Wythe County Community Hospital Receives Environmental Excellence Award

Wythe County Community Hospital team members accept Environmental Excellence Award for Exceptional Commitment to Healthcare Sustainability

Pictured left to right: Surgical Services Director Jenny Pruett, Stryker's Sarah Hack, Surgical Supply Coordinator Courtney Seagle, Director of Materials Management Scott Wynn, Stryker's Joshua Meadows, Materials Management Coordinator January Collins, Surgical Services Transporter Elizabeth Gravely and Chief Financial Officer Donald Hayes

Wythe County Community Hospital is proud to announce it has received the Environmental Excellence Award from Stryker’s Sustainability Solutions. This designation is reserved for select hospitals that demonstrate outstanding leadership in healthcare sustainability and overall hospital quality through single-use device (SUD) reprocessing. 

In 2023, Wythe County Community Hospital's reprocessing program successfully diverted 1,006 pounds of medical waste from landfills and reduced its supply costs by $22,600.

“Stryker is pleased to honor Wythe County Community Hospital’s continued dedication to achieving both environmental and financial sustainability,” said Natalie Ward, Vice President/General Manager of Stryker’s Sustainability Solutions. “With a heightened focus on improving value in today’s healthcare environment, Wythe County Community Hospital leads by example with their commitment to sustainability initiatives that reduce costs and optimize resources in order to support quality care.”

Leading hospitals across the nation are continuing to pursue initiatives to reduce the environmental footprint of healthcare delivery. Among these initiatives, SUD reprocessing stands out as an environmental practice that not only dramatically reduces the amount of medical waste, but at the same time frees significant resources for the hospital – all without capital investment.

Wythe County Community Hospital is in the distinguished company of other leading hospitals that are implementing reprocessing programs. In fact, reprocessing programs are currently employed by nearly all the U.S. News & World Report “Honor Roll” hospitals.

About Wythe County Community Hospital

Wythe County Community Hospital, part of Lifepoint Health, is a leading hospital company dedicated to providing quality healthcare services close to home. A 100-bed, acute care community hospital, Wythe County Community Hospital offers a wide range of services including 24-hour Emergency Care, Surgical Services, Extended Care Services, Intensive Care, Women's Services, Radiology, Gastroenterology, Sleep Lab, Inpatient and Outpatient Rehabilitation Services, Hospice, Home Health, Cardiology, Respiratory, Cancer Services, Wound Care & Hyperbaric Medicine, Community, and WorkPoint Wellness Occupational Medicine. WCCH is fully accredited by TJC and we are an accredited Chest Pain Center, certified by the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care. For more information about Wythe County Community Hospital, please call 276.228.0200 or visit www.WCCHcares.com.  For more information about Lifepoint Health, visit www.Lifepointhealth.net.

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