KSHE Update

KSHE News & Events

KSHE Introduces this Members-Only Benefit. Available 24 x 7 x 365: The KSHE learning platform gives you the flexibility to complete your training at your own pace, on your own schedule.

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SWI Is Your Trusted Medical Waste Partner!

SWI provides medical, hazardous, and pharmaceutical waste removal as well as shredding services for any facility that generates regulated medical waste and pharmaceutical waste. SWI has been in the industry for over 2 decades and services Kentucky, Indiana, Tennessee, Illinois, Ohio, Missouri, Michigan, West Virginia, and Virginia. Let us keep your hospital safe and compliant. We are your solution to your medical waste needs!

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Kentucky Spotlight

Kentucky Faces the Nation’s Highest Number of Rural Hospitals at Risk of Closure if Congress Cuts Medicaid

KY Policy

If Congress enacts proposed Medicaid cuts, Kentucky could lose up to $28 billion in federal funding over the next decade, potentially forcing 35 rural hospitals to close—more than any other state—devastating access to healthcare and local economies across already vulnerable rural communities.

Visit https://kypolicy.org/35-kentucky-hospitals-at-risk-of-closure-due-to-medicaid-cuts/ to view the full article online.

New UK Healthcare Clinic Now Offers Quality Primary Care in Frankfort

University of Kentucky

UK HealthCare has opened a new primary care clinic in Frankfort to expand access to high-quality, personalized medical care for adults in the region, aiming to serve both UK employees and the surrounding community with a focus on prevention, chronic disease management, and patient-centered treatment.

Visit https://uknow.uky.edu/uk-healthcare/new-uk-healthcare-clinic-now-offers-quality-primary-care-frankfort to view the full article online.

ASHE Update

New ASHE Director Engages Member Voice

Health Facilities Management
Christina Fissori weaves together her experience as an educator, researcher and consultant to head ASHE's Member Engagement Team.

Visit https://www.hfmmagazine.com/new-ashe-director-engages-member-voice to view the full article online.

Genuine Cat® engines and generator sets

As the only authorized Cat® dealership in the region, we are equipped to meet your needs with genuine Cat engines and generators sets. We also provide the power generator service that a wide variety of industries trust and rely on. Power outages don’t stick to a 9am to 5pm work schedule. That’s why we are ready to back you up with round-the-clock expert generator service and repair.

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Your Facilities Management News

Beyond Aesthetics: Designing Pediatric Spaces That Endure and Heal

Healthcare Construction + Operations News

Effective pediatric healthcare design goes beyond cheerful aesthetics to create resilient, flexible, safe, durable, and cleanable environments that support healing, reduce fear, and adapt to evolving care needs while offering children moments of comfort, calm, and imaginative escape.

Visit https://hconews.com/2025/06/16/beyond-aesthetics-designing-pediatric-spaces-that-endure-and-heal/ to view the full article online.

Seeking Standards for Microbial Loads in Healthcare Facilities

Healthcare Facilities Today
A recent patient evacuation in Ohio due to smoke from an overheated pump highlights the critical importance of robust, well-practiced emergency preparedness plans in healthcare facilities, which often require unique strategies like partial or defend-in-place evacuations to ensure patient safety.

Visit https://www.healthcarefacilitiestoday.com/posts/Hospital-Evacuation-Highlights-Importance-of-Emergency-Preparedness--30407 to view the full article online.

Facility Alerts: How Texting Can Keep Teams Informed In Real Time

Facility Executive
Text messaging remains an underused yet highly effective communication tool for facility managers, offering rapid, cost-efficient delivery of both urgent alerts and routine updates that can streamline operations, enhance safety, and improve team coordination when thoughtfully implemented.

Visit https://facilityexecutive.com/facility-alerts-how-texting-can-keep-teams-informed-in-real-time/ to view the full article online.

Sustainability Spotlight

Smart Irrigation: Saving Water, Compiling Data

FacilitiesNet
The LEED+WELL certification pathway has rapidly expanded to nearly 250 million square feet across 47 countries, reflecting growing global demand for buildings that prioritize both environmental sustainability and human health through streamlined dual certification.

Visit https://www.facilitiesnet.com/green/tip/LEED-WELL-Streamlined-Certification-Process-Triples-in-Two-Years--55487 to view the full article online.

Power Moves: Designing Spaces With Electricity In Mind

Facility Executive
Modern workspaces are increasingly relying on flexible, scalable, and safe power and data solutions—such as floor-based and modular raceways—to meet rising energy demands, support evolving layouts, and ensure seamless integration of new technologies while minimizing disruption, safety risks, and long-term costs.

Visit https://facilityexecutive.com/power-moves-designing-spaces-with-electricity-in-mind/ to view the full article online.

Revive Your Hospital with Ketchum & Walton Co.’s Solutions

Ketchum & Walton Co.’s solutions create healthier buildings for hospital patients, staff members, and the community. Whether you require high-performance air filtration to control infections and diseases, custom air handling units to reduce energy costs, or engineering services to ensure your hospital will remain in operation after a seismic event, our team will support you from start to finish.

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