Health Care

Hospitals, clinics, pharmaceuticals manufacturing, and healthcare services. Energy-intensive facilities with cold-chain logistics and medical waste processing.

SICS Industries

HHCHealthcare and healthcare services

Hospitals, medical practices, residential care, social work

Scope Emission Diagram

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Scope 3 Upstream
Scope 1 & 2
Scope 3 Downstream

Dual Framework Coverage

GHG Protocol Scope 3

Upstream (Cat 1–8)

Cat 1
Purchased Goods & Services(high)
Cat 2
Capital Goods(high)
Cat 3
Fuel & Energy-Related Activities(medium)
Cat 5
Waste Generated in Operations(high)
Cat 7
Employee Commuting(medium)

Downstream (Cat 9–15)

Cat 9
Downstream Transportation(medium)
Cat 11
Use of Sold Products(medium)
Cat 12
End-of-Life Treatment(medium)

Carbon Measures / PACT PCF

pcfExcludingBiogenicpartial

Applicable for pharmaceutical products and medical devices; less so for services

pcfIncludingBiogenicpartial

Some biogenic content in cotton-based disposables and biomass-derived pharmaceuticals

primaryDataSharepartial

Primary data for hospital energy; supply chain data from EPDs for major medical devices

dqrpartial

Healthcare supply chain data maturity varies significantly by product category

Full Partial N/A

Direct & Indirect Emission Sources

Scope 1Direct Emissions

Hospital Boilershigh

Natural gas and oil boilers for heating, steam sterilization, and hot water in hospitals

500–2,000 t CO2e / hospital / year

Anaesthetic Gasesmedium

Fugitive emissions of desflurane, sevoflurane, and N2O from operating theatres

20–80 t CO2e / hospital / year

Ambulance & Fleetmedium

Diesel/petrol ambulances, patient transport, and support vehicles

10–50 t CO2e / hospital / year

Emergency Generatorslow

Diesel backup generators for critical hospital power continuity

5–30 t CO2e / hospital / year

Scope 2Indirect Energy

Hospital Electricityhigh

24/7 grid electricity for medical equipment, HVAC, lighting, and IT systems

5,000–30,000 MWh / hospital / year

District Heating/Coolingmedium

Purchased heat and chilled water for large hospital campuses

1,000–5,000 MWh / year

Reference Implementation

The Health Care reference implementation lives in the Open Footprint repository under the following directories:

openfootprint/industry/health/
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