Recognition and Awards

Recognition and Awards / en Tue, 22 Oct 2024 21:23:02 -0500 Tue, 22 Aug 23 10:57:13 -0500 The Association for the Health Care Environment Announces 2024-2026 Advisory Board Leadership /press-release-newly-elected-and-appointed-advisory-board-members-2024 <h3>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</h3> <h4>The Association for the Health Care Environment Announces 2024-2026 Advisory Board Leadership</h4> Chicago, August 29, 2023&nbsp;–&nbsp; The Association for the Health Care Environment (AHE) announced elected officers and appointed At Large Advisory Board Members. The three-year Advisory Board member terms begin January 1, 2024. Marci Butts, MBA, BHA – Chair 2024 - 2025 Ms. Buts is the Manager, Support Services. Mercy West Hospital, Cincinnati, OH. Marci has over ten years environmental and support services experience in acute care. She has served on a variety of hospital committees including: environment of care, infection control, process improvement, United Way, planning &amp; construction, and regulatory readiness. An active 91��member, Marci has participated on or chaired several 91��committees including Advisory Council, Exchange Planning, Nomination, and Awards and Recognition.&nbsp; Eric Nowak, MBA, T-CHEST, T-CSCT -&nbsp;Chair-Elect Mr. Novak is associate vice president of hospitality services at Geisinger Health in Danville, PA. He has 8 years of experience leading EVS across 9 hospitals and 7 years as a supply chain professional with Geisinger. Eric has been an 91��member for 7 years, has participated in the review of EVS Department of the Year nominees, and has been active in driving content for the education and knowledge management and served as a subject matter expert for the development of the <a href="/designations/chest">CHEST</a> train the trainer program. Eric has been reappointed for a second three-year term as an At-Large member&nbsp;and most recently selected by his Advisory Board peers to serve as Chair-elect for 2-24-2025, assuming the role of Chair in January 2026 Flash Fiegel, T-CNACC, CMIP, T-CHEST -&nbsp;At-Large, Advisory Board Member Mr. Fiegel is the National Multi-Divisional Director of EVS, Laundry &amp; Linen at CommonSpirit Health. Throughout his career, Flash has consistently demonstrated his expertise in program implementation and standardization of EVS, Linen, and Transport SOPs. His strategic vision and leadership have been instrumental in driving positive change within the organizations he has served.. Tom Bergin, MBA -&nbsp;Industry Liaison, Advisory Board Member Mr. Bergin is Healthcare Marketing Director at Essity, Professional Hygiene. Since joining Essity in 2008, he has been focused on leading their efforts to provide better solutions to improve environmental hygiene in health care settings - both at the facility level and at the point of care. He currently manages a transatlantic team of marketers across the US and Europe. Tom has been an 91��member since 2011 and has participated in the 91��strategic planning committee.&nbsp; ##### 91�� AHE The Association for the Health Care Environment (AHE) is a professional membership group of the 91��. 91��is the organization of choice for professionals responsible for caring for the patient and resident care environment across all care settings; including hospitals, long term care, continuing care retirement communities and ambulatory care. 91��advances members’ ability to establish and maintain care environments that are free of environmental surface contamination and that support safety, service, and efficient and effective operations&nbsp;<a href="mailto:www.ahe.org">www.ahe.org</a> Tue, 22 Aug 2023 10:57:13 -0500 Recognition and Awards 91��Presents 2023 Environmental Services Department of the Year Award /ahe-presents-2023-environmental-services-department-year-award CHICAGO, August 1, 2023 -&nbsp;The Association for the Health Care Environment (AHE), of the 91��, together with Tork®, an Essity brand, announce the recipients of the 2023 Environmental Services (EVS) Department of the Year Award. The Environmental Services Department of the Year Award provides national recognition for the significant contributions made by an environmental services department to the overall patient experience and for achieving a health care organization's mission. It highlights the outstanding achievements of a cutting-edge environmental services team in maintaining high levels of performance in cleaning, disinfecting, environmental infection prevention, environmental sustainability and stewardship, technology use, patient experience and EVS team education and training. Based on facility bed size, this year’s recipients of the EVS Department of the Year Award are: <ul> <li>1-249 Beds: Speare Memorial Hospital, Plymouth, NH</li> <li>250-499 Beds: Children’s Health Dallas Campus, Dallas, TX</li> <li>500+ Beds: Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA</li> </ul> The 2023 Certificates of Merit recipients are: <ul> <li>0-249 Beds: Geisinger Bloomsburg Hospital, Bloomsburg, PA</li> <li>250-499 beds: Children’s Mercy Kansas City, Kansas City, MO</li> <li>500+ beds: Froedtert Hospital, Milwaukee, WI</li> </ul> On behalf of all the EVS profession, 91��would like to thank Essity and the Tork brand for their generosity in sponsoring the EVS Department of the Year Award for seven consecutive years and for their commitment to excellence in EVS operations. <h4>91�� AHE</h4> The Association for the Health Care Environment (AHE) is a Professional Membership Group of the 91��. 91��is the organization of choice for professionals responsible for establishing and maintaining health care environments that are free of surface contamination and that support safety, service, and efficient and effective operations. <h4>91�� Tork®</h4> The Tork brand offers professional hygiene products and services to customers worldwide ranging from restaurants and healthcare facilities to offices, schools and industries. Our products include dispensers, paper towels, toilet tissue, soap, napkins, wipers, but also software solutions for data-driven cleaning. Through expertise in hygiene, functional design and sustainability, Tork has become a market leader that supports customers to think ahead so they’re always ready for business. Tork is a global brand of Essity, and a committed partner to customers in over 110 countries. To keep up with the latest Tork news and innovations, please visit:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.torkusa.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">torkusa.com</a>. <h4>91�� Essity</h4> Essity is a leading global hygiene and health company. We are dedicated to improving wellbeing through our products and services. Sales are conducted in approximately 150 countries under the leading global brands TENA and Tork, and other strong brands, such as JOBST, Leukoplast, Libero, Libresse, Lotus, Nosotras, Saba, Tempo, Vinda and Zewa. Essity has about 46,000 employees. Net sales in 2021 amounted to approximately $13 billion. The company's headquarters is located in Stockholm, Sweden, and Essity is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. Essity breaks barriers to well-being and contributes to a healthy, sustainable and circular society. More information at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.essity.com/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">essity.com</a>. Tue, 22 Aug 2023 10:47:34 -0500 Recognition and Awards 91��Presents 2022 Environmental Services Department of the Year Award /ahe-presents-2022-environmental-services-department-year-award CHICAGO, September 12, 2022 - The Association for the Health Care Environment (AHE), of the 91��, together with Tork®, an Essity brand, announce the recipients of the 2022 Environmental Services (EVS) Department of the Year Award. The Environmental Services Department of the Year Award provides national recognition for the significant contributions made by an environmental services department to the overall patient experience and for achieving a health care organization's mission. It highlights the outstanding achievements of a cutting-edge environmental services team in maintaining high levels of performance in cleaning, disinfecting, environmental infection prevention, environmental sustainability and stewardship, technology use, patient experience and EVS team education and training. Based on facility bed size, this year’s recipients of the EVS Department of the Year Award are: <ul> <li>1-249 Beds: Texas Health Frisco, Frisco, TX</li> <li>250-499 Beds: Mayo Clinic Health System, NWWI, Eau Claire, WI</li> <li>500+ Beds: Orlando Regional Medical Center, Orlando, FL</li> </ul> Award recipients will be recognized in the October issue of Health Facilities Management magazine The 2022 Certificates of Merit recipients are: <ul> <li>0-249 Beds: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN</li> <li>250-499 beds: CaroMont Regional Medical Center, Gastonia, NC</li> <li>500+ beds: Parkview Health, Fort Wayne, IN</li> </ul> On behalf of all the EVS profession, 91��would like to thank Essity and the Tork brand for their generosity in sponsoring the EVS Department of the Year Award for six consecutive years and for their commitment to excellence in EVS operations. <h4>91�� AHE</h4> The Association for the Health Care Environment (AHE) is a Professional Membership Group of the 91��. 91��is the organization of choice for professionals responsible for establishing and maintaining health care environments that are free of surface contamination and that support safety, service, and efficient and effective operations. <h4>91�� Tork®</h4> The Tork brand offers professional hygiene products and services to customers worldwide ranging from restaurants and healthcare facilities to offices, schools and industries. Our products include dispensers, paper towels, toilet tissue, soap, napkins, wipers, but also software solutions for data-driven cleaning. Through expertise in hygiene, functional design and sustainability, Tork has become a market leader that supports customers to think ahead so they’re always ready for business. Tork is a global brand of Essity, and a committed partner to customers in over 110 countries. To keep up with the latest Tork news and innovations, please visit: <a href="http://www.torkusa.com">torkusa.com</a>. <h4>91�� Essity</h4> Essity is a leading global hygiene and health company. We are dedicated to improving wellbeing through our products and services. Sales are conducted in approximately 150 countries under the leading global brands TENA and Tork, and other strong brands, such as JOBST, Leukoplast, Libero, Libresse, Lotus, Nosotras, Saba, Tempo, Vinda and Zewa. Essity has about 46,000 employees. Net sales in 2021 amounted to approximately $13 billion. The company's headquarters is located in Stockholm, Sweden, and Essity is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. Essity breaks barriers to well-being and contributes to a healthy, sustainable and circular society. More information at <a href="http://www.essity.com">essity.com</a>. Mon, 12 Sep 2022 12:58:52 -0500 Recognition and Awards Profiles in Excellence: Northside Hospital /education-events/profiles-excellence-northside-hospital 91��is presenting a webinar series around the theme, “Profiles in Excellence”. In this series, we will highlight facilities that have won the Environmental Services Department of the Year award in recent years. As standouts in the EVS field, these thought leaders will discuss operational strategies and actions that have led to success within their respective facilities. The first facility we would like to feature is Northside Hospital. Northside was a recipient of the Environmental Services Department of the Year award in 2019. Northside’s achievements can be attributed to creating a highly effective and ever adapting leadership style to best cater to the needs of their EVS department in today’s “new normal”. Product Code:&nbsp;324WB0622 <h4>REGISTRATION INFORMATION</h4> This is a pre-recorded, on-demand webinar available at your convenience. On the webinar release date, you will receive an email with a link to the webinar. This webinar will remain available on-demand following the initial release date. <hr /> <h4>SPEAKERS</h4> Fiona Nemetz, MS, CHESP, T-CHEST, T-CSCT, EMHP Director, EVS, Parking, Safety and Security Northside Hospital Frank Peacock, MBA, T-CHEST, CHESP General Manager, Environmental Services Northside Hospital Fri, 20 May 2022 12:10:47 -0500 Recognition and Awards