Websites
Websites with information for American Hospital Association members and the health care field.
About CHEST
Certified Healthcare Environmental Services Technician (CHEST)
The program offers a new certification for environmental services frontline workers. It was established using a comprehensive nationwide job analysis of a health care environmental services technician’s responsibilities…
ChaptersChapters provide health care environmental services professionals, and those with a stake in the environment of care, with invaluable networking, education and leadership at the local level.Greater Midwest ChapterThis chapter serves North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Minnesota, Iowa…
Association for the Health Care Environment Advisory Board Members
The Association for the Health Care Environment (AHE) is a Professional Membership Group of the American Hospital Association representing professionals responsible for establishing and maintaining the health care environment.
Join Ruth Carrico, PhD DNP to learn more about the Hepatitis A outbreak and its impact on health care workers and those responsible for environmental service and food service departments in health care settings.
The Association for the Health Care Environment (AHE) is a Professional Membership Group of the American Hospital Association. AHE is the organization of choice for professionals responsible for establishing and maintaining health care environments that are free of surface contamination and that…
HFM Salary Survey​​
As an environmental services leader and key decision-maker, you are often challenged with evaluating new disinfectants for your facility or healthcare system. Perhaps you’ve reviewed the literature on the successful trial of a new disinfectant and question whether it would work effectively in your…
CHESP FAQs
Am I eligible to take the exam?
It all depends on your formal education and years in the industry. A candidate must fulfill one of the following requirements:
- High School diploma and/or GED plus 7 years of environmental services experience, including 5 years of management in a…
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