St. Francis Eastside
125 Commonwealth Drive
Greenville, SC 29615
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St.
Francis Eastside is a hospital of the Bon Secours St. Francis Health
System serving Greenville and upstate South Carolina since 1990.
This is a 212,190-square-foot, four-story facility with 92 staffed
beds. St Francis Eastside is a community hospital providing the full
complement of women's health services (obstetrics, ultrasounds,
neo-natal nursery) for the Bon Secours St. Francis System along with
comprehensive in-patient and outpatient services. This facility is
also home of the Bon Secours St. Francis Health System's major
orthopedic services. Clinical services include general medical and
surgical, supported by comprehensive radiology (x-ray through MRI)
and full on-site laboratory.
St.
Francis Eastside credits its local and corporate leadership for the
passion to fulfill Bon Secours St. Francis Health System's corporate
values, which include being good stewards, saving energy resources,
and reducing its carbon footprint.
In
2006, St. Francis Eastside benchmarked the hospital using the U.S.
Department of Energy’s ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager, resulting in
an ENERGY STAR score of 32. Thus began a journey to awareness and a
deeper understanding of energy consumption and the related costs. In
2010, the engineering department embarked on a low-/no-cost
retro-commissioning program by ensuring the mechanical systems were
functioning as designed, if not better. The engineering department
also established a documented process to identify and remove
initially temporary repairs that had inadvertently become permanent.
Identifying the root causes to this practice and correcting these
procedures has encouraged staff to engage the program. As a result
of this effort, St. Francis Eastside has experienced a positive
change in its approach to equipment repair and an 85 percent
reduction in HVAC-related service calls. This has enabled the
engineering department to dramatically increase the number of
preventative maintenance checks performed, changing its approach
from reactive to proactive. Other items addressed include correcting
failing dampers, actuators, and steam traps, as well as the repair
of torn and damaged pipe insulation. The engineering department also
initiated a Chiller Optimization Program for three
different-capacity chillers, in which the correctly sized chiller
was matched to existing demand. Utilizing wet bulb and dry bulb
temperatures, St. Francis Eastside has been able to operate in full
economizer mode without a chiller for 2-3 months annually.
St.
Francis Eastside partnered with several local businesses in their
particular fields of expertise to assist in creating the environment
for continuous improvement; these efforts yielded a 22 percent
reduction in energy consumption. St. Francis is very excited that
something as simple as awareness and small changes in behavior has
motivated the engineering department to establish the best practices
that propelled St. Francis Eastside from an ENERGY STAR performance
score of 32 to 82 and has earned the honor of being the first ENERGY
STAR certified hospital in South Carolina.
The
Bon Secours St. Francis Health System demonstrates its commitment to
energy conservation in many ways. For instance, the corporate
organization has adopted Portfolio Manager, EPA’s ENERGY STAR
measurement and tracking tool, as the official tool to track energy
conservation progress. St. Francis is creating a corporate-wide
energy awareness program including required training as part of the
Employee Education Program. St Francis has had several successful
awareness campaigns designed to create an environment wherein
everyone assumes responsibility for reducing energy consumption.
During Earth Week, the engineering department has given away free
CFL light bulbs and coupons for more free CFL light bulbs. St.
Francis is constantly seeking opportunities to continue being good
stewards of their resources.
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Please note: Narrative information in this profile has been provided by Bon Secours Health System Inc. or a representative of this facility. Other building information was verified and submitted to EPA at the time of application. Building energy performance, operating characteristics, and ownership/management may be subject to change over time.
Building Owner:*
Bon Secours Health System Inc.
Property Manager:*
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Year(s) Labeled (Rating):
2012 (83)
2013 (85)
2014 (84)
2015 (85)
2016 (82)
Facility Type: Hospital (General Medical & Surgical)
Total Floorspace: 212190 sf
Year Constructed: 1990
Contract Type: None
Technologies Used:
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