Environmental Services Management

Environmental Services Management / en Thu, 01 May 2025 00:21:26 -0500 Tue, 02 Apr 24 16:03:00 -0500 New training series for health care environmental services teams available /news/headline/2024-04-02-new-training-series-health-care-environmental-services-teams-available AHA’s Association for the Health Care Environment has released an on-demand subscription training program to help health care leaders train, transform and retain their health care environmental services teams. <a href="https://www.ahe.org/skillsetgo?utm_source=newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=aha-today">LEARN MORE</a> Tue, 02 Apr 2024 16:03:00 -0500 Environmental Services Management Lunch & Learn Series: Safe Water Delivery in Healthcare Facilities | Presented by Morris Group /education-events/lunch-learn-series-safe-water-delivery-healthcare-facilities-presented-morris The following Health, Safety, and Welfare credits can be earned for this course:&nbsp; <ul> <li>ASPE 1.00 Credits</li> <li>AIA 1.00 Learning Units</li> </ul> Just as healthcare providers strive to stop the spread of disease at its source in the body, so too are facilities trying to stop the source of waterborne viruses and bacteria before they get out of control. <h4>Speakers:</h4> <ul> <li>Dennis Dehaan, National Sales Manager, Acorn Safety</li> <li>Shawn Rankin, Eastern Regional Sales Mgr., Acorn Controls</li> <li>Russell Gibson, National Sales Mgr., Central, Whitehall Manufacturing</li> <li>Steve McIntosh, National Sales Mgr., Eastern, Whitehall Manufacturing</li> </ul> <h4>Learner Objectives:</h4> 1. Highlight the concerns and consequences of improper water delivery in healthcare facilities. 2. Discuss why they are embarking on a systems approach and using a monitoring system to manage water and infection control.&nbsp; 3. Cover new designs for dialysis boxes and their role in safe water delivery. Please Note: This is a Lunch &amp; Learn program and is not eligible for CEUs. DISCLAIMER: The views expressed by presenters in this program should not be construed as directly representing the views of the American Society for Health Care Engineering (ASHE). ASHE does not endorse any products or services promoted in this program. By registering, you agree ASHE can share your contact information with the webinar sponsor. Tue, 17 May 2022 16:40:29 -0500 Environmental Services Management Tool enables data-based staffing decisions in health care environmental services /news/news/2022-03-22-tool-enables-data-based-staffing-decisions-health-care-environmental-services The Association for the Health Care Environment (AHE) has developed an <a href="https://www.ahe.org/resources/staffing-calculator">online calculator and workbook</a> to help health care environmental services departments plan staffing levels and scheduling to meet their needs. Available for purchase, the package includes an interactive calculator that generates customized staffing recommendations based on over 50 metrics, three educational videos, and an electronic publication on staffing methodologies. AHE is an AHA professional membership group.&nbsp; Tue, 22 Mar 2022 14:05:55 -0500 Environmental Services Management Applying a Health Equity Lens to Environmental Issues: Lessons for Community Health Planning and Facility Sustainability Strategies /education-events/applying-health-equity-lens-environmental-issues-lessons-community-health-planning Join us for an Interactive Conversation <h3>About this Event!</h3> Addressing the differential impact of environmental factors – including climate – on some individuals and communities is increasingly being recognized as a health equity issue. As hospitals and health systems become more intentional in their development and implementation of integrated strategies to advance health equity, how do existing sustainability strategies evolve to apply an equity lens? And how are health systems recognizing and addressing issues of climate impact in their community health assessment and improvement planning? This interactive conversation will feature Dr. Jeff Thompson speaking about the disparate health impacts of environmental issues and the role of hospitals to promote healthy environments for the communities they serve. Participants will then join breakout rooms to hear from panelists about leading practices that hospitals and health systems can integrate into their existing community health and sustainability strategies, such as reducing waste, preparing for natural disasters, and increasing energy efficiency. <h3>Who Should Attend?</h3> We encourage those responsible for championing and implementing community health and environmental stewardship strategies to attend, including but not limited to: <ul> <li>Chiefs/VPs/Directors of Community and/or Population Health</li> <li>Chiefs/VPs/Directors of Facility, Energy, and/or Sustainability</li> </ul> <h3>Speakers</h3> Jeff Thompson, MD, is a pediatric intensivist and neonatologist, executive advisor, and chief executive officer emeritus at Gundersen Health System. Since completing his professional training in 1984, Thompson has worked full-time solely at Gundersen. He served on Gundersen's boards beginning in 1992 and played a key role in the organization's negotiations and governance design. Thompson served as executive vice president from 1995 to 2001 and as chief executive officer from 2001 to 2015. A founding member and past board chair of the Wisconsin Collaborative for Healthcare Quality and a 2013 White House Champion of Change, Thompson has led Gundersen's nationally-recognized initiatives for patient care, quality improvement, and sustainability. <h4>Community &amp; Population Health Panelists</h4> <ul> <li>Angela MacDonald, System Director, Mission Integration, CHRISTUS</li> <li>Coletta Barrett, Vice-President of Mission, Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center</li> <li>Gregory Zucca,&nbsp;Director of Economic &amp; Community Transformation, The MetroHealth System</li> </ul> <h4>Sustainability &amp; Facility Management Panelists</h4> <ul> <li>Clark Reed, National Program Manager, ENERGY STAR, US Environmental Protection Agency</li> <li>Brian Chesebro, MD, Director of Environmental Stewardship, Providence</li> <li>G. Andy Woommavovah, System Director, Energy and Infrastructure, CommonSpirit Health</li> <li>Sarah O'Keeffe,&nbsp;Director, Sustainability, The MetroHealth System</li> </ul> <h3>Register Today!</h3> There is no fee to attend, however capacity is limited. Tue, 09 Nov 2021 08:02:50 -0600 Environmental Services Management CDC releases cleaning resource for health care environment /news/headline/2020-11-02-cdc-releases-cleaning-resource-health-care-environment The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released a <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/hai/prevent/environment/surfaces.html">new resource</a> highlighting core components of environmental cleaning disinfection in hospitals. The document aims to help health care organizations reduce risk of infection from surfaces and provides descriptions and examples of each of the six core components in order to ensure a clean patient care environment. AHA’s Association for the Health Care Environment played a significant role in the development of the core components of an environmental services program in hospitals within this guidance. Mon, 02 Nov 2020 15:53:21 -0600 Environmental Services Management