/ en Tue, 29 Apr 2025 02:21:11 -0500 Wed, 04 Dec 24 16:04:37 -0600 /news/headline/2024-12-04-ashe-providence-case-study-details-feasibility-electrifying-heat-existing-hospital <p>Retrofitting an existing hospital to heat with renewable, clean energy is challenging and resource-intensive. AHA’s American Society for Health Care Engineering and Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia, Wash., examined the feasibility of shifting to renewable electricity to heat its building, which was once considered impractical by many in the health care facilities management field. To learn more, download the <a href="/foreward-and-executive-summary-electrifying-heat-existing-hospital">executive summary</a>. The full feasibility case study and a digital guide on preparing for a similar study can be purchased on the <a href="/sustainability/electrifying-heat-existing-hospital">AHA website</a>. Members of AHA and AHA professional membership groups can access the digital guide at no cost.</p> Wed, 04 Dec 2024 16:04:37 -0600 Utilities