The Governor has extended the public health emergency with an expiration of March 4, 2022 as well as the Executive Order for Further Continuation of Limited Provision to Address the Impact & Spread of COVID. The ISDH waivers regarding the changes to the physical environment in response to COVID-19 can remain in use through the […]
On April 1, 2021 FGI published the proposed Emergency Conditions Guidelines for healthcare and residential care facilities. Recall, FGI formed an Emergency Conditions Committee last spring that focused on all kinds of emergencies, from COVID to hurricanes to polar vortexes and wildfires. Their findings were summarized in Doug Erickson’s “This Session is a Disaster” webinar […]
See the recording (member login required) of this event that took place February 24th with your fellow ISHE members and the students of the Purdue ASHE Chapter. We heard about healthcare construction management, discussed the latest news in healthcare engineering, and learned about “Mitigating Construction Risks.” This event was approved by ASHE for 2.0 Contact […]
Recording now available in the ISHE member area. This event has been approved by ASHE for 1.0 Contact Hour (1.0 CEC). Understanding your campus, facilities, infrastructure, systems, and their performance is crucial to maintaining optimum efficiency, building lifecycles, maintenance costs, patient outcomes, comfort and safety, and more. With strained budgets, especially as a result of […]
The Midwest Healthcare Engineering Conference presented a virtual event where we heard from Indiana, Illinois, and Ohio Hospital Association Presidents about healthcare in 2020, the challenges we will be facing moving forward, as well as the impact of the election on healthcare in our states. A recording of this event is now available to ISHE […]
Thank you to everyone who joined us for this event! This event has been approved by ASHE for 1.0 Contact Hour (1.0 CEC). Thanks to our sponsors, Midwest Associates and BSA Lifestructures. Increasing Awareness of Safety Risks to Healthcare Team Members from Infectious Aerosols in Perioperative Spaces In the wake of the recent pandemic, the […]
Join Medxcel as we grow our service offerings to support energy consumption and conservation. This is an exciting time to make an impact in healthcare facilities planning as an Energy Project Manager managing capital projects. Learn more and apply.
E learning discount member Earn CECs with ASHE e-Learning As a health care facility professional during this crisis, we know your time is precious. That’s why ASHE offers online, self-paced education accessible 24/7 for your scheduling convenience. ASHE e-Learning courses are perfect for developing new skills, reinforcing best practices and earning contact hours for […]
The Indiana State Department of Health’s March 22, 2020 “COVID-19 National/State Emergency Hospital Blanket Waiver: Conversion of Standard Patient Rooms to Negative Pressure Isolation Rooms (Revised)” (“Isolation Waiver”) has been AMENDED. See the update below: Emergency Order Amending Blanket Waiver On Negative Pressure Isolation Rooms Please share this broadly with your healthcare engineering colleagues.
Due to the public health emergency created by the COVID-19 virus, Governor Holcomb granted agencies broad powers to waive, suspend, or modify existing rules where enforcement would be detrimental to the public welfare during the emergency, subject to his prior approval. See Executive Order 20-05. In an effort to proactively respond to the anticipated need […]
