Inova Health System
Seema Wadhwa, LEED AP
Director of Sustainability
Inova Health
System
A not-for-profit healthcare
network of hospitals, outpatient clinics and assisted
long term care facilities in
the Northern Virginia Area
 5 Hospitals
 1,700 licensed
hospital beds
 Over 16,000 employees
A LARGE
ENVIRONMENTAL
FOOTPRINT!
Seema Wadhwa 2009
Energy
Management
Waste
Minimization
Alternative
Transportation
Water Usage
Reduction
“The Inova Health System is
committed to establishing an
environmental program that
contributes to a safer and
healthier environment for our
patients, employees and
community.”
Environmentally
Preferable
Purchasing
Health
Information
Technology
Green
Construction
Sustainable
Foods
Process Improvement as a Cost
Savings Mechanism
Life Cycle Cost
Cost Avoidance
Hidden Cost
Operational Savings
True Cost
Seema Wadhwa 2011
Culture Change as a Cost
Savings Mechanism
Benchmarking
Auditing
Communication
Process
Improvement
Education
Monitoring
Seema Wadhwa 2011
Green is Green
Over $230,000 saved in RMW reduction
Over $1 Million anticipated in reprocessing
Cost avoidance with recycling
New technologies such as Induction lighting are
being implemented in 2011 saving 75% percent
energy savings estimated. Retrofits were also
made to boiler rooms to decrease heat loss
Inova Loudoun is replacing existing water
closets from 3.5 Gallons per flush to 1.28
Gallons per flush