NEHES Monthly Digest
April 2025
NEHES News
NEHES Spring Seminar | Friday, April 4 | Manchester, NH
  
The 2025 Spring Seminar will be held in Manchester, NH, on Friday, April 4. Network with peers and learn essential facility management tools through presentations supporting this year's theme: "Resilient Healthcare Facilities: Adapting to Change and Embracing Technology."

Online registration is available until April 4!
Spring Seminar Homepage | Register Today
 
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If you would like to upgrade to a Corporate Group Membership with your colleagues in lieu of renewing your individual Supporting Membership, please do not pay your Supporting dues invoice and instead submit the following Corporate Membership application. Our team will then process the membership change: 

Managing the Way Your Facility uses Energy is No Small Challenge – CPower Can Help
CPower Energy Management®
CPower can help your organization monetize its energy assets, and manage your Distributed Energy Resources (DERs) - like energy storage, solar PV, fuel cells, wind generation, and more. To ensure your patient's high-quality care, your organization consumes a great deal of energy at all hours of the day. What if you could reduce your organization’s energy costs AND earn revenue for using less energy?
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Regulatory Guidance
The following information is interpretive guidance for your consideration as you strengthen your environment of care and life safety preparedness. Learn about current battery-operated lighting requirements, clean room ceiling guidance, and more.
FSI (Facilities Survey, Inc)
Compass Cryogenics Inc
Upcoming Events
Save the Date for the 2025 Fall Conference!
September 28 – October 1, 2025 | Springfield, MA
Quality Building Partner, exceeding expectations for over 55 years
Auburn Construction Co Inc®
Auburn Construction offers professional Construction Management/General Contracting services across New England. Our team of builders effectively manages the construction process for our clients, surpassing their expectations at every stage–from Design and Preconstruction to Construction Execution and Closeout. Our team is committed to delivering quality healthcare environments, such as our extensive fire recovery and full renovation of Brockton Hospital.  
(Click here to learn more about Auburn)
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ASHE Update
Calling All New ASHE Certificate Holders

Did you recently receive an ASHE certification? We'd like to highlight your accomplishment in an upcoming newsletter. Please complete the form below to let us know which certificate you received this year.

Click here to view the form.

Bridging the PDC Process and Facilities Management
Health Facilities Management
ASHE President Michael Hatton describes how including the facilities perspective from concept to go-live results in safer health care environments.
Save the Date: Future Health Care Facilities Innovation Conferences
2025 Health Care Facilities Innovation Conference
July 27–30, 2025
Greater Columbus Convention Center
Columbus, OH 
BELFOR Property Restoration
CTC Building Solutions
Sustainability
Power-Positive Solutions: Balancing AI Efficiency And Sustainability
Facility Executive
When facility managers couple sustainable business practices with the adoption of artificial intelligence, they can cut costs while improving sustainability.
Lean, Green, and Digital: One Hospital’s Approach to Sustainability
Hospital News
A Canadian hospital approached sustainability by using a lean, green and digital approach that ensures those tenants are ingrained in every aspect of its operations.
100 Years of Healthcare Building!
Turner Construction Company®
For more than a century, Turner is proud to celebrate a century of building exceptional healthcare facilities, a testament to our legacy of progress, innovation, and excellence. As the #1 healthcare builder in the U.S., this milestone reflects our unwavering commitment to shaping environments that advance medical care and research. Visit turnerconstruction.com to learn more!
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EV Chargers and Energy Storage Opportunities in New England Webinar

Healthcare facilities in New England are experiencing triumphs and challenges on the sustainability journey. If you missed the NEHES Lunch and Learn Webinar on June 20th, you can log in today to view the recording and learn more about:

  • How batteries provide opportunities for earnings, savings, and resiliency for healthcare facilities in New England
  • Creating fiscally responsible infrastructures to meet the growing demand of the EV market and exploring available EV chargers
  • Utilizing state and federal funding to 'drive forward' sustainability and resiliency efforts
  • A candid look at a hospital case study highlighting start-to-finish projects with successes and failures

Learn more at https://nehes.org/page/webinar_series.

Climate Resilience for Health Care (CR4HC) Toolkit
The Climate Resilience for Healthcare (CR4HC) toolkit is designed primarily for healthcare emergency preparedness professionals, as well as the multidisciplinary teams that participate in healthcare organizations’ emergency preparedness and resilience planning. CR4HC is designed to be used after completing a hazard vulnerability assessment, using tools like the HHS Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) Risk Identification and Site Criticality (RISC) Toolkit, to inform health care resilience planning in the setting of evolving climate-related disasters and extreme weather events.
Eagle Rivet Roof Service Corporation
The Wilkinson Companies
Facility Management News
Massachusetts Hospital Rebuilds After Electrical Fire
FacilitiesNet
After a fire broke out in the transformer room of Massachusetts' Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital, the facilities team turned the tragedy into an opportunity to build back better.
Towards a New Definition of Facilities Management
Facilities Management Magazine
The definition of facilities management needs to become more comprehensive as the role evolves due to rapid advancements in technology, sustainability imperatives and shifting workplace dynamics.
Expert Infection Control: Nephros Filters & Peracidin Supplies
Total Quality Medical Inc.®
Total Quality Medical is the oldest and trusted distributor of Nephros Class II medical device water filters, we provide high-quality water filtration solutions for critical healthcare environments. Our point-of-use and in-line filters ensure pure water for surgical handwashing, medical equipment, wound cleaning, and more. Peracidin disinfectant further supports infection control. Maximize safety and efficiency with Total Quality Medical.
Shop now for infection control solutions & savings!
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33 Percent of Healthcare IT Professionals Concerned About Data Breaches
Health Facilities Today
Cyberattacks aimed at hospitals can knock out IT systems, disrupt patient care and cost organizations millions of dollars.
Mongoose Power Solutions
Flow-Tech, Inc.