https://www.ashe.org/ en Fri, 22 May 2026 05:50:50 -0500 Mon, 20 Apr 26 12:32:18 -0500 https://www.ashe.org/education/responsible-facility-authority-medical-gas-vacuum-systems Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:32:18 -0500 Administration https://www.ashe.org/education-events/responsible-facility-authority-medical-gas-vacuum-systems-june-2026-live-online-training <p>This four-hour live training provides a comprehensive introduction for hospital-based facilities professionals to the role of the <strong>Responsible Facility Authority (RFA)</strong> as defined in <strong>NFPA 99 Health Care Facilities Code</strong>. Participants will learn the essential responsibilities, required qualifications, as well as best practices for ensuring the safety, reliability, and compliance of medical gas and vacuum systems in health care facilities. Through real-world examples, risk assessments, and process-based instruction, this course equips facility leaders to effectively oversee medical gas system operations, maintenance, construction, and emergency planning. Immediately following the course, attendees can take an online qualification exam, which if passed confers ASHE’s Responsible Facility Authority for Medical Gas and Vacuum Systems Qualification.</p><p> </p><h3>Learning Objectives</h3><ul><li>Explain the role of the Responsible Facility Authority (RFA) and its importance in ensuring NFPA 99 compliance and patient safety.</li><li>Assess medical gas and vacuum systems using NFPA 99 to support safe operations, maintenance, and decision‑making.</li><li>Implement core RFA responsibilities, including documentation management, personnel qualification verification, and performance oversight.</li><li>Manage system impairments, emergency responses, and shutdown/restore processes using structured procedures and communication plans.</li><li>Administer a compliant permit‑to‑work process that ensures safe construction, renovation, and maintenance activities involving medical gas systems.</li></ul><h3>Who Should Attend?</h3><ul><li>Health Care facility-based facility managers/supervisors</li><li>Technicians</li><li>Safety & compliance leaders</li></ul><h3>CECS</h3><p>4.0</p><h3>Instructor</h3><p>Dave Dagenais, CHFM, CHSP, FASHE - Director of Plant Operations, Clinical Engineering, Emergency Management, and Safety Officer, Wentworth-Douglass Hospital</p><h3><em>Special introductory price for the first-time offering of this course!</em></h3><p><a href="https://www.ashe.org/education/responsible-facility-authority-medical-gas-vacuum-systems">View complete program information >></a></p> Mon, 20 Apr 2026 11:13:30 -0500 Administration https://www.ashe.org/education/workplace-violence-prevention Thu, 08 Jan 2026 11:58:19 -0600 Administration https://www.ashe.org/education-events/pdc-summittm-2026-houston <h2>The 2026 International Summit & Exhibition on Health Facility Planning, Design & Construction™</h2><p>The PDC Summit™ brings together up to 3,500+ professionals from ALL disciplines of health care planning, design and construction to advance the health care built environment.</p><p>No other event in the field unites this many health care constructors, facilities managers, owners and clinicians with designers and architects.</p><p><a class="btn btn-primary" href="https://www.pdcsummit.org/">Explore PDC Summit</a>            <a class="btn btn-primary" href="https://www.pdcsummit.org/">Register and save</a></p><p><span><strong>Catch the early bird price and register today!</strong></span></p> Mon, 14 Jul 2025 11:48:04 -0500 Administration https://www.ashe.org/jobdescriptiontool Tue, 10 Jun 2025 12:11:25 -0500 Administration https://www.ashe.org/jobdescriptiontool/access-tool Tue, 03 Jun 2025 11:16:22 -0500 Administration https://www.ashe.org/hcfm-series/effective-health-care-administration-facilities-managers Mon, 02 Jun 2025 14:24:22 -0500 Administration https://www.ashe.org/education-events/pdc-summit-2025-atlanta <p><strong>Registration now open: March 8-11, 2026 | Houston, TX </strong></p><p><a class="btn btn-wide btn-primary" href="https://www.pdcsummit.org/" target="_blank"><strong>Register for 2026 >></strong></a><br><br>Thank you for attending the 2025 PDC Summit™! Thousands of professionals from all disciplines of health care planning, design and construction advanced the health care built environment together.</p><p>Catch up on sessions you missed! <br><a class="btn btn-wide btn-primary" href="https://ashe.digitellinc.com/p/cf/2025-pdc-summit-on-demand-7556" target="_blank"><strong>Session Recordings</strong></a> </p><p>See what happened at the 2025 PDC Summit<span><sup>™</sup></span> on social media! <br><a class="btn btn-wide btn-primary" href="https://www.linkedin.com/search/results/all/?keywords=%23pdcsummit&origin=HASH_TAG_FROM_FEED&sid=rQV" target="_blank"><strong>View #PDCSummit</strong></a> <br><br> </p><h4>The 2025 International Summit & Exhibition on Health Facility Planning, Design & Construction™</h4><p>Join 3,300+ health care planning, design and construction professionals to learn, network and create value for the health care built environment.</p><p>No other event in the field unites this many health care constructors, facilities staff, owners and clinicians with designers and architects. Meeting stakeholders at the PDC Summit means you can:</p><ul><li>Complete projects more efficiently.</li><li>Get more insight per market research dollar you invest.</li><li>Enhance your future projects so they exceed stakeholder expectations.</li></ul><p>Attendees can expect:</p><ul><li>Peer-to-peer discussion</li><li>Timely and innovative sessions from leading experts</li><li>The latest solutions from vendors</li><li>CECs toward certifications like CHC, plus AIA LUs & LU|HSWs, ACHE Qualified Education Credits and Nursing Credits</li></ul><p>Choose from 50+ Sessions across 7 topics:</p><ul><li>Behavioral Health</li><li>Clinical Perspectives</li><li>Collaborative PDC Methodologies</li><li>Safety and Resiliency</li><li>Site of Care</li><li>Sustainability & Decarbonization</li><li>Regulation and compliance</li></ul><p>Plus hear from inspiring keynote speakers:</p><p><strong>Morris Morrison</strong><br><em>Inspirational disruption and leadership expert, futurist, author, entrepreneur</em><br>Disrupt Yourself: Driving Change to Create Growth and Opportunity</p><p><strong>April Hansen</strong><br><em>Group President at Aya Healthcare, Top 100 Workforce Leader, Nurse, and Recognized Business and Personal Growth Expert </em><br>Growth Game Plan™: Turning Challenges into Opportunities</p><p><em><strong>Take advantage ASHE Member discounts when you register! 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