At UPMC, sustainability is integrated into everything we do—from daily operations to the operating room. Our commitment to environmental responsibility strengthens patient care, supports our communities, and helps protect the planet for future generations.
Launched in 2023, the Center for Sustainability brings together UPMC executive leadership, clinicians, and staff to define and achieve goals for a greener, healthier future.
With more than 40 hospitals and hundreds of outpatient sites and offices, UPMC is advancing sustainability across one of the nation’s largest health systems. Building on over a decade of progress, we are expanding energy efficiency, transportation innovation, waste reduction, and conservation efforts systemwide.
UPMC is committed to life-changing medicine—and to healing the planet along the way.
Stay up to date on the latest sustainability initiatives, community partnerships, and environmental achievements happening across UPMC.
The Energy to Care Award honors health care facilities for achievements in health care sustainability that support healthy environments and communities.
UPMC Northwest won the ASHE Energy to Care Award for both Sustainability Champions and Sustained Performance in 2024 and 2025, making UPMC Northwest one of the top 2% of ASHE energy-efficient facilities nationwide in 2025.
Learn more about the Energy to Care Award.
See additional awards and highlights.
To learn more about UPMC’s sustainability initiatives, email the UPMC Center for Sustainability.
