NEHES Monthly Digest
January 2024
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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Compass Cryogenics Inc
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Robert Prohaska
Springfield Hospital (VT)
rprohaska@springfieldhospital.org

Certification:
CHFM

How has NEHES/ASHE contributed to your career?
When I first entered healthcare, NEHES and ASHE were instrumental in getting me up to speed on healthcare codes and standards. They continue to keep me on top of the important changes to codes and standards, and they have been great for consulting with colleagues on questions regarding codes and standards also.

What is your background in the healthcare facilities field?
Prior to entering the healthcare facilities field, I was a degreed mechanical engineer in the area of manufacturing facilities management.

Do you have a personal tidbit to share?
My hobby has for years been cycling. Both for travel and commuting. It's also a great way to accomplish errands on the weekends. Why pay for a gym membership?

What do you enjoy most about your job?
I enjoy the accomplishment of a project successfully completed, as this benefits the community our hospital serves.

What are your plans for future growth?
Since I am about four years from retirement, I hope to help others grow into this profession. As for myself, I intend to grow my appreciation of this world through more travel.

Courtney Sugarman
Project Coordinator
Central Vermont Medical Center

Scott Loh
Manager – Emergency Management
UMass Chan Medical School EHS

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Preferred Utilities Manufacturing Corporation®
"In a remarkable partnership, ACS and Preferred Utilities revitalized a 1950s NYC school boiler room. They retrofitted vintage equipment while modernizing controls to enable efficient use of renewable B20 biodiesel for carbon reduction. This transformation enhanced efficiency and significantly reduced the boiler room's carbon footprint, exemplifying sustainable solutions for greener boiler rooms in New York City."
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Outgoing ASHE President Gordon Howie offers gratitude and reflections on a year of impactful progress.
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FSI’s Custom Maintenance Software (CMS) is built by and for healthcare professionals. From services, like on-site barcoding, to software that streamlines asset management, CMS offers everything a healthcare system needs in one suite of products. Overloaded with to-do’s and tired of lacking support? We’re here as an extension of your team.
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