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Register Now! Spring Seminar Program to Pack Four Important Education Sessions + Technical Exhibit into One Day, March 19
You're invited to the 2010 NEHES Spring Seminar Friday, March 19 at the Four Points by Sheraton Leominster, Leominster, MA. Organizers are members of the Maine Healthcare Engineers’ Society. Register now! [Download Brochure - MS Word] Chair: Brian DeLong, CHFM, Inland Hospital, Waterville, Maine, bdelong@emh.org Vendor and Sponsor Chair: Mike Connolly, Mercy Hospital, Portland, Maine, connollym@mercyme.com Education Program: 1. The Transformation of Healthcare, Organizational Leadership, Impact of Healthcare Reform on Healthcare Facilities Management 2. It’s NFPA Code Cycle Time and You can Participate in the Code Change Process Presenters: Gene Cable, P.E. FPE, and Dave Dagenais, SASHE, CHFM, CHSP. Gene is a member of the VA Fire Protection Engineering Task Force and has now retired from the HITF and three NFPA Life Safety Technical committees where he served for up to 20 years. He remains active in the code change process. Dave is an executive board member of the NFPA Healthcare section, a member of the NFPA Healthcare section – Codes and Standards Review Committee, NFPA Healthcare Interpretation Task Force, NFPA 99 – Technical Collating Committee, NFPA 99 – Healthcare Emergency Management and Security Technical Committee, NFPA 99 – Electrical Systems Technical Committee, NFPA 730 – Premise Security Technical Collating Committee, and NFPA 731 – Installation of Security Systems Technical Committee. 3. Capital Project Financing, Loan Guarantee, Stimulus Funding, and Grant Opportunity Success Stories 4. FGI Guidelines (previously AIA Guidelines) for Design and Construction of Health Care Facilities He has contributed to more than 400 projects throughout the United States, England, and the Middle East. He has been involved in master planning and strategic planning initiatives for more than 75 healthcare organizations. Conference Payment Options: 2. Non-NEHES members eligible for Active NEHES membership: $ 200, including a free copy of the FGI Guidelines and $25 of the registration fee applied to a one-year, $25 NEHES membership. Fill out a membership application form (available at www.nehes.org, About Us/Join Us tab), and submit at the registration desk at Spring Seminar or mail in with your payment.
3. Supporting NEHES Members, Non-NEHES Members: $200 Bring a Guest Hotel room rate: Conference Education Program Registration: Continuing Education Credits: Attendees will receive 5.5 contact hours or .55 CEUs from the Vendors and Sponsors Only **ONE** Booth Left for Spring Seminar March 19 - Hurry and Reserve Yours - Food and Book Sponsorships are Available
Spring Seminar, a one-day event, will be held Friday, March 19, 2010 at the Four Points by Sheraton Leominster, Leominster, MA.
Call for Abstracts for the 2010 NEHES 2010 Fall Conference: New Deadline is February 15
By Steven D. Cutter, CHFM, HFDP, MBA Present at the 52nd NEHES Annual Conference and share your knowledge and experience with the New England Healthcare Facilities Management community! The 2010 NEHES Fall Conference Planning Committee is seeking abstracts from individuals interested in presenting at the 2010 NEHES Fall Educational Conference & Technical Exhibition. This year’s event will be held on October 3rd to October 6th at the Mt. Washington Hotel in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire. Abstracts will be accepted until February 15, 2010 and should be sent directly to: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center To be considered topics will fall into one of 5 general categories:
Program and Q&A limited to 60 minutes Accepted abstracts will include:
Those speakers selected will receive compensation1 as follows;
1 Limited to one speaker per session. Selected speakers will be required to provide handouts/power point slides for session attendees to be eligible for compensation.No CHFM Yet? You May Qualify for a Certified Healthcare Facility Manager Exam Fee Waiver - Deadline is May 10
By Jona Roberts, CHFM The American Society for Healthcare Engineering has agreed to provide a number of CHFM exam fee waivers if you are both a NEHES and ASHE Active Member. If you are thinking 2010 is the year to finally take the exam, here is your big chance to save the $275 exam fee. The only thing you have to do is be both a NEHES and ASHE Active Member, be eligible to take the exam, (see the ASHE or AHA web sites for the CHFM eligibility requirements) request the waiver form, using the contact information below, and submit the completed form before submitting your application for the waiver. These waivers are available now, but remember, you must submit the waiver request before taking the exam to receive this special offer. Don’t let another year go by without receiving the recognition you deserve and “enjoy the pride of recognition of being among the elite in a critical field of healthcare management”! To receive the waiver request form, contact the NEHES Scholarship Chair. Jona Roberts 603-650-8457
Take Part in Selecting the 2009 NEHES Engineer of the Year - Nominations Due by May 1
By
Fred Leffingwell, CHFM
NEHES Chair, Engineer of the Year
Committee It is once again time to begin the
process of nominating deserving individuals for the New England Healthcare
Engineers’ Society Engineer-of-the-Year award. This award is given to an
Active member
in recognition of their contributions beyond their normal duties to the Local
Chapter, NEHES,
and the profession as a whole. The award is designed to honor a member’s
achievements during the previous year of the submission, or in this case, 2009.
I am honored to chair the selection
process for the Engineer-of-the-Year for 2010. Receiving this award in 2009, I can only
say this is the proudest moment in my career in NEHES. The 2009 award will go to the 14th
recipient of what is arguably the most significant form of recognition that
NEHES can bestow upon any of its active members. The Engineer-of-the-Year award is
presented to the individual who has distinguished himself/herself in service to
the Society and the healthcare engineering profession during the previous
calendar year. Distinguishing qualities may include service to their
institution, their chapter, fellow engineers, and the Society as a whole. The
award is not a recognition of continuous years of
service. The selection process begins with
the solicitation of nominations from any NEHES member. This can be facility
managers, supporting and honorary members, consulting engineers, architects,
contractors, and healthcare associates through this NEHES
newsletter. I would personally like to ask that
all State Chapters and members help by taking an active look at their fellow NEHES colleagues to identify at least one member
in each State Chapter who they can nominate for this award. Although the process
can seem a bit complicated, we should at least take the time to recognize their
efforts by nominating those deserving members for work and support to our
profession. I would stress that even if I had not received the award last year I
would have felt honored to be nominated. The Engineer-of-the-Year Committee
will review all nominations and submit our candidate recommendation for the
Engineer-of-the-Year Award to the NEHES Board of Directors no later than the
September Board meeting. The Board will confirm the
candidate selection at its September meeting. The successful candidate will be
announced at the Annual Banquet during the 2010 Fall Conference in There are many, many deserving
candidates. This is a great honor and an acknowledgement of
efforts! Please take a moment to download the nomination forms ( List of Criteria and Nomination Form ) and send them to me with the supporting documents.
Fred Leffingwell, CHFM 652 Winthrop Ave. New Haven, CT 06511 fredrickleffingwel@sbcglobal.net Past Engineers of the
Year 1998 - Jack Gosselin, FASHE, CHFM
1999- Steve Cutter, CHFM, MBA,
HFDP 2000 - Joe Mona
2001 - Mark English, CCE, SASHE,
CHFM 2002 - Don Garrison, FASHE,
CHFM 2003 -
Gene Cable, P.E., FPE 2004 -
Ron Vachon, SASHE, CHFM 2005 -
Joe Mona 2006 -
Bob Lord 2007 -
Steve Jalowiec, P.E., CHFM 2008 -
Fred Leffingwell, CHFM
NEHES Scholarship Winner Seeks Biomedical Position
As you know, the NEHES scholarship program has provided scholarship assistance to several deserving college students over the years. These students are pursuing careers in many different areas of health care and they thank you, our Active members, as well as our Supporting members and vendor partners, for helping them during their college years. Your support also helps ensure the future of our Society.
We are congratulating one of our 2008 scholarship recipients, Scott Kopp, who just graduated from the University of Connecticut with a major in Biomedical Engineering and a focus in Bioinstrumentation.
As you will see from his attached resume and introductory letter (click here), Scott has had a stellar college and internship career and is well-prepared for the first step in his career. As a biomedical engineer, he seeks to apply his hands-on skills to the medical field. Ultimately, he hopes to become a clinical engineer working in a hospital setting.
Please feel free to circulate Scott's information to colleagues who may have an opening that matches Scott's skills and interests.
Student Seeks Summer Engineering Internship in Hospital
Tom Klansek, a junior mechanical
engineering student at UMass in
In the meantime, Tom is looking for a 2010 summer assignment as an intern for a hospital in its Engineering Department. See his resume to learn more about his background.
If you can help, contact Tom by e-mail or phone, tklansek@student.umass.edu, (508) 340-8778. |
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2010 International Conference and Exhibition on Health Facility Planning Design and Construction, San Diego, CA NEHES Board of Directors Meeting 2010 NEHES Spring Seminar ASHE's Healthcare Construction Certificate Program ASHE's Infection Control: Managing Risk During Construction, Operation and Maintenance of Facilities ASHE's 2010 Guidelines Workshops ASHE's Healthcare Construction Certificate Program ASHE's Healthcare Construction Project Management Program ASHE's 2010 Guidelines Workshops 47th Annual ASHE Conference and Technical Exhibition, Tampa, FL Canadian Healthcare Engineering Society Trade Show & Education Forum 2010 NEHES Fall Conference, Bretton Woods, NH
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