Join the largest ever alliance committed to achieving net zero carbon emissions
Race to Zero for Healthcare is an initiative led by Health Care Without Harm that mobilizes hospitals and health systems to make ambitious mitigation commitments to halve emissions by 2030, and achieve net-zero by 2050.
Originally launched in 2020 by the UN Climate High-Level Champions, the initiative is now led by Health Care Without Harm, ensuring continuity and strengthening the sector’s leadership in climate action. All members are committed to the same overarching goal: swiftly and fairly reducing emissions across all scopes in line with the Paris Agreement, with transparent action plans and robust near-term targets.
To date, more than 100 health care institutions representing the interests of over 15,000 hospitals and health centers in 30 countries have joined Race to Zero for Healthcare with Health Care Without Harm. As healers, they know that prevention and preparedness are essential to fighting the climate crisis and that the road to recovery begins with transformative climate solutions.
Join the race
We're building a robust coalition of health care institutions committed to zero emissions and creating a more inclusive and resilient economy. The Race to Zero for Healthcare is open to all health care institutions including hospitals, health care systems, and health care facilities.
Organizations interested in joining Race to Zero for Healthcare can do so through our Health Care Climate Challenge initiative.
By joining Race to Zero for Healthcare, institutions receive a membership in the Health Care Climate Challenge and Global Green and Healthy Hospitals (if your institution is not already a member). These networks provide access to a suite of tools, resources, and discussion groups to assist health care organizations in reducing their carbon footprint, implementing successful sustainability projects and programs, and achieving their decarbonization goals.
To join Race to Zero for Healthcare, institutions are invited to submit a letter stating a commitment to reaching net-zero emissions by 2050 and reporting annually on progress towards these goals.
For more information on Race to Zero for Healthcare member requirements and how to join, please see our FAQs.
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Race to Zero for Healthcare participants
Argentina
Asistencia Pública Municipal de San Miguel de Tucumán
Hospital Universitario Austral
Australia
Ambulance Victoria
Echuca Regional Hospital
Hunter New England Local Health District
Metro South Health
Northern Sydney Local Health District
Sunshine Coast Hospital and Health Service (SCHHS)
Your Community Health
Brazil
Hospital Adventista de Manaus - HAM
Hospital Albert Einstein
Hospital das Clínicas de Faculdade de Medicina de Botucatu
Hospital do Rocio
Real E Benemerita Associacao Portuguesa De Beneficiencia
Rede Do'r São Luiz
Hospital do Coração
Hospital Dr. Miguel Soeiro
Hospital Infantil Pequeno Príncipe
Hospital Sírio Libanês
Hospital Santa Izabel
SPDM Associação Paulista Para o Desenvolvimento da Medicina
Colombia
Centro de Salud Altamira Subred Centro Oriente E.S.E.
Centro de Salud Danubio
Centro de Salud Diana Turbay Subred Centro Oriente E.S.E
Centro de Salud Marichuela
Centro de Salud Samper Mendoza Subred Centro Oriente E.S.E
Centro de Salud T- I Bellavista
Centro de Salud T-II Prado Veraniego
Centro de Salud T- II San Cristóbal
Clínica Colsanitas S.A. Sebastián del Belalcazar
Clínica de Alta Complejidad Santa Bárbara
Clínica Imbanaco S.A.S
Clínica Materno Infantil Perinatal - Sede Myriam Parra
Clínica Nuestra - Sede Ibague
Clínica Nuestra Señora de los Remedios
ESE Centro de Salud de Cucunuba
E.S.E. Hospital San Antonio de Natagaima - Tolima
ESE Hospital San Julián
FBR Biomedics SAS
Fundación Hospital San Pedro
Grimaces Care SAS
Hospital Departamental María Inmaculada ESE
Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe
Hospital Regional de Sogamoso
Hospital San Rafael de Pasto
Instituto Oncológico Ospedale Inoos S.A.S
Liga Colombiana Contra el Cáncer - Bogotá
Neurotrauma Center y Cuidamed SAS
Retinher
Sociedad de Cirugía Ocular SA
Costa Rica
Hospital Clínica Biblica
Egypt
Al-Alem Dental Centers
International Eye Hospital
Germany
Dr. Becker Company Group
Krankenhaus Havelhöhe
Ghana
Presbyterian Church of Ghana Health Services
Global
Bupa
Greece
General Hospital of Syros
India
ASTER DM Health Care Limited India
Aravind Eye Care System
Kerala Directorate of Health Services
CSI Lombard Mission Hospital, Udupi
Indonesia
Syamsudin Hospital
West Java Mental Hospital
Kenya
Magdak Maternity Hospital Limited
Malaysia
Sunway Medical Centre Velocity
Hospital Bukit Mertajam
Mexico
Centro Médico ABC
Hospital Amerimed Cancún
Hospital Angeles Morelia
Hospitales Cruz Azul S.A de C.V
Nicaragua
Hospital Militar Escuela Dr. Alejandro Dávila Bolaños
New Zealand
The Eye Surgery Hastings
Oman
Rusayl Health Center
Peru
Hospital Nacional Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen
Philippines
Gov. Celestino Gallares Memorial Medical Center
Mary Johnston Hospital
St. Paul Hospital Iloilo
Poland
Wolica Healthcare Center for Lung Diseases and Tuberculosis
Singapore
Khoo Teck Puat Hospital / Yishun Health
South Africa
Netcare
Western Cape Government Health and Wellness
Spain
Consortium of Health and Social Care of Catalonia
Galician Health Service
Hospital Saint John of God Tenerife
Hospital Universitario de Toledo (HUT)
Hospitals Consortium from VIC (CHV)
Institute Guttmann
Mollet Health Foundation
Taiwan
Dalin Tzu Chi Hospital
Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation Douliu Tzu Chi Hospital
Thailand
Maharat Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital
United Arab Emirates
PureHealth
United Kingdom
Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust
Kims Hospital
Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
United States
Ascension
CommonSpirit Health
Providence
University of California Davis Health
University of California Irvine Health
University of California Los Angeles Health
University of California San Diego Health
University of California San Francisco Health
University of Vermont Medical Center
Uruguay
Hospital de la Mujer, Centro Hospitalario Pereira Rossell
Zambia
Medland Hospital