A New Era in Medical Gas Testing
Training and certification is an important elements in the new era of medical gas testing
by Dale Hoyes
Every healthcare facility nationwide desires to keep patients safe while being treated. The importance of regularly monitoring and testing medical piped gas systems is a critical element of life safety. Emphasis on medical gas systems, by the Joint Commission, formerly the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, a private sector United States-based not-for-profit organizations, and other agencies, has been warrented throughout the years because of past hazards and incidents.
Without clean, contaminant free medical gases, operational alarm panels and maintained functional source equipment, healthcare facilities could find themselves in violation of code compliance, or worse, in a situation where patient safety is at risk.
Training and certification is an important element in the new era of medical gas testing. Attaining professional credentials, whether it is in-house maintenance staff, a contracted verifier, or as a tester or installer, has become increasingly important.
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CEU's are available at upcoming ISHE events.
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Midwest Healthcare Engineering Conference Keynote Speaker
November 2-4, 2011
Howard Kellman will be autographing copies of his book, '61 Humorous & Inspiring Lessons I Learned From Baseball' after his speech at the Midwest Healthcare Conference.
About the Speaker:
Howard was inducted into the Indiana Sportscasters and Sportswriters Hall of Fame in 2009 after broadcasting for the Cleveland Cavaliers, Chicago White Sox, St. John’s Red Storm, Triple A Indianapolis Indians Baseball Games since 1974 and the High School Football and Basketball Game of the Week on television throughout the state of Indiana since 1990. He was a play-by-play announcer for the 2006, 2007, and 2008 Triple A World Series on ESPN2. Howard has broadcast for eight Championship Baseball Teams; the second most of any announcer in Baseball History. He has interviewed everybody from Michael Jordan and Major League Baseball Commissioner “Bud” Selig to Pete Rose and Larry Bird and has covered the World Series, Indiana Pacers, Indianapolis Colts, Notre Dame, Indiana State University, Purdue, and Indiana University Sports for CBS, ABC and AP Radio. He has been a writer and producer for WINS Radio (New York City), the first ever all news station in the U.S. In addition, Howard was top salesperson for the Indianapolis Indians for more than 20 years, has taught at University of Indianapolis and hosts “Motivational/Inspirational Sports Moments” and “Great Baseball Memories” on ESPN 950.
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