Key Green Solutions LLC welcomes Alison Waske, the new Sr. Sustainability Consultant, to the Key Green team.

Key Green Solutions LLC, the leading hospital sustainability management software company, has hired Alison Waske as a Sr. Sustainability Consultant.  Alison’s
expertise and knowledge as a full-time on-site sustainability officer at Metro
Health Hospital and her contagious passion for sustainability make her an
invaluable resource for hospitals interested in implementing or expanding upon
a sustainability program.
Jeff Burks, Relationship Manager for Key Green, says, “We are very excited to have Alison join our team. Her strong background in healthcare sustainability and analytical and managerial skills to help hospitals achieve their sustainability goals and objectives will
benefit our customers greatly.”
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Key Green Solutions LLC welcomes Joel Buys, the new Sustainability Coordinator, to the Key Green team.

Key Green Solutions LLC, the leading hospital sustainability management software company, has hired Joel Buys as a Sustainability Coordinator.  Joel has a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Michigan.  He brings expertise and experience in accounting and data analysis.
Jeff Burks, Relationship Manager for Key Green, says, “We are very excited to have Joel join our team.  His strong background in accounting and attention to detail will benefit our customers greatly.”

Key Green Solutions LLC welcomes Banner 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 Banner Health, to provide exclusive sustainability management software.  The agreement represents an expansion for Key Green Solutions in the Western market.
Sarah Remington, Environmental Compliance Program Director states, “Banner Health is partnering with Key Green Solutions because their comprehensive web-based, automated software provides energy measurements, waste volumes and facility benchmarking analysis.  We are using the software across our health system comprised of 23 hospitals, other facilities and multiple office buildings within 7 states. This will influence our organization’s sustainability goals and initiatives.”
Jeff Burks, Relationship Manager for Key Green Solutions, commented, “We are very pleased that Banner Health has selected Key Green Solutions as the provider of its sustainability management software.  We welcome Dale Schultz (Vice President of Business Health), Sarah Remington (Environmental Compliance Program Director), Jay Stallings (Associate Administrator for Banner Desert Medical Center), Sean Greer (Director of Facilities Services for Banner Desert Medical Center) and their high quality team to the Key Green Solutions family and are looking forward to a mutually rewarding partnership.”

Key Green Solutions LLC welcomes Exempla Good Samaritan Medical Center as a customer.

Key Green Solutions LLC, the leading hospital sustainability management software company, announces today that it has entered into an agreement with Exempla Good Samaritan Medical Center in Lafayette, Colorado, to provide exclusive sustainability management software.  The agreement represents an expansion for Key Green Solutions in the Rocky Mountain region.
Rob Robbins, Manager of Safety Services states, “Good Samaritan Medical Center is partnering with Key Green Solutions because their comprehensive web-based, automated software provides the energy consumption, waste measurements and facility benchmarking information we need to help us focus on our strategy of Reduce – Reuse – Recycle.  We are focused on decreasing our environmental impact and carbon footprint, while maintaining patient safety and reducing costs.”
Jeff Burks, Relationship Manager for Key Green Solutions commented, “We are very pleased that Good Samaritan Medical Center has selected Key Green Solutions as the provider of its sustainability management software.  We welcome Mike Gerken (Facilities Director), Brad Haugan (Guest Services Director), Rob Robbins (Safety Manager), Nancy Ewing (Materiel Mgmt Director) and their high quality team to the Key Green Solutions family and are looking forward to a mutually rewarding partnership.”

Key Green Solutions LLC (KGS) welcomes Stanford University Medical Center as a customer.

Key Green Solutions LLC, the leading hospital sustainability management software company, announces today that it has entered into an agreement with Stanford University Medical Center in Palo Alto, California, to provide exclusive sustainability management software.  The agreement represents continued expansion for Key Green Solutions in the California market.
Krisanne Hanson, Director of Sustainability states, “Stanford University Medical Center is partnering with Key Green Solutions because their comprehensive web-based, automated software provides timely energy consumption, waste measurements and facility benchmarking.  We are using the software across our health system comprised of Stanford Hospital & Clinics and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital.  This will influence our organizations sustainability goals and carbon emission impact.” 
Jeff Burks, Relationship Manager for KGS, commented, “We are very pleased that Stanford University Medical Center has selected Key Green Solutions as the provider of its sustainability management software.  We welcome Wes Palmquist (Vice President, General Services), Krisanne Hanson (Director of Sustainability), and their high quality team to the Key Green Solutions family and are looking forward to a mutually rewarding partnership.”

Key Green Solutions LLC (KGS) welcomes VA San Diego Healthcare System as a customer.

Key Green Solutions LLC, the leading hospital sustainability management software company, announces today that it has entered into an agreement with VA San Diego Healthcare System in San Diego, CA to provide exclusive Sustainability Management Software.  The agreement represents continued expansion for Key Green Solutions in the California market.
Jean Parkinson, GEMS Coordinator for VA San Diego Medical Center states “that at the VA we are committed to being environmentally responsible and we think this software will help us achieve that goal.”
Jeff Burks, Relationship Manager for KGS, commented, “We are very pleased that VA San Diego Health System, a member of the VA Desert Pacific Healthcare Network, have selected Key Green Solutions as the provider of its sustainability management software.  We welcome Jean Parkinson (GEMS Coordinator), Jon Coger (Energy Engineer), and their high quality team to the Key Green Solutions family and are looking forward to a mutually rewarding partnership.”

Key Green Solutions LLC (KGS) welcomes North Memorial Medical Center as a customer.

Key Green Solutions LLC, the leading hospital sustainability management software company, announces today that it has entered into an agreement with North Memorial Medical Center in Robbinsdale, MN to provide exclusive Sustainability Management Software.  The agreement represents continued expansion for Key Green Solutions in the Minnesota market.
Bob Johnson, Director of Engineering Services for North Memorial
states, “North Memorial is partnering with KGS because their web-based, automated software provides timely energy consumption, waste and benchmarking reports.  This information will assist us in identifying “best practice” and establishing performance goals.”
Jeff Burks, Relationship Manager for KGS, commented, “We are very pleased that North Memorial Medical Center has selected KGS as the provider of its sustainability management software.  We welcome Bob Johnson, Tracy Brevig (Data Management Specialist) and their high quality team to the KGS family and are looking forward to a mutually rewarding partnership.”

Key Green Solutions LLC (KGS) welcomes Anne Arundel Medical Center as a customer.

Key Green Solutions LLC, the leading hospital sustainability management software company, announces today that it has entered into an agreement with Anne Arundel Health System in Annapolis, Maryland, to provide exclusive sustainability management software.  The agreement represents continued expansion for Key Green Solutions in the mid-Atlantic market.
Charlotte Wallace, Sustainability Coordinator states, “Anne Arundel Health System is partnering with Key Green Solutions because their comprehensive web-based, automated software provides energy consumption, waste measurements and facility benchmarking.  This will allow us to track and measure our sustainability initiatives and influence our organizations carbon emission impact.”
Jeff Burks, Relationship Manager for KGS, commented, “We are very pleased that Anne Arundel Health System has selected Key Green Solutions as the provider of its sustainability management software.  We welcome Dena Jackson (Director, Supply Chain), Charlotte Wallace (Sustainability Coordinator), and their high quality team to the Key Green Solutions family and are looking forward to a mutually rewarding partnership.”

Key Green Solutions is exhibiting at CleanMed 2012 (Denver, CO)

The CleanMed Exhibits and Exposition will showcase suppliers and service providers that offer sustainable products and services to the health care sector. Key Green Solutions will participate in the Exhibits and Exposition. Please visit us at Booth #422.
CleanMed education sessions feature topics such as sustainable design, green building, energy and water conservation, chemical reduction, environmentally preferable purchasing, incorporating sustainability into corporate culture, and other topics of importance to health care building and operations. Most of these sessions carry CEUs for multiple disciplines. CleanMed is one of the most affordable conferences offered to health care.

Key Green Solutions customers find it easier to apply for the 2012 Practice Greenhealth Environmental Excellence Awards

It can be a challenge to find data for electricity, natural gas, water, recycling, hazardous, regulated medical waste, solid waste, pharmaceuticals and universal waste.  Now with Key Green Solutions sustainability management software, it is easy.  Many of the Key Green Solutions customers are applying for the nationally recognized Practice Greenhealth Environmental Excellence Awards.  This awards application is the roadmap for how to strategically “go green” at your hospital.
Denise Choiniere, MS, RN, sustainability manager for University of Maryland Medical Center says, “got to tell you…your system is AWESOME for pulling data!  This will not be nearly as painful as last year!”
Bob Demers, with St. Joseph Hospital (Covenant Health Systems) says, ”I used the software to pull my energy numbers for the awards application and it worked great!”
Alison Waske, Sustainable Business Officer with Metro Health says, “we used KGS to help identify the total amount and cost of many different waste streams needed to complete the Practice Greenhealth award application.”