Hospital in energy saving contest
SLIGO University Hospital “switched off ” last weekend in the final phase of a major energy saving competition.
The Big Switch Off is a staff energy awareness campaign run by the Office of Public Works as part of the Optimising Power at Work Programme. In partnership with the HSE’s National Health Sustainability Office, six hospitals are participating in the competition, aiming to be named Energy Saving Champion.
The competition challenges participants to change their approach to energy usage and conserve as much electrical and thermal energy as possible in their hospital during the August and October Bank Holiday weekends.
In doing this, the campaign aims to demonstrate the cumulative impact of small individual savings across the workplace.
During the August Bank Holiday weekend, enough electricity was saved across the six hospitals to power more than 28 standard Irish homes for a month. Domhnall Mc Loughlin, Assistant General Manager at Sligo University Hospital said: “The hospital is very happy to take part in this campaign in order to create and enhance awareness in relation to energy saving awareness. Staff throughout the hospital enthusiastically participated in the campaign and contributed to the many initiatives over the weekend. We therefore sincerely thank staff for their input and we are also indebted to the support of the HSE North West Estates staff, the Office of Public Works and the National Health Sustainability Office for their expertise , guidance and advice with the campaign.”