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Key Green Solutions welcomes Dignity Health as a customer


Key Green Solutions, the leading hospital sustainability management software company, announces today that it has entered into an agreement with Dignity Health to provide exclusive sustainability management software for their 37 hospitals and other offsite facilities. The agreement represents an expansion for Key Green Solutions in the west.

“Dignity Health is very excited about our partnership with Key Green Solutions sustainability software. Our management is able to review and compare facility energy, water, waste usage/volumes and local/sustainable food purchases across the system (37 hospitals and other locations) and facilitate development of reports and applications for awards. We are able to measure our progress in meeting our goals and objectives, as well as see where we can do better and determine changes that need to be made. When we combine our great sustainability initiatives and the comprehensive web-based Key Green dashboard, the opportunities to grow as a health system are limitless.” Sister Mary Ellen Leciejewski, Director of Ecology, Dignity Health

Jeff Burks, Relationship Manager for Key Green Solutions, commented, “We are very pleased that Dignity Health has selected Key Green Solutions as the provider of its sustainability management software. We welcome Sister Susan Vickers (Vice President of Community Health), Sister Mary Ellen and David Jones (System Director, Energy & Facility Services Corporate Real Estate) and their high quality Dignity team to the Key Green Solutions family and are looking forward to a mutually rewarding partnership.”

Key Green Solutions, LLC welcomes Saint Joseph Hospital, a member of Presence Health, as a customer.

Key Green Solutions LLC, the leading hospital sustainability management software company, announces today that it has entered into an agreement with Saint Joseph Hospital, a member of Presence Health, to provide exclusive sustainability management
software for their hospitals.  The agreement represents an expansion for Key Green Solutions in the state of Illinois.
Jeff Burks, Relationship Manager for Key Green Solutions, commented, “We are very pleased that Saint Joseph Hospital has selected Key Green Solutions as the provider of its
sustainability management software.  We welcome Larry Dry (Vice President, Strategy and Operations), Julie Antioho (Director of Perioperative Services), Al Jensen (AVP, Facilities Management) and their high quality team to the Key Green Solutions family and are looking forward to a mutually rewarding partnership.”

Stanford University Medical Center and Key Green Solutions partnership highlighted in the Healthier Hospitals Initiative (HHI) landfill avoidance success story.

Success story highlighted here – http://healthierhospitals.org/get-inspired/success-stories/stanford-university-medical-center-landfill-avoidance
Stanford University Medical Center’s long list of green initiatives has been awarded special honors by the health care industry’s nationally-recognized leader in environmentally responsible operations.
Stanford Hospital & Clinics is dedicated to providing leading edge and coordinated care to each and every patient. It is internationally renowned for expertise in areas such as cancer treatment, neuroscience, surgery, cardiovascular medicine and organ transplant, as well as for translating medical breakthroughs into patient care. Throughout its history, Stanford has been at the forefront of discovery and innovation, as researchers and clinicians work together to improve health on a global level.   Stanford Hospital & Clinics: Healing humanity through science and compassion, one patient at a time.
Key Green Solutions is the leading international provider of a sustainability management software suite for healthcare.  Key Green is benchmarking and standardizing energy, water, waste, food and environmentally preferred purchasing data for hospitals and helping in their quest for increasing efficiency and managing costs as they deliver care in their facilities.  The software has interfaces to load the vendor’s electronic data, instead of manually collecting the data in spreadsheets.

Exciting Staff Updates at Key Green Solutions

Key Green Solutions has experienced some exciting staff updates this fall.
On September 7, Alyssa Antekeier, one of our Relationship Coordinators, married
Brett Buit, a U.S. Naval Fire Controlman, and become Alyssa Antekeier Buit.  In late October she moved to Yokosuka, Japan where Brett is stationed.  We are very excited that Alyssa will continue to work for Key Green Solutions from her Japanese office!!   She will continue to serve our customers in the same great manner that she has historically.
The week after Alyssa was married, Alison Waske, our Senior Sustainability Consultant, married Bill Sutter on September 14 and became Alison Waske Sutter.
In September, we also added Juleen Haartman, a part-time Data Specialist, to help manage the vendor data we receive on your behalf.  We’re very excited about the addition to our staff.

Key Green Solutions, LLC welcomes Howard County General Hospital, a member of Johns Hopkins Medicine, as a customer.

Key Green Solutions LLC, the leading hospital sustainability management software company, announces today that it has entered into an agreement with Howard County General Hospital, a member of Johns Hopkins Medicine, to provide exclusive
sustainability management software for their hospitals.
Jeff Burks, Relationship Manager for Key Green Solutions, commented, “We are very pleased that Howard County General Hospital has selected Key Green Solutions as the provider of its sustainability management software.  We welcome Nick Nutting (Administrator, Patient Care Services), Debra Dennis (EVS Director) and their high quality team to the Key Green Solutions family and are looking forward to a mutually rewarding partnership.”

Key Green Solutions welcomes Beaumont Health, Troy campus, as a customer.

Key Green Solutions, the leading hospital sustainability management software company, announces today that it has entered into an agreement with Beaumont Health, Troy campus, to provide exclusive sustainability management software for their hospital.  The agreement represents continued expansion for Key Green Solutions in the Michigan market.
Jeff Burks, Relationship Manager for Key Green Solutions, commented, “We are very pleased that Beaumont Health, Troy campus, has selected Key Green Solutions as the provider of its sustainability management software.  We welcome Ms. Connie O’Malley (Vice President, Chief Operating Officer) and her high quality team to the Key Green Solutions family and are looking forward to a mutually rewarding partnership.”

Key Green Solutions welcomes Beaumont Health, Grosse Pointe campus, as a customer.

Key Green Solutions, the leading hospital sustainability management software company, announces today that it has entered into an agreement with Beaumont Health, Grosse Pointe campus, to provide exclusive sustainability management software for their hospital.  The agreement represents continued expansion for Key Green Solutions in the Michigan market.
Jeff Burks, Relationship Manager for Key Green Solutions, commented, “We are very pleased that Beaumont Health, Grosse Pointe campus, has selected Key Green Solutions as the provider of its sustainability management software.  We welcome Mr. Mark McPherson (Controller) and his high quality team to the Key Green Solutions family and are looking forward to a mutually rewarding partnership.”

Key Green Solutions welcomes Northwest Hospital, a LifeBridge Health center, as a customer.

Key Green Solutions, the leading hospital sustainability management software company, announces today that it has entered into an agreement with Northwest Hospital, to provide exclusive sustainability management software for their hospital.  The agreement represents continued expansion for Key Green Solutions in the mid-Atlantic market.
Jeff Burks, Relationship Manager for Key Green Solutions, commented, “We are very pleased that Northwest Hospital has selected Key Green Solutions as the provider of its sustainability management software.  We welcome Odell Hall (Director of Facilities) and his high quality team to the Key Green Solutions family and are looking forward to a mutually rewarding partnership.”

University Hospitals (Cleveland, OH) wins Key Green Solutions Sustainability Management Excellence Award 2013

University Hospitals has been honored with a “Sustainability Management Excellence” Award 2013 from Key Green Solutions, the leading hospital sustainability management software company. The Management Excellence Award recognizes health systems that are successfully measuring, setting system goals, benchmarking, and creating a culture of sustainability.
“This award demonstrates University Hospitals commitment to their patients and community through their system-wide sustainability initiatives” said Jeff Burks, Relationship Manager of Key Green Solutions.  “Dr. Aparna Bole, Mr. Ray Braun, Mr. Matt Pietro and their leadership team are on the cutting edge with sustainability system-wide and a leader in the healthcare industry.”
The Key Green Solutions Sustainability Management Excellence Awards were presented in Boston, MA at the Key Green Solutions reception on April 24, 2013.

Key Green Solutions, LLC welcomes Johns Hopkins Medicine as a customer.

Key Green Solutions LLC, the leading hospital sustainability management software company, announces today that it has entered into an agreement with Johns Hopkins Medicine, to provide exclusive sustainability management software for their hospitals.
Kristian Hayes, Assistant Director General Services, states, “Johns Hopkins Medicine has partnered with Key Green Solutions because their comprehensive web-based software automatically imports our data allowing us to track our sustainability metrics and benchmark our hospitals against other hospitals.  We have been really impressed with their software and their team.  Key Green Solutions is an important part of our institutional wide sustainability strategy.”
Jeff Burks, Relationship Manager for Key Green Solutions, commented, “We are very pleased that The Johns Hopkins Hospital has selected Key Green Solutions as the provider of its sustainability management software.  We welcome Kristian Hayes (Assistant Director General Services), Dr. Lauren Berkow (Assistant Residency Director, Depts of Anesthesia and Critical Care Medicine, Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery) and their high quality team to the Key Green Solutions family and are looking forward to a mutually rewarding partnership.”