization dedicated to improving health, and as one of the region’s largest employers, Geisinger has long committed to:

• Understanding and helping address environmental impacts on health
• Reducing Geisinger’s environmental impacts by incorporating green building practices, systems and technology in its facilities
• Sponsoring initiatives to make it easier for the Geisinger family to conserve and recycle resources and achieve sustainability
• Developing resources and programs to promote healthy environments throughout our communities and region

In 2011, we established the Geisinger Sustainability Initiative to coordinate, improve and increase environmental stewardship programs across the system.

By going green, Geisinger has achieved significant savings that help reduce healthcare costs, hospital visits and the number of premature deaths associated with environmental impacts.

The co-generation plant on our Danville campus alone achieved annual energy savings of $2.2 million - while significantly decreasing pollutants and their health impacts.

Across Geisinger, energy conservation efforts save more than $15 million a year in lower electric, gas and water bills - as well as lower maintenance costs for energy technologies and systems.

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If you have questions, ideas, or would like more information, email sustainability_pgm@geisinger.edu.