o Volunteers are all hospital caregivers, who tend to the garden, water the produce, and
harvest. Volunteers are managed by the Green Team.
o The garden program is done in partnership with the Oregon Food Bank program, which
provides the rules for food donation and approves operations.
Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center
Grows cilantro, rosemary, mint, and other herbs in their garden, where their kitchen caregivers
harvest them for patient meals.
For more information, please contact Heidi Davis, Manager—Teaching Kitchen Program at
heidi.davis@providence.org, Wendy Trapp, Environmental Health and Safety Manager, BS, MHA at
wendy.trapp@providence.org, or Beth Watts, RN at elizabeth.watts@providence.org.
Providence Regional Medical Center Everett in Everett, Washington
Addresses key environmental stewardship opportunities, including sustainable agriculture, through
a comprehensive WE ACT framework developed by their environmental stewardship committee.
Efforts and successes include:
o 50 percent of food is locally sourced, and contractually required by our food vendor.
o Uses a food waste reduction software program called
LeanPath which cuts food waste in half and makes labor
more efficient by tracking and measuring the purchasing
and preparing of food.
https://www.leanpath.com/healthcare/
o Weighs and reports food waste daily and weekly on a
central bulletin board in the café for all caregivers to see,
which builds camaraderie, accountability, and
transparency.
o Hosts Farmer's Markets where locally grown fruit,
produce, and jellies/jams are sold.
o Selected energy and water efficient appliances during
the last kitchen renovation including fan cooled ice
machines, LED lighting, programmable hood controls, and
composting (instead of garbage disposals).
For more information please contact Mersedeh Schmidt,
RD, Director Nutrition Services at mersedeh.schmidt@providence.org or Frank Goff, Executive Chef at
frank.goff@providence.org.
Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia, Washington
Claims bragging rights as the first hospital in the organization, and the second
hospital in North America, to achieve Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) Chain
of Custody certification for sustainable, wild-caught seafood. St. Peter first
received this certification in 2015.
o MSC certification ensures that seafood products bearing the blue MSC
ecolabel are fully traceable through the supply chain to a fishery that
has been certified to the MSC Fisheries Standard. Video: What does
MSC mean? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVD8INZwaU0
