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Less than six months after Martin
Health System opened the doors
of Tradition Medical Center in
December 2013, the 90-bed acute-
care hospital received recognition
for an environmentally friendly
building with the LEED (Leadership
in Energy and Environmental
Design) gold certification. LEED is
a third-party certification program
and the nationally accepted bench-
mark for the design, construction
and operation of high-performance,
environmentally friendly buildings.
“We designed Tradition Medical
Center to provide the most ef-
ficient, effective and comfortable
care possible to patients and their
families, while also recognizing the
value of creating an environmen-
tally and economically sustainable
facility that would have a positive
impact on the communities we
serve,” says Mark Robitaille, presi-
dent and chief executive officer of
Martin Health.
Tradition Medical Center achieves
LEED gold certification
A strong team.
Rob Lord, senior vice president and chief operating officer, and Mark
Robitaille, president and CEO (center), along with members of the facilities and engineering
team that helped oversee the development of Tradition Medical Center in Port St. Lucie
(from left): Matt Kelly, Laurie Daccarett, Brandon Bardowsky and Charlie Papa.
BY THE NUMBERS
43%
less light
energy utilized
than a comparable hospital.
The hospital is
31%
more
water-efficient than LEED
baseline.
20%
of all building
materials used
were recycled.
