The Geisinger Health System has joined Hospitals for a Healthy Environment (H2E) as a Partner and is committing to setting priorities and goals to reduce its environmental impact on patients, workers, and the surrounding community.

Geisinger, which is based in Danville, Pa., has three hospitals, 50 clinics, and 20 other facilities located in 38 of Pennsylvania's 67 counties, and employs approximately 10,000 people.

Geisinger is nearly mercury-free, and its current priority is reducing municipal and infectious waste.

A list of other Pennsylvania H2E Partners is online.

5/19/2006