PepsiCo wins EPA award
PepsiCo Inc. again has been awarded the highest honor in the national Energy Star program by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
The EPA recognized PepsiCo, headquartered in Purchase, as a 2011 Partner of the Year with Sustained Excellence for its continued leadership in protecting the environment through energy efficiency.
An Energy Star partner since 2004, PepsiCo was named a Partner of the Year for the fifth consecutive year and was cited for sustained excellence for the fourth straight year.
PepsiCo officials said the food and beverage industry giant is on track to meet its goals to reduce the carbon footprint of its global operations through lower energy consumption and increased use of renewable fuel sources.
The EPA selects award winners from more than 17,000 organizations that participate in the Energy Star program.
Hospital honored for safety
Mount Vernon Hospital has been recognized by the New York chapter of the American College of Physicians for its patient safety efforts.
The hospital, a member of the Sound Shore Health System, was one of 11 hospitals statewide honored with the physician group”™s 2010 Quality Award for completing the Near Miss Patient Safety training, a two-year project that began in fall 2008.
Led by the hospital”™s department of medicine and medical residents, the training included understanding the complex anatomy of medical errors as well as encouraging the reporting of near-miss events. The project promotes patient safety through statewide, anonymous reporting of any occurrences that if not intercepted could have led to medical mistakes. The data will be used to develop additional safeguards for patients.
