Sligo Regional Hospital host Energy Awareness Day

Sligo Regional Hospital recently held an Energy Awareness Day for staff and members of the public in the Hospital. The National Energy Efficiency Action Plan sets out several obligations on public bodies to lead the way in relation to energy efficiency and Sligo Regional Hospital is playing its part in reducing energy through a number of initiatives within the hospital including the formation of an Energy Map Team. Members of the Energy Map Team are employees of the hospital, working across various hospital departments and with direct knowledge of the hospital’s major energy-using systems. The focus of the recent Energy Awareness Day was to encourage staff, patients and members of the public to become aware of energy consumption.

Commenting, Grainne McCann, General Manager, Sligo Regional Hospital said, “Simple changes in behaviour can quickly lead to a significant reduction in energy consumption and by reducing the hospital’s energy consumption it is possible to save money and reduce the environmental impact, while still delivering high quality healthcare. The Hospital will also participate in the OPW’s Optimising @ Work programme and over next two months, energy meters will be installed to measure and monitor energy consumption across the significant energy users in the hospital”.

Information and advice was available on a number of energy saving initiatives, including tips on reducing food waste and home composting and guidance on how to reduce, re-use and recycle waste. The Energy team in Sligo Regional Hospital has also established a tri-monthly sustainability newsletter called Green Times, which will provide information on what the energy consumption/cost is and various initiatives being undertaken by the hospital to reduce energy.

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Pictured above from left to right: Declan McGoldrick, Estates, Domhnall McLaughlin, Assistant General Manager, Orla Gilleece, Staff Nurse, Michael O’Brien, Estates, Geraldine McGuinn, Catering, Grainne McCann, General Manager.