NEHES Monthly Digest

RIHES March Meeting | Tuesday, March 18 | Cranston, RI
Attendees will gain insight into best practices, lessons learned, and strategies for successfully managing renovations in a highly-sensitive healthcare environment. Includes education, a tour, and networking.

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September 28 – October 1, 2025 | Springfield, MA

 

 

ASHE's Deputy Executive Director for Regulatory Affairs Chad Beebe surveys the regulatory landscape for 2025 and beyond.

2025 Health Care Facilities Innovation Conference
July 27–30, 2025
Greater Columbus Convention Center
Columbus, OH 

Boston Green Ribbon Commission
Health Care Without Harm released an analysis of Metro Boston hospitals’ energy consumption and GHG emissions through 2022.

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Buildings over 20,000 square feet need to report energy usage data as of 2025 due to an Act Driving Clean Energy and Offshore Wind.

REMI Network/Facility Cleaning & Maintenance
Businesses and commercial cleaners have prioritized sustainability, ESG goals and natural ingredients as part of their efforts to lower their carbon footprints.

FacilitiesNet
Restrooms are becoming a key part of meeting a facility's environmental goals, including enhancing hygiene and reducing operational costs.

 

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.

Healthcare Facilities Today
By breaking down silos among construction, energy management, facility management and compliance, healthcare facility managers can prevent problems before they happen.

Trends suggest that facility managers are leaning toward mobile-centric, contactless and integrated visitor management systems.

Health Facilities Management
Cyberattacks on healthcare facilities can stall physical operations and compromise sensitive patient data, but artificial intelligence tools can help mitigate the damage from these attacks.