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September 10 – 16
Now is the time to start thinking and planning for the celebration of National Healthcare Environmental Services Week. Each year we use this opportunity to show appreciation and recognition for the extraordinary teamwork required to care for the complex healthcare environment. When deciding how you will celebrate, remember that royalties from the official provider go towards our complimentary educational programming, development of new Signature programs each year and significant discounts on member pricing on all AHE services.

Alice Park, Time
When a hurricane hits Houston, it also threatens some of the world’s leading medical care.

American Laundry News
Every year, laundry equipment and software manufacturers make technological advancements to improve performance and efficiency.

Joe Zlomek, Pottstown Post
When an orthopedic bed goes missing in Pottstown Memorial Medical Center, or a patient recliner gets temporarily lost somewhere on its floors, it’s likely that hospital Environmental Services employee Chrissy Schantz will be the one who finds either.

Rachel Lutz, MD Magazine
Wipes are better than sprays for fighting against Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) spores, according to a June report.

Infection Control Today
Yale University experts and their partners in a national research consortium have identified several genes and gene clusters associated with the immune response to flu vaccination.

Brian Zimmerman, Becker's Infection Control & Clinical Quality
Flooding after a hurricane can facilitate the spread of infection in several ways, including flushing sewage into the street, creating optimal conditions for mold proliferation and increasing the risk of people developing wounds susceptible to infection.

Mayur Ramgir, NY Daily News
Great leaders are in great demand, whether a coach for a football team, a CEO for a corporation or a general for the Army.

Lolly Daskal, Inc.
What makes a good leader?

By Randy Barnes

By Walter Vernon

AHE has started this initiative to encourage professionals in the field to begin, or continue to refer to the departments and the personnel caring for the healthcare environment as environmental services professionals rather than as housekeepers, janitors and custodians. The staff and management teams responsible for maintaining the clinical environment of care require different skills and competencies from those needed in the commercial cleaning and general maintenance industry and it's time we address this critical distinction.

Please help us redefine healthcare environmental services!

Make yourself indispensable and advance your career! Plan your education for 2017. Visit AHE’s 2017 ENGAGE site to learn more about educational courses, podcasts, webinars, and events. And make sure to check out AHE's EXPRESS Learning Courses. EXPRESS is a mobile learning platform that offers educational podcasts delivered by environmental services and infection prevention thought leaders. You asked for learning opportunities that require less of a time commitment and we delivered!

CMIP, the Certificate of Mastery in Infection Prevention for Environmental Services Professionals (CMIP) is a robust certificate program that provides the requisite knowledge for a "trained" professional in infection prevention and control specific to the clinical environment of care.