The new pilot puts the physical, economic and environmental health of BMC patients at the forefront by offering reduced utility bills for existing patients who qualify for solar credits

新飞行员通过为有资格获得太阳能信贷的现有患者提供减少的公用事业账单，将BMC患者的身体，经济和环境健康置于最前沿

BOSTON, Oct. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Boston Medical Center Health System (BMCHS) today announced a first-in-the-nation pilot program: Clean Power Prescription, which enables BMC providers to write patients a prescription for a reduced utility bill using renewable energy. The program, made possible by the recent installation of solar panels on BMC's rooftop, will support the physical, economic and environmental health of BMC patients and bring low-income households the benefits of cleaner, less expensive renewable solar power.

波士顿，2023年10月16日/PRNewswire/-波士顿医疗中心卫生系统（BMCHS）今天宣布了一项首次在国内开展的试点计划：清洁电力处方，使BMC提供者能够为患者撰写一份减少公用事业费用的处方使用可再生能源。最近在BMC屋顶安装太阳能电池板使该计划成为可能，将支持BMC患者的身体，经济和环境健康，并为低收入家庭带来更清洁，更便宜的可再生太阳能的好处。

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'For decades Boston Medical Center Health System has been focused on advancing a model of care that looks holistically at the health of our patients and extends beyond traditional medicine to include critical social factors of health such as inadequate housing, food insecurity, barriers to economic mobility and climate change, all of which disproportionally impacts the communities we serve,' said Alastair Bell, MD, MBA, President and CEO of BMCHS.

“几十年来，波士顿医疗中心的卫生系统一直致力于推进一种全面关注患者健康状况的护理模式，并超越传统医学，包括健康的关键社会因素，如住房不足，粮食不安全，经济障碍流动性和气候变化，所有这些都对我们所服务的社区产生了不成比例的影响，“BMCHS总裁兼首席执行官，MBA博士Alastair Bell说。

'Through Clean Power Prescription we will directly support the health of our patients and community while helping to reduce energy-related financial stresses and provide greater peace of mind at home, which we know can support overall wellness in their lives.'.

“通过清洁电力处方，我们将直接支持患者和社区的健康，同时帮助减少与能源相关的财务压力，并在家中提供更大的心灵安宁，我们知道这可以支持他们生活中的整体健康。”。

To facilitate the introduction of Clean Power Prescription, BMC recently installed a 365-kilowatt solar array on the roof of its newly renovated administrative building at 960 Mass Avenue, located in an environmental justice zone. Through virtual net metering facilitated by Eversource, an energy provider and key partner, and by the SMART program developed by the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources, BMCHS will allocate energy credits to individual patient homes, which will have a direct reduction on the patient's electric bills..

为了便于引入清洁电力处方，BMC最近在位于环境公正区960 Mass Avenue的新装修行政大楼的屋顶安装了365千瓦的太阳能阵列。通过能源供应商和主要合作伙伴Eversource以及马萨诸塞州能源资源部开发的SMART计划提供的虚拟网络计量，BMCHS将为个别患者家庭分配能源学分，这将直接减少患者的电力账单。。

During the pilot phase, 80 households with eligible patients in BMC's Complex Care Management program will receive monthly credits averaging $50 per month, for a total of roughly $600 in savings per household per year. That represents a reduction of approximately 30 percent off the cost of the average Bostonian's annual electrical bill.1.

在试点阶段，BMC复杂护理管理计划中有80名符合条件的患者的家庭将每月平均获得50美元的每月学分，每户每年总共节省约600美元。这比波斯顿平均年度账单的成本减少了大约30%。

Clean Power Prescription is made possible by the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act's 'Low Income Communities Bonus Credit,' a tax credit incentivizing solar projects that direct clean energy to low-income households. To our knowledge, BMCHS is the first healthcare system in the nation to leverage this IRA tax credit to bring renewable power to patients experiencing energy insecurity.

2022年“低收入社区奖金信贷”是一项激励太阳能项目的税收信贷，将清洁能源引导至低收入家庭，从而实现清洁电力处方。据我们所知，BMCHS是全国第一个利用IRA税收信贷为能源不安全的患者带来可再生能源的医疗体系。

Clean Power Prescription serves as a national model of a novel application of the IRA incentives..

清洁电力处方是IRA激励措施新应用的国家模式。。

'When people can't afford the cost of running their air conditioner, they can be exposed to extreme heat, or they might under-use treatments like CPAP or nebulizers that rely on electricity,' said Anna Goldman, MD, MPH, MPA, a primary care physician who created and co-founded Clean Power Prescription at BMCHS with Robert Biggio, Senior Vice President and Chief Sustainability & Real Estate Officer.

Anna Goldman博士，MPH，MPA说：“当人们买不起运行空调的费用时，他们可能会暴露在极端高温下，或者他们可能正在使用CPAP或依靠电力的雾化器等治疗方法。”初级保健医生与Robert Biggio在BMCHS创建并共同创立清洁电力处方，高级副总裁兼首席可持续发展及房地产官员。

'Through this innovative program, we are able to directly improve patients' health, while providing a healthier environment and economic mobility opportunities for the communities we serve. Our program also helps to spread the benefits of cheaper, less-polluting renewable power more equitably as we work toward decarbonizing our electrical grid.'.

“通过这一创新计划，我们能够直接改善患者的健康状况，同时为我们所服务的社区提供更健康的环境和经济流动机会。当我们努力使电网脱碳时，我们的计划还有助于更公平地传播更便宜，污染更少的可再生能源的好处。

BMC is inviting local businesses, real estate holders, and institutions to support Clean Power Prescription by contributing renewable energy credits to our patients. Companies and institutions interested in participating can use existing solar installations or develop new arrays. By contributing at least 50% of the credits generated by an array to Clean Power Prescription, partners may become eligible to receive the Low Income Communities Bonus Credit through the Inflation Reduction Act, which significantly offsets the cost of solar array installation.

BMC正在邀请当地企业，房地产持有人和机构通过向患者提供可再生能源信贷来支持清洁电力处方。有兴趣参与的公司和机构可以使用现有的太阳能装置或开发新的阵列。通过贡献阵列产生的至少50%的学分来清洁电力处方，合作伙伴可能有资格通过通货膨胀减少法获得低收入社区奖金信贷，这大大抵消了太阳能阵列安装的成本。

Expanding the program through these partnerships will enable more BMC patients to experience the security of knowing their utilities will remain on throughout the year, while also increasing solar energy generating capacity in the Boston area..

通过这些伙伴关系扩大该计划将使更多的BMC患者能够体验到知道他们的公用事业将全年持续存在的安全性，同时还增加波士顿地区的太阳能发电能力。。

BMC has a longstanding commitment to the overall health of the community - including environmental factors - and has developed several wrap-around programs to address health equity. For over two decades, BMC has helped create food security in the community through the Preventive Food Pantry and Teaching Kitchen which address hunger-related illness and malnutrition among low-income patients.

BMC长期致力于社区的整体健康-包括环境因素-并制定了若干解决健康公平问题的一揽子计划。二十多年来，BMC通过预防食品储藏室和教学厨房帮助社区建立粮食安全，解决低收入患者饥饿相关疾病和营养不良问题。

In 2017 BMC opened a Rooftop Farm, which provides fresh, local produce to inpatients, BMC cafeterias, the Teaching Kitchen, and Preventive Food Pantry..

2017年，BMC开设了一个屋顶农场，为住院病人，BMC食堂，教学厨房和预防食品室提供新鲜的当地农产品。。

That same year, BMC invested in a high-efficiency cogeneration power plant that has enabled the health system to generate much of its own electricity and heat. BMC previously partnered with MIT and the Post Office Square Redevelopment Corporation on a solar power purchase agreement in North Carolina.

同年，BMC投资了一家高效的发电厂，使卫生系统能够产生大量自身的电力和热量。BMC之前在北卡罗来纳州与麻省理工学院和办公后广场重建公司签订了太阳能购买协议。

To date, BMC's sustainability-focused efforts have reduced its utility bill by over $8 million per year, money that has been invested back into patient care. In late 2022, BMC opened the BMC Brockton Behavioral Health Center, the nation's first-ever net-zero behavioral health center. Located in Brockton, Massachusetts, the site uses geothermal heating and renewable energy from its own solar array..

迄今为止，BMC以可持续发展为重点的努力每年将公用事业费用减少800多万美元，这些资金已投入患者护理。2022年底，BMC开设了BMC Brockton行为健康中心，该中心是全国首个净零行为健康中心。该网站位于马萨诸塞州布罗克顿，利用自己太阳能阵列的地热供暖和可再生能源。。

For information on BMC's sustainability and community-focused efforts visit their website or connect on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

有关BMC可持续发展和社区重点工作的信息，请访问他们的网站或连接Facebook，Instagram，Twitter和LinkedIn。

Contact: David KibbeDirector, Communications617.638.8499[email protected]

联系方式：David Kibbeditor，通信617.638.8499[电子邮件保护]

1 https://www.solarreviews.com/blog/boston-electricity-cost

1 https://www.solarreviews.com/blog/boston-electricity-cost

SOURCE Boston Medical Center

来源波士顿医疗中心