Negative Pressure Room Guidelines: Learn about the importance of temporary negative pressure patient rooms and how to achieve it in your facility.
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Save energy and money with energy conservation methods from ASHE's Energy to Care program.
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The American Society for Health Care Engineering (ASHE) and Koffel Associates performed a study to investigate the hazards posed by non-sprinkler system components being supported by and/or touching sprinkler pipes.
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"The second edition of this monograph (2020) summarizes storage requirements for medical gas cylinders, including bulk tank storage, in health care occupancies. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and accrediting organizations (AOs) require compliance with the 2012 editions of NFPA 99, Health Care Facilities Code and NFPA 101®, Life Safety Code®, therefore this monograph references those editions of the codes."
Videos
This video by American Society for Health Care Engineering members at Baptist Health in Conway, Ark., teaches health care facility managers to work with hospital staff to ensure a joyous – and safe – holiday season.
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Prioritizing the strategic modernization of the essential electrical systems in health care facilities is important.
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Ensure that preventive maintenance operations are ingrained into the building of new facilities, a health care project management best practice.
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Find additional resources that will help you reduce energy use and get the most out of the Energy to Care program.
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Get real-world sustainability tips from professionals in health care facilities. Learn how to thrive in energy sustainability best practices.
Operational Excellence, Performance improvement, Leadership, Health Care Facility Management, Infrastructure, Benchmarking, Financial Management, Capital Equipment, Energy Management, Facility Engineering, Workforce, Organizational Change, Workforce Education, Sustainability, Decarbonization, Planning, Design, and Construction
Resources
This 2 day event brings together health care facilities professionals on a quest to discover low-cost energy savings opportunities at a hospital or clinical site.
Resources
Since 2010, over 3,500 facilities have recognized significant energy savings through the Energy to Care program.
Sustainability, Decarbonization, Operational Excellence, Performance improvement, Leadership, Health Care Facility Management, Infrastructure, Benchmarking, Financial Management, Capital Equipment, Energy Management, Facility Engineering, Workforce, Organizational Change, Workforce, Sustainability, Decarbonization, Planning, Design, and Construction
Guides and Reports
First significant benchmarking effort in health care facility management operations based on information collected by IFMA and ASHEDOWNLOAD NOW
Advocacy
The 2017 ASHE Advocacy Report includes articles on improving codes, code compliance, and outreach.
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Compliance Tools
This downloadable Word document is a sample monthly log for maintaining special ventilation rooms.DOWNLOAD NOW
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Taming building automation system alarm fatigue
Education & Events
Increase your understanding of electrical systems, the lifeblood of the health care facility.
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Determine which requirements can be completed in-house and the possible cost benefits of each.
Guides and Reports
Using the Health Care Physical Environment to Prevent and Control Infection: A Best Practice Guide to Help Health Care Organizations Create Safe, Healing Environments
On-Demand Educational Webinars
LUNCH AND LEARNTuesday, October 2, 2018Speaker: Eric DItmanASHE’s Lunch and Learn webinar series covers variety of topics and solutions for those who design, build, operate, and maintain hospitals. These webinars, which range from 30 to 45 minutes, are a way to find out about new innovations and stay up-to-date on critical issues – all on your lunch break. This webinar is sponsored by: