We hope that each one of you are staying safe and well during this time. We would like to thank you for all you are doing at your facilities in keeping up with the demand, as we try to get through the COVID-19 pandemic.
Thank you to all who joined us for our first-ever virtual conference. With over 250 facility managers, business partners and esteemed speakers in attendance, we hope you made connections, increased your knowledge and had some fun while you were at it!
The virtual conference featured presentations that supported this year’s theme: “Sustaining Healthcare Now and Into the Future: Continuous Improvement without Exhausting Resources.” The Fall Conference committee did an excellent job selecting topics relevant in today’s environment. Thank you to the committee from the Rhode Island Healthcare Engineers’ Society, led by CJ Brown, NEHES Education Chair, for their work on this year’s event.
Thank you to all of our NEHES Members who approved the Officer slate presented during the Business Meeting at the 2020 Virtual Fall Conference. It is our honor to announce the NEHES Officers for 2021:
Cole Teague – President
Dann Boyer – President-Elect
David Fowler – Treasurer
CJ Brown – Secretary
At this time, we would also like to take this opportunity to thank our outgoing Board of Directors for their service, dedication and support of NEHES over the last year. Thanks to the 2020 Board of Directors!
For over 50 years, the Children’s Center in Augusta, Maine, has transformed the lives of children with developmental disabilities. This new expanded facility will help the Children’s Center serve even more of these special kids and their families.
WSP is an internationally recognized engineering consulting firm that has grown to over 10,000 staff nationally and 45,000 globally in every technical specialty (MEP, Structural, Commissioning, Civil, Water and Environment, Energy, Power, etc.) while still offering the same local expertise and service that our clients have come to expect.
NEHES was pleased to present several awards during the 2020 Virtual Fall Conference including the Chapter Leadership Award, Engineer of the Year Award, Chapter Excellence Awards and the President’s Award.
The fall is finally upon us, and the days are getting much shorter. Although socially we have had to keep ourselves safe, and we seem to learn new ways to adapt to this new world order every day, I can affirm that ASHE business is going on as usual, just in a virtual format. Let me offer our NEHES membership the following updates.
This is the final week to register for the 2020 ASHE Annual Virtual Conference. Join your peers October 5-7 as ASHE transitions its previously planned 2020 Annual Conference & Technical Exhibition into a dynamic online experience. This reimagined platform provides attendees with opportunities to learn, connect and grow with peers and vendors as the field works together to transform the health care physical environment. Sessions will address timely issues such as pandemic recovery and updates from The Joint Commission. Attendees can also earn up to 25.5 continuing education credits. Can't attend during the planned conference dates? Sessions will be available on demand until Dec. 31. ASHE
Health Facilities Management The Energy To Care Sustainability Guidebook and Checklist and other tools can help health care facility managers in their sustainability efforts.
