Small steps toward sustainability lead to big outcomes
Greening the groundskeeping equipment at UCI Health benefits patients, visitors and co-workers
December 07, 2023
Joe Brothman, director of facilities and general services at UCI Health.
IN THE NEWS: Becoming a sustainable healthcare organization does not always have to mean big changes. Small steps often have a large impact, too.
Joe Brothman, director of facilities and general services at UCI Health, spoke with Facilitiesnet about how simply making the switch to battery-powered grounds equipment has benefited patients, visitors and co-workers.
“Over the last two to three years, we have implemented all-electric grounds equipment. It may seem simple, but that change has resulted in immediate outcomes. They’re quieter, they don’t require hazardous materials to operate and they’re battery-powered, so there’s no carbon combustion.”
Brothman is leading the construction of UCI Health — Irvine, a 1.2 million square foot medical complex near the UCI campus.
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About UCI Health — Irvine
UCI Health — Irvine, a new medical complex under construction at the north end of the UC Irvine campus, will bring unparalleled expertise and the finest evidence-based care that only an academic medical system can offer to the communities of coastal and south Orange County.
As part of UCI Health — which includes the flagship UCI Medical Center in Orange, Orange County’s only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center and multiple outpatient care locations — the new 1.2 million-square-foot campus will offer key clinical programs in oncology, digestive health, neurology, neurosurgery, orthopedics and spine surgery.
The nation’s first all-electric, carbon-neutral medical center, UCI Health — Irvine will be home to:
The Joe C. Wen & Family UCI Health Center for Advanced Care, a five-story, 168,000-square-foot medical facility offering the full range of multidisciplinary specialty care for children and adults under a single roof, urgent care services, the Center for Children’s Health and the UCI Health Center for Autism & Neurodevelopmental Disorders — Opening spring 2024
The Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and Ambulatory Care building, a five-story, 225,000-square-foot tower with 36 private exam rooms, numerous infusion bays and operating rooms — Opening 2024
A seven-story, 350,000-square-foot, acute care hospital with 144 inpatient beds, 10 operating suites and a 24-hour emergency department with 20 treatment rooms — Opening 2025
