Environmental and energy management

Our goal is to continuously reduce any potential environmental impacts arising from our hospital operations. With this end in mind, we manage our energy consumption, establish environmental protection measures, and raise the awareness of our employees with respect to the need for sustainable conduct.

The Infrastructure Business Unit (IBU) is responsible for environmental and energy management (German language only). This unit reports directly to the Chief Operating Officer (COO). The IBU develops recommendations on action and guidelines for Helios facilities. Furthermore, the unit coordinates the collection of environmental data for all Helios hospitals. The hospitals themselves are responsible for the local operational implementation of environmental protection measures on site.

In 2020, we successfully certified the energy management system of all Helios hospitals and outpatient care centers in accordance with ISO 50001. In 2023, the comprehensive recertification of all Helios and Vamed hospitals confirmed that the sites continued to comply with the requirements of ISO 50001. Helios will train its own auditors in the hospital’s own energy teams for internal quality assurance in 2024. By building up these competencies in our hospitals, we want to ensure that in future internal energy management audits can be carried out in accordance with ISO 50001. This approach is directed toward gradually strengthening expert knowledge and independent responsibility in energy management.