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ASHE’s Sustainability Program Manager Kara Brooks will provide a brief overview of the Energy to Care Program and new updates to the program offerings. In addition, Kara will provide a brief overview on sustainability before, during and after COVID-19.

Jonathan Willard, PMP, LEED-AP, Acute Medical Gas Services. This presentation will review the new requirements for identifying the responsible facility authority and the qualifications necessary for this position, as well as an overview of the Permit-to-Work system.

Jason Beers, Bob Loohauis, Steve Stuebe, Gary Dennis. This session will provide you with a better understanding of the CMS requirements for emergency preparedness for electrical power.

Brent Rutherford, CHFM, Texas Health Resources. This presentation will walk you through the development of the Texas Health Resources commissioning process, the details of the implementation plan on the Frisco campus, and how we achieved the desired long-term results.

Jerry Folsom, Siemens Smart Infrastructure. In this session, we will discuss several approaches to enabling visionary patient experiences, reducing clinical workloads, improving patient outcomes, and streamlining cost structures in both renovated and new facilities.

Greg Swafford CPD, GPD. In this presentation, we review the impact of common building water issues, the principles of effective water management, and how emerging technology can consistently deliver hot water throughout the facility, minimize stagnation, optimize system performance, and support ASHRAE 188 compliance.

Join our webinar to understand how CHP can improve energy efficiency and reduce costs.

The IAHSS Security Design Guidelines for Healthcare Facilities, 4th Edition, offers the most comprehensive and up-to-date best practices for designing appropriate security measures into each new construction and renovation project.

Kevin Scarlett, Jacob McCall, Benjamin Leutze. This presentation will address the reasons behind these standards, common compliance questions and the action steps for a successful outcome.

Understand domestic water distribution and treatment, as well as the various potable water treatment methods, how to apply those methods appropriately, and the effects on the building distribution system and components.

This presentation provides an outline for the first step in the resiliency process: assessing your facility’s vulnerability.

ASHE presents a webinar on health care capital planning, highlighting the risk of deferred maintenance and the essential elements for a successful program.

Timothy Adams, Benjamin Leutze, Joanna Lynch. Medical telemetry is used in most hospitals and many outpatient facilities. This session explores the usage of medical telemetry, including the need for it to be able to operate interference-free from other radio frequency sources.

A team approach to survey the kitchen on a routine basis, and know what to look for and ask kitchen staff, is key to preventing a kitchen disaster.

The Joint Commission is now stressing the need to maximize technology during surveys to minimize contact. Many hospitals around the country still believe that surveyors prefer paper documentation and have resisted the move to electronic document management. Educate yourself on the facts, and get ready for virtual surveys as the new normal by learning from Joint Commission veterans George Mills and Jason Beers.

Renee Bryce, Melanie Petherick, Rick Burns. Virginia Mason’s main electrical room (MER) upgrade project team leads (electrical contractor, hospital design/construction and emergency management) will discuss the MER project, methodologies for shutdown risk assessment and planning, improvement strategies, real-time redline as-built document updates and collaboration, communications, tools and templates developed, and lessons learned along the way.