Strategic Approach To Energy The Right Prescription For Hospital System
CHICAGO, IL — The delivery of patient care may be the primary mission in the healthcare business, but controlling costs and mitigating risk in today’s economy can distract even the most proficient of caregivers. Here’s how a 10-hospital system in metropolitan Chicago took a strategic approach to developing an energy initiative that saves over $1 million a year in utility costs while enhancing the environment of care.
Two years ago, sensing impending changes in a volatile energy landscape, Advocate Health Care’s management believed the time was right to take a more strategic approach to energy and utility resource management and to reassess the imminent risks and opportunities.