The Medical Independent
Summary
Healthcare accounts for an estimated 5 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions. If it were a country, it would be the fifth largest emitter on the planet. At St James’s Hospital, Dublin, our foremost commitment is the provision of high-quality patient care. As Ireland’s largest acute academic teaching hospital, we are cognisant of the environmental impact of our day-to-day operations in providing such care.
In December 2020, St James’s signed an energy performance contract (EPC) with Veolia in partnership with the Carbon and Energy Fund Ireland. Under the EPC agreement, Veolia install and operate energy-efficient equipment in the hospital. The 20-year contract to operate and maintain the equipment was awarded to Veolia after a competitive public tendering process and the EPC implementation is the largest of its kind in Irish healthcare to date.
The EPC included the replacement of fluorescent lights with energy-efficient LED lighting throughout the hospital and the installation of a 2MW combined heat and power system in the hospital’s energy centre, as well as the installation of high efficiency pumps, and new energy efficient chillers.
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