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A step-by-step guide for developing a comprehensive integrated fire protection and life safety inspection, testing and maintenance (ITM) program for health care facilities. This timely publication will support facilities managers ahead of CMS’s adoption of NFPA 101-2018 (or later), which will require integrated life safety ITM for all high-rise buildings.

Best practices for financing energy sustainability are described with an emphasis on helping hospitals and associated decision-makers – including professionals from supply chain, facilities, finance, sustainability, and public health – navigate the challenges associated with investing in the carbon reduction goals that health care is being asked to implement.

Get insights into the regulatory requirements and maintenance recommendations for smoke control systems in hospitals.

Regulations and Interpretive Guidelines for Hospitals) contains all CMS requirements and survey guidance for a hospital alternate equipment maintenance (AEM) program. These risk assessment factors are generally not the same as the more common factors that hospitals have used in the past for utility system risk assessments.

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.

The Ventilation Management Plan (VMP) aims to create a comprehensive strategy to help health care facilities test and maintain all areas that require any type of ventilation management.

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

A review and compilation of the recommended controls for ventilation systems in treatment and isolation areas in health care facilities.

Improve your facility's reliability with Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM). Download the CMMS tool.

Classification schemas are designed to provide health care planners, designers, and operators with a common nomenclature, and to generate these benefits for health care facilities departments.

ASHE's medical air testing tool is the key to a reliable and efficient medical gas system.

The pre-disaster self-assessment consists of an assessment of critical infrastructure and an estimate of evacuation time.

Negative Pressure Room Guidelines: Learn about the importance of temporary negative pressure patient rooms and how to achieve it in your facility.

COVID-19 resources that cover critical hospital operations such as air quality, safety and security, emergency preparedness and infection prevention.

Save energy and money with energy conservation methods from ASHE's Energy to Care program.

The American Society for Health Care Engineering (ASHE) and Koffel Associates performed a study to investigate the hazards posed by non-sprinkler system components being supported by and/or touching sprinkler pipes.