Send your letter to Joanne Whittle at jwhittle@bozemanhealth.org, or 915 Highland, Bozeman MT 59715
Please feel free to personalize the letters
For health care providers
Dear President Hill and Members of the Board of Bozeman Health:
I write to you as a health care provider concerned about planetary health and sustainability. Bozeman thrives on this concept, and human health is better because of it. In our community’s 2020 climate plan, Bozeman committed to carbon neutrality by 2050. With healthcare generally contributing 10% of global carbon emissions, our healthcare facility can choose to be part of the solution for the Gallatin Valley.
Bozeman Health's mission is to improve community health and quality of life. I feel that protecting our resources for future generations aligns with that mission.
Thousands of hospitals have made commitments to sustainability. The Providence hospital system, including St. Patrick’s in Missoula made the strongest pledge of any hospital system in the U.S. – to be carbon negative by 2030. Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth recently joined Practice GreenHealth, an organization that assists hospitals to become more sustainable.
Many waste reducing measures save significant money for hospitals. OR waste can lead to substantive financial savings. One of our anesthesia gases, desflourane, is very expensive, vented to the atmosphere, and is 2500 times as potent as carbon dioxide as a greenhouse gas; many hospitals have eliminated or drastically lowered their use of this anesthetic.
Please join Practice Greenhealth/Health Care Without Harm and start walking the walk that Bozeman residents want to see in their community.
For community church members:
Dear President Hill and Members of the Board of Bozeman Health:
I write to you as a person of faith who takes those beliefs seriously. I believe we are called upon to care for creation and protect the world and its living systems for future generations.
I also write as one who loves the Bozeman community who wants to preserve our land, water, forests, and snow for future generations. I am grateful for the 2020 Bozeman Climate Plan and proud of our commitment to carbon neutrality by 2050. That goal, however, cannot be met without the major industries and employers in Bozeman also working toward that goal.
The United Methodist Church took a stand on climate change years ago; then, in 2021, committed its ministries, facilities, operations, and investments to net zero emissions by 2050. I hope you can walk a course consistent with the church that founded the Deaconess hospitals.
Our community depends on Bozeman Health for our health, but that applies to both our current and future health. We hope that you will commit to advancing community health by pledging efforts toward sustainability.
For Community Members:
I write to you as one who loves the Bozeman community and wants to preserve our land, water, forests, and snow for future generations. I am grateful for the 2020 Bozeman Climate Plan and proud of our commitment to carbon neutrality by 2050. That goal, however, cannot be met without the major industries and employers in Bozeman also working toward that goal.
The United Methodist Church, took a stand on climate change years ago, then, in 2021, committed its ministries, facilities, operations, and investments to net zero emissions by 2050.
Our community depends on Bozeman Health for our health. We hope that you will commit to advancing community health by pledging efforts toward sustainability.
Please feel free to personalize the letters
For health care providers
Dear President Hill and Members of the Board of Bozeman Health:
I write to you as a health care provider concerned about planetary health and sustainability. Bozeman thrives on this concept, and human health is better because of it. In our community’s 2020 climate plan, Bozeman committed to carbon neutrality by 2050. With healthcare generally contributing 10% of global carbon emissions, our healthcare facility can choose to be part of the solution for the Gallatin Valley.
Bozeman Health's mission is to improve community health and quality of life. I feel that protecting our resources for future generations aligns with that mission.
Thousands of hospitals have made commitments to sustainability. The Providence hospital system, including St. Patrick’s in Missoula made the strongest pledge of any hospital system in the U.S. – to be carbon negative by 2030. Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth recently joined Practice GreenHealth, an organization that assists hospitals to become more sustainable.
Many waste reducing measures save significant money for hospitals. OR waste can lead to substantive financial savings. One of our anesthesia gases, desflourane, is very expensive, vented to the atmosphere, and is 2500 times as potent as carbon dioxide as a greenhouse gas; many hospitals have eliminated or drastically lowered their use of this anesthetic.
Please join Practice Greenhealth/Health Care Without Harm and start walking the walk that Bozeman residents want to see in their community.
For community church members:
Dear President Hill and Members of the Board of Bozeman Health:
I write to you as a person of faith who takes those beliefs seriously. I believe we are called upon to care for creation and protect the world and its living systems for future generations.
I also write as one who loves the Bozeman community who wants to preserve our land, water, forests, and snow for future generations. I am grateful for the 2020 Bozeman Climate Plan and proud of our commitment to carbon neutrality by 2050. That goal, however, cannot be met without the major industries and employers in Bozeman also working toward that goal.
The United Methodist Church took a stand on climate change years ago; then, in 2021, committed its ministries, facilities, operations, and investments to net zero emissions by 2050. I hope you can walk a course consistent with the church that founded the Deaconess hospitals.
Our community depends on Bozeman Health for our health, but that applies to both our current and future health. We hope that you will commit to advancing community health by pledging efforts toward sustainability.
For Community Members:
I write to you as one who loves the Bozeman community and wants to preserve our land, water, forests, and snow for future generations. I am grateful for the 2020 Bozeman Climate Plan and proud of our commitment to carbon neutrality by 2050. That goal, however, cannot be met without the major industries and employers in Bozeman also working toward that goal.
The United Methodist Church, took a stand on climate change years ago, then, in 2021, committed its ministries, facilities, operations, and investments to net zero emissions by 2050.
Our community depends on Bozeman Health for our health. We hope that you will commit to advancing community health by pledging efforts toward sustainability.