Resource Library

Introduction to Health Care Facilities Management: This award-winning, in-depth 130+ page introductory book provides an orientation to the dynamic field of health care facilities management. Along the way, we provide tips and anecdotes from seasoned health care professionals that will be valuable to newcomers, engaging to experienced HFMs and thought-provoking to other health care professionals.

Walk through the electrical safety roadmap from pre-design through installation and post-installation.

This course will walk participants through site acceptance and in-service testing and will review best practices that will empower facility owners and managers to administer appropriate test strategies and service programs to maintain a reliable power system.

Make facility master planning easier with our sample template. Customize your plan using our subcategories. Join ASHE for more resources and support.

in this session we will explore the unintended consequences of having so many sinks. We will explore the dynamics of transmission from patient to drain and back to patient. We will present the current understanding of the problem, assess challenges created by antibiotic resistant bacteria in wastewater premise plumbing and explore potential solutions.

In this webinar, the presenters will review current and proposed CMS/TJC requirements in the context of ASHRAE 188 and will discuss practical implications of the proposed new TJC/CMS requirements for healthcare facilities.

This presentation will provide an overview of annual fire door inspection requirements, strategies for remediation of non-compliant issues and on-going management of openings.

We examine the effectiveness of capture efficiencies at different MERV ratings. And we explore why MERV-A ratings are critical for determining filter choices. The presentation wraps up with a discussion on HEPA filters, in-room air purifiers, and air cleaners.

Join a panel of code experts to discuss the latest developments in emergency preparedness, CMS and more regarding codes and standards requirements. Take this opportunity to ask questions that are important to you, your organization and the field to learn approaches and best practices from our team of experts.

ASHE offers resources specific to ventilation and negative pressure rooms to reinforce and build on your knowledge base in these areas.

ASHE has developed and compiled resources specific to ventilation and negative pressure rooms to build on your knowledge base and assist you in educating and training others

George Mills, CEO of ATG (a JLL company), and former Director of Engineering with The Joint Commission, will focus on Life Safety in business occupancies and the increased focus it will see from The Joint Commission this year.

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This webinar discuss how to break the reactive and expensive cycle that plaques most facilities and turn the corner towards positive audits and long term cost savings.

During this webinar, we will explore the barriers healthcare networks face at each stage and discuss the strategies to overcome them so you can advance your energy management strategy.

This webinar covers these two types of systems and the code requirements that apply to each. Learn when and where to use them, and the varying limitations of each of the model codes. Understanding these systems can help to ensure that the correct components are specified and installed, and that the system will be code-compliant

This discussion will cover key architectural challenges surfacing as more healthcare facilities deal with patient surges, and creative ways facilities across the country are addressing those challenges. We will share design examples in action, including how pre-fabricated modular solutions help deliver on demand isolation capacity across some of the nation’s earliest and ongoing hotspots.

Taking a good look at eyewash station requirements such as when and where to place eyewash stations in health care facilities.