Valley Children's Hospital
9300 Valley Children's Place
Madera, CA 93636
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Valley Children's Hospital is a not-for-profit, state-of-the-art children's hospital on a 50-acre campus with more than 525 physicians. In California, the hospital treats more inpatient cases than any pediatric hospital north of San Diego, making it the second largest children's hospital in the state. The more than 356-bed facility is one of the 10 largest hospitals of its type in the nation.
After more than seven years working toward achieving superior energy efficiency, Valley Children's Hospital met stringent U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) requirements and received certification as an ENERGY STAR building.
Under the leadership of Jessie Hudgins, Vice President, Facilities and Support Services; and Neal Pearson, Director, Engineering, Valley Children's Hospital, then known as Children's Hospital Central California, began the process of obtaining ENERGY STAR certification in 2005. Since then, Children's has reduced its carbon footprint by more than 3,400 metric tons of carbon dioxide, the equivalent of removing more than 600 passenger vehicles from California's roads. Today, the facility saves more energy and operates more efficiently than 93 percent of all U.S. hospitals.
"Two of the energy-saving measures we've implemented account for most of our improved efficiency," said Pearson. "Replacing constant-speed motor drives with variable-speed drives cut energy use, but the greatest improvement came from retrofitting lighting to LED technology." Other cost-saving measures included upgrading to digital environmental controls, implementing a new energy-management program, and conducting an employee awareness campaign.
The hospital's efforts to become more eco-friendly received immediate acknowledgement. Children's Hospital won the California Flex Your Power Award in 2005 for improvements in energy efficiency. In 2007, the American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE), an organization dedicated to enhancing healthcare through engineering excellence, recognized Children's with an award for improving energy intensity by 15 percent.
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Please note: Narrative information in this profile has been provided by Valley Children's Hospital 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.
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Year(s) Labeled (Rating):
2012 (92)
2013 (91)
2014 (84)
2015 (82)
Facility Type: Hospital (General Medical & Surgical)
Total Floorspace: 837419 sf
Year Constructed: 1998
Contract Type: None
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