KSHE Update

Kentucky Society of Healthcare Engineers

President's Message
President’s Message

Greetings KSHE, and welcome to “Summer in the Commonwealth.” I don’t know about your city, but it’s HOT and WET in western Kentucky. Nothing new right? Give it a day or two and who knows – maybe we’ll see some Kentucky sunshine.

 

There’s a lot going on in KSHE this summer:

Visit https://www.naylornetwork.com/khe-nwl/articles/index.asp?aid=568358&issueID=64677 to view the full article online.

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Kentucky Spotlight
Clark Regional in Winchester Named a Top 100 Rural & Community Hospital

The Lane Report

The Chartis Center for Rural Health has named Clark Regional Medical Center of its Top 100 Rural & Community Hospitals in the U.S.

Visit https://www.lanereport.com/114486/2019/06/clark-regional-in-winchester-named-a-top-100-rural-community-hospital/ to view the full article online.

Education and Training
Healthcare Facilities Orientation & Safety Training: Safe Day One

The orientation of technicians, outside vendors and contractors in healthcare is not only a safety issue, it is required for accreditation with organizations such as The Joint Commission. Safe Day One is an online healthcare facilities orientation & safety training. It’s not enough to be safe one day; we must be safe day one.

 

$129 a person and earns you 6 contact hours

Visit https://kshe.site-ym.com/page/sd1_training to view the full article online.

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ASHE Update
Task Force Helps Members to Overcome Blind Spots

Health Facilities Management

To help members more accurately assess their own professional strengths, the American Society for Health Care Engineering’s (ASHE’s) Member Tool Task Force offers a number of suggestions.

Visit https://www.hfmmagazine.com/articles/3664-task-force-helps-members-to-overcome-blind-spots to view the full article online.

Technology Outpaces Exit Sign Requirements

Health Facilities Management

The American Society for Health Care Engineering's Exit Sign Inspection & Burden Survey examined failures for LED exit signs and related staffing costs.

Visit https://www.hfmmagazine.com/articles/3668-technology-outpaces-exit-sign-requirements to view the full article online.

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Your Facilities Management News
Readiness for Accreditation Surveys

Health Facilities Management

In preparing for a Joint Commission survey, it's important to understand what areas surveys will be observing most closely.

Visit https://www.hfmmagazine.com/articles/3674-readiness-for-accreditation-surveys to view the full article online.

The Intersection of Design and Healthcare

Healthcare Facilities Today

Effective hospital design has the potential to lower facility costs in a number of ways.

Visit https://www.healthcarefacilitiestoday.com/posts/The-intersection-of-design-and-healthcare--20749 to view the full article online.

The Future of Telehealth and What it Means for Facilities Management

BOSS Magazine

The rise of telehealth services could end up having a major impact on medical centers, and on facility management.

Visit https://thebossmagazine.com/telehealth-facilities-management/ to view the full article online.

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Sustainability Spotlight
KSHE Offers Energy Assessment to Members!
  
Annually ASHE hosts a competition among hospitals and other healthcare facilities to save energy and protect the climate, known as Energy to Care. To create local interest, KSHE has created its own competition, The Energy Derby, to increase efforts in hospitals statewide to reduce excessive energy use. Energy reduction is driven through improvements in energy efficiency with help from KSHE, ASHE, and the Energy to Care program. The member facilities that shed the most energy consumption will be recognized.

 

In 2019, KSHE is offering energy benchmarking support and a free energy assessment to members to assist facilities that may be limited on resources.

 

Click Here to request KSHE help to benchmark your member facility, update your data, and help you take home the prize!

Visit https://kshe.org/page/energy_derby to view the full article online.

Helping Members Show Their ‘Energy to Care’

Health Facilities Management

American Society for Health Care Engineering Sustainability Program Manager Kara Brooks shares how members can get more involved with Energy to Care efforts.

Visit https://www.hfmmagazine.com/articles/3660-helping-members-show-their-energy-to-care to view the full article online.

Run Your Healthcare Facility Like a Military Base

medicalnews.md

Healthcare facilities can learn a lot regarding resilience and power security from military bases.

Visit https://www.medicalnews.md/run-your-healthcare-facility-like-a-military-base/ to view the full article online.