Adventist Medical Center supports the health of communities

Sep 9 2009

Adventist Medical Center (AMC), a not-for-profit, faith-based health system operating a full range of inpatient, outpatient and emergency services in the Portland, Ore., and Vancouver, Wash., areas, has saved more than 120 tons (239,075 lbs.) of paper through shredding and recycling during the past 12 months. According to Cintas Document Management, the southeast Portland, Ore., hospital’s paper recycling efforts are equivalent to saving:

• 2,032 Trees
• 359 Cubic Yards of Landfill
• 239 Barrels of Oil
• 836,765 Gallons of Water

“Adventist Medical Center is proud to support the whole health of our communities – both through our sustainability efforts as well as community health and wellness programs,” said Lyndee Lawrence, director of hospitality services for AMC. “At Adventist, we’ve worked to make recycling easy and accessible for our employees, which we hope will continue to increase participation throughout our health system.”

AMC’s recycling data was analyzed by Cintas Document Management and only includes confidential documents that were recycled. The Portland hospital has worked with Cintas since 2005 to safely collect, shred and recycle health-system paperwork, while remaining in compliance of all regulatory patient confidentiality requirements. In addition to confidential paperwork, the hospital estimates recycling more than 28,400 lbs. of non-confidential paperwork and 115,650 lbs. of cardboard during the past 12 months.