Founded in 1949, the association provides individuals in the healthcare engineering field, with networking and education opportunities. We are affiliated with ASHE, American Society for Healthcare Engineering of the American Hospital Association.

When & Where

Our next meeting will be

Tuesday, September 9, 2008!

Join us and other healthcare facility personnel for a presentation on the;

new 2009 JC Emergency Management Standards and Elements of Performance.

There will be an interactive round table discussion on how others are planning to meet the standard. Come to learn and share.

Facilitate by Peter E. Cunnius, MS, CES; Chairman Northeast Emergency Healthcare Support Zone & Albert Einstein Healthcare Network Emergency Manager!

Please click onto the link for registration for the event!

Registration form!

The cost of the meeting is $45.00! Please see the attachment above for more details!

Regular Meeting to begin at with registration starting at 5:00 pm.

Topic, We will show the new ASHE DVD, this New Hospital. This is an excellent DVD that ASHE has put together showing the progression of a Hospital construction project and who is involved with the project!

Social Hour: 5:00
Dinner: 6:00

Ramada Hotel, Philadelphia in the Northeast

11580 Roosevelt Blvd, Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19116

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Healthcare Facility Managers Association

 of Delaware Valley

19th Annual Fall Conference

“Changes and Challenges for “EC” in 2009”

2009 Joint Commission Environment of Care Program

Abington Memorial Hospital, Abington, PA

Thursday, October 9, 2008

Presented by: Gary D. Slack, PE, CCE

President of Healthcare Engineering Consultants, one of our industries’s leading speakers on healthcare codes and standards, will present practical strategies for compliance and management.

There is more information on the Seminar Page!

The link below is the conference flyer for the Fall Seminar!

2008 Conference Flyer 2

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August 15, 2008 ASHE e-News ASHE is your source for news and information 2008 ASHE Membership Survey It is that time of year when ASHE asks you to tell us how we are doing. We depend on your input to ensure that we are providing you with the services and support you need. The 2008 Member Needs Survey should take no more than 15 minutes to fill-out. Completed surveys need to be received by August 29, 2008. To be entered into our drawing for a one-year complimentary ASHE membership. You must include your name, phone number and e-mail at the end of the survey. If you have not received instructions on how to access the survey contact Charmaine Osborne. Operating Rooms to be Considered Wet Locations: Your Support is Needed Today A proposal has been submitted to NFPA 99 that would change the current definition of "wet locations" to include all operating rooms. If this proposal is allowed to go through as written, it will ultimately require isolated power systems to be installed in all newly constructed or renovated ORs. This debate on whether ORs are in fact wet locations and whether isolated power systems need to be installed has been going on for over 30 years. The way the current NFPA 99 standard is written, it leaves the decision to classify a location as wet up to the governing body of the healthcare organization. At the ASHE 45th Annual Conference & Technical Exhibition a panel discussion was devoted to debating whether all operating rooms should be considered wet locations. Members where able to express their views and the expert panel gave their opinions on the subject. At the end of the session, the participants in attendance (approximately 120) voted unanimously to have ASHE oppose this change and to seek additional guidance from the ASHE membership. For information on how you can comment on this proposal click here.

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2008 Emerging Regional Leaders
The Emerging Regional Leadership award is presented to one individual from each of ASHE’s ten regions who has show a commitment to the field and has demonstrated leadership qualities. 

Region 2: Edward Fay, Director of Facility Operations, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ

I would like to congratulate Ed Fay for his achievements on this award!

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Penn State Abington Healthcare Courses Schedule are in the Seminar Tab under Education!

ASHE Elections, remeber to vote, please see the ASHE Tab for more information!

Codes & Standards

There are new tabs under the codes page to break out the information to you a little bit easier and be able to distribute throughout your facility to review!

Quarterly Newsletter (January 08)

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