Profile Score
What is the WE ACT Profile Score?
The top two sources for cost and usage data in the scorecard.
What are vendor reports and invoices?
The methodology we use to ensure that we can accurately compare hospitals of various sizes. E.g. Adjusting values measured on different scales to a common scale. (example: adjusted patient day)
What is normalization?
The total GHG emissions reduction percent at the end of Q1 2024?
What is 15%?
A score that includes elements such as dedicated ES staff, a green team, board engagement and volunteer activity.
What is an engagement score?
The main data source for waste and utilities' usage and cost.
What is Resource Advisor?
The fifth most energy efficient hospital in the system. To find, go to energy and water comparisons, look at site EUI, scroll to the bottom (low number is better).
What is Tarzana?
Where you look to see which hospital has the lowest GHG per sq ft.
What is the carbon emissions page?
The First Hill NO2 use efficiency in Q1 2024.
What is 31.9?
Oregon region had X flight miles for 2023.
What is 714,051?
The quickest way to find your carbon emissions reduction since 2019 for the most recent quarter.
What is "Go to profile score, switch to quarterly, and compare it to the annual 2019 score"?
The total greenhouse gas emissions for one month (July 2023) for Willamette Falls.
What is 419.63 MTCO2e?
Go to profile score overview, switch toggle to quarterly and select PAMC to find this carbon emissions reduction, a 12-month rolling comparison from the end of Q1 2024 as compared to 2019 baseline.
What is 9.4%?
The denominator for calculating waste normalizations. (hint: normalized average for waste comparisons is lbs/X)
What is adjusted patient day (APD)?
A method of measuring time such that the period always consists of the most recent 12 months.
What is a rolling 12 months?
Sourced from the EPA GHG Emissions Factors Hub with the following categories: autoclave, incinerations, WTE, compost, recycling and landfill.
What are the emissions factors for waste?