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Association for the Healthcare Environment (AHE)

AHE Board Nominations Open Through Friday

The Association for the Healthcare Environment (AHE) is accepting nominations for the 2013-2015 AHE board of directors through Friday, May 11, 2012 at 4:30 p.m. CT. Review the 2012 Nomination Packet and 2012 Nomination Form and consider nominating yourself or recommend a ...More
3 weeks ago
Posted in News, Environmental Hygiene
AHE Calls for Presentations for 2012 Conference and Healthcare Marketplace

The Association for the Healthcare Environment (AHE) is calling for presenters for the 2012 Annual Conference & Healthcare Marketplace, to be held in Phoenix, Sept. 16-19, 2012. The following is a call for presenters to provide relevant and cutting-edge information, ...More
October 6, 2011
Posted in News, Environmental Hygiene
Panel Tackles Environmental Hygiene-Related Issues

A panel discussion, "Improving Patient Outcomes: Building Bridges Between Infection Preventionists and Environmental Services Professionals," was held at the AHE annual conference Sept. 27, 2011. Panel members were William Rutala and Ruth Carrico, as well as Linda Dickey, ...More
September 29, 2011
Posted in News, Environmental Hygiene
2011 Environmental Services Department of the Year Award Winner Announced

As hospitals continue to focus on ways to improve patient safety by employing best practices in cleaning the hospital environment, Health Forum’s Health Facilities Management magazine and the Association for the Healthcare Environment (AHE) have selected Advocate Christ ...More
September 28, 2011
Posted in News, Environmental Hygiene
AHE, Kimberly-Clark Professional Launch 'The Heart of Healthcare' Campaign to Honor the ES Department

The Association for the Healthcare Environment (AHE), of the American Hospital Association (AHA), today announced that it has partnered with Kimberly-Clark Professional to launch "The Heart of Healthcare," a new, educational campaign designed to recognize and elevate the ...More
September 27, 2011
Posted in News, Environmental Hygiene
APIC and AHE Partner on Clean Spaces, Healthy Patients initiative

The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) and the Association for the Healthcare Environment (AHE) are partnering to strengthen the relationship between infection prevention (IP) and environmental services (EVS) to improve patient ...More
September 27, 2011
Posted in News, Environmental Hygiene
Clorox Introduces its Newest Non-Bleach, Hospital-Use Quaternary Disinfectant Cleaner

The Clorox Company announced today at the Association for the Healthcare Environment (AHE) 2011 annual conference the introduction of Clorox Commercial Solutions® Clorox® Broad Spectrum Quaternary Disinfectant Cleaner. Clorox® Broad Spectrum Cleaner is Clorox’s newest ...More
September 26, 2011
Posted in News, Disinfection & Sterilization, Environmental Hygiene
How to Beat the 'Contagion' in Our Hospitals: Call Housekeeping

In the last sentence of his review of the recent No. 1 box office hit "Contagion," film critic Roger Ebert writes, "You might be surprised by how many hospital patients die because of viruses they didn't walk in with." Now, there’s an idea for an even scarier sequel. And in ...More
September 23, 2011
Posted in News, Environmental Hygiene
2011 AHE Board Election Open Through October 7

The Association for the Healthcare Environment is currently inviting its members to vote for two candidates who will serve on the AHE board from 2012 to 2014. The board election process will be open through Friday, Oct. 7, 2011 at 3 p.m. CT. The candidates are: - R. Michael ...More
September 23, 2011
Posted in News, Environmental Hygiene
Ecolab Sponsors Lunch & Learn Session at AHE

On Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2011, join Karen Martin, RN, BS, MPH, CIC, director of infection prevention and environmental services at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, Ill. to hear about how her facility has improved environmental cleaning results. Recognized with the ...More
September 22, 2011
Posted in News, Environmental Hygiene