TAHFM e-Newsletter

Texas Association of Healthcare Facilities Management

Events and Education
Parkland Health & Hospital System, Dallas, Texas
Online registration is available until Dec. 14, 2016.
 
For more information, contact TAHFM at events@tahfm.org, or call 512-220-4291.
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March 26 - 29, 2017
The Westin Houston, Memorial City, Houston, Texas

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LMC Fire & Security
Door Control Services Inc
Member Spotlight
Jeff LaGasse, Healthcare Finance News
Memorial Hermann Sugar Land becomes the first Houston-area hospital, and the third in Texas, to win the award.

Visit http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/memorial-hermann-sugar-land-hospital-earns-2016-malcolm-baldrige-national-quality-award to view the full article online.

 
Matt Goodman, D Healthcare Daily
HCA North Texas is doubling down on the reputation of its most well-known property and rebranding all 13 hospitals as part of Medical City Healthcare.

Visit http://healthcare.dmagazine.com/2016/11/21/on-the-heels-of-1-5-billion-worth-of-expansions-hca-north-texas-becomes-medical-city-healthcare/ to view the full article online.

 
 
   
TAHFM has an online membership directory and resource guide, available to TAHFM members only. This Directory contains useful information about our committees and task forces, homecare and hospice showcase and the vendor marketplace.

Visit http://tahfm.site-ym.com/Login.aspx to view the full article online.

 
Eaton
Brighton Solutions, Inc.
Energy Roundup Tips
Carl Weinschenk, Energy Manager Today
Healthcare facilities face special challenges in energy efficiency.

Visit http://www.energymanagertoday.com/energy-efficiencys-healthcare-facility-challenge-0128279/ to view the full article online.

 
 
   
Carl Weinschenk, Energy Manager Today
Last week, Energy Manager Today posted a blog about the special challenges and responsibilities of managing energy in hospitals and other health care-related facilities.

Visit http://www.energymanagertoday.com/hospitals-should-use-the-internet-of-things-but-very-carefully-0128406/ to view the full article online.

 
Duncan Griffin, facilities.net
When thinking about how to reduce energy use in hospitals, one of the first questions to ask is: Where do hospitals use energy today?

Visit http://www.facilitiesnet.com/energyefficiency/article/How-Hospitals-Use-Energy--16905?email=cathy.jakicic@tradepress.com&source=facility_insider&utm_source=facility_insider&utm_campaign=11/07/2016&utm_medium=email to view the full article online.

 
Specified Technologies Inc.
Texas Microfiber
ASHE Update
American Society for Healthcare Engineering
The New York Institute of Technology has launched a new fully online certificate program that includes specialized courses for health care facility managers.

Visit http://www.ashe.org/news/new-online-program-offers-facility-management-certificate to view the full article online.

 
 
   
American Society for Healthcare Engineering
ASHE members preparing to take the Certified Healthcare Facility Manager (CHFM) exam may be interested in a new list showing useful resources for studying.

Visit http://www.ashe.org/news/chfm-preparation-resources to view the full article online.

 
American Society for Healthcare Engineering
The Joint Commission is now surveying health care facilities on the 2012 edition of NFPA 101: Life Safety Code®, aligning with new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Conditions of Participation.

Visit http://www.ashe.org/news/joint-commission-now-surveys-on-2012-edition-of-nfpa-101 to view the full article online.

 
Absolute Testing Services
Your Facilities Management News
Maggie Van Dyke, Hospital & Health Networks
As part of a unique leadership course at Orlando-based Florida Hospital, physicians travel to Gettysburg, Pa., assuming the roles of generals during the Civil War battle.

Visit http://www.hhnmag.com/articles/7547-what-a-general-can-teach-physicians-about-leadership to view the full article online.

 
Architectural Lighting Alliance

Visit http://www.alatx.com/resources/iecc-2015-code-summary/ to view the full article online.

 
 
   
Amy Eagle, Health Facilities Management
Modular, demountable walls can provide significant first-cost and long-term benefits to health facilities.

Visit http://www.hfmmagazine.com/articles/2497-wall-systems-built-to-move to view the full article online.

 
Allen & Company Environmental Services
The Filter Man, Ltd.
Texas Association of Healthcare Facilities Management
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