American Society for Health Care Engineering (ASHE)

Our vision of Health for a Better World includes implementing initiatives to reduce our carbon footprint and promote sustainability. A groundbreaking analysis by the American Society for Health Care Engineering (ASHE) and Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia, Wash. exemplifies the technical and financial feasibility of electrifying thermal loads in existing hospital buildings. ▶️ Learn more about this detailed case study: http://ms.spr.ly/6048okytu #SustainableHealthcare #HealthcareInnovation #CleanEnergy #FutureOfHealthcare #HealthForABetterWorld

In this Sustainability Roadmap Newsletter you can: 🏥 Learn about electrifying heat in an existing hospital. 🫶 Explore opportunities to give back to the ASHE community. 🚧 Identify key sustainability sessions happening at PDC Summit™ 2025. 🌿 Find ways to continue championing sustainability-focused initiatives at your health care facility.

Do you want to... 🦺 keep patients safe during health care construction projects? 🤝 save time and money by proactively collaborating with facilities during projects? 📋 approach each project with holistic knowledge of the heavily regulated health care environment? Then Health Care Construction Workshop is for you! Join York Chan, CHC, CHFM, SASHE and Josh Brackett PE, CHFM, JD Candidate in Chicago, Jan. 23-24. Register today and save your spot! https://ow.ly/JJKN50Us12m

Today’s #ArchitectureHealthShowcase spotlight: The S/L/A/M Collaborative (SLAM) and Kaiser Permanente collaborated with other partners in a series of Lean workshops to plan a new 15-acre ambulatory and specialty campus at the Kaiser Murrieta Ambulatory Surgery Center. Learn about the project and view photos >> https://ow.ly/gSaL50SXfs2

Gratitude for a banner year 🎉 Outgoing American Society for Health Care Engineering (ASHE) President Skanda V. Skandaverl reflects on great strides made by the organization and its members in 2024. Read here: https://ow.ly/vBgb50Uq3rY #HFM #FacilityManagement #FacilitiesManagement

📣 Have you started collecting your data yet? Make your voice heard! 📣 ASHE requests YOUR data so we can advocate for enhanced protocols around concealed fire sprinklers, optimizing safety and efficiency. Make sure you’re actively collecting data now so you can submit it by the February 28, 2025 deadline! 👉 Learn how to contribute: https://ow.ly/5Xn350UnFOE

NEW: Electrifying Heat in an Existing Hospital 🏥 This case study provides a detailed outline of the steps one hospital is taking to successfully achieve this feat! Learn how Providence St. Peter Hospital navigated this complex project: https://ow.ly/kHv850UmOV6

"[PDC Summit™] is more dialed down, and really gets into the complexities we face. Everybody as a whole really wants to solve problems and work together."  — Stacey Easley, Health Care Facility Manager, St. Lukes Health System Attend the 2025 #PDCSummit and dive into education, networking and connections — all designed to help you transform spaces for healing and care. Join 3,300+ colleagues March 9-12 in Atlanta!  ️️ ➡️ Register before Jan. 10 to save $220+! https://lnkd.in/gJgfBmxA  

The American Hospital Association released its 2025 Environmental Scan, which provides key data and insights on the current health care landscape and helps hospitals and health systems explore substantial issues with staff, leaders, boards and community stakeholders. Read here: https://ow.ly/BovG50Um32q

Health Care Construction Workshop is back in Chicago, Jan. 23-24, 2025!   95% of participants recommend this program. Join York Chan, CHC, CHFM, SASHE and Josh Brackett PE, CHFM, JD Candidate to:  💡 Review key health care construction concepts.   ⚠️ Learn how to assess risk and prevent infection before, during and after construction.   📋 Discuss mitigation, management and documentation.   👷 Apply concepts in hands-on case studies. ➡️ Don’t miss your chance — register today before it sells out! https://lnkd.in/ggWvPA-y