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BEHIND THE PATIENTS BEHIND THE NURSES
BEHIND THE DOCTORSBEHIND THE MASKS
STAND NCHEA MEMBERS
THANK YOU
| MAY | 2020
Seminar 2020 and the
Upcoming Annual Conference
NCHEA 2020 PresidentDeon Lewis CHFMCaromont Health
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In the days leading up to the Spring Seminar, the NCHEA Planning Committee had a major decision to make. COVID-19 was just beginning to spread and make itself known as a worldwide threat. The Planning Committee had to choose: carry on as planned, or cancel the event. In re-gard to canceling, President Deon Lewis said, “We were prepared, but at that point, the informa-tion we had didn’t drive us to the point of canceling the seminar. If we’d had it one week later, it would have been shut down. But it was the right call at the time, and we got through safely.”
Despite the challenges presented by the pandemic, NCHEA put on one of its best events to date. Program Chair Jeff Forsyth put together a great program with a strong lineup of educational speakers. He planned the program around this year’s theme, Focus on Our Mission. In addition, he said he also picked speakers based on “what I thought a healthcare engineer would want to hear about and what was relevant for the time, before COVID. It was all about construction, which has been a big topic lately.”
The education sessions included Behavioral Health Safety and Regulatory Inspections, Doors and Hardware for Healthcare, Pharmacies: USP <800> Compliance and Hazardous Drugs, Mock Pre-Construction Risk Assessment, Preparing for Accreditation Surveys, and Water Damage Mitigation Strategies in the Healthcare Environment.
The seminar began on Wednesday, March 11 with The Cradle FUNdraiser, a charity golf event benefitting Family Promise of Moore County. Family Promise provides shelter, meals, and ser-vices for homeless women with children in their custody.
Thursday kicked off with the Program Introduction and Scholarship Presentation. Usually, the scholarship winners are announced during the Annual Conference in the summer, however, this year NCHEA chose recipients from Montgomery Community College, which is very close to Pinehurst. NCHEA wanted to allow as much participation from the college as possible, so it made more sense to move the scholarship presentation to the Spring Seminar.
This presentation was followed by the keynote speech from First Sergeant Matt Eversmann.
NCHEA 2020 Program ChairJeff ForsythDuke Regional Hospital
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1. Are you employed by a healthcare facility?2. Has your healthcare facility restricted funding for education conferences & travel?3. Do you need assistance with Annual Conference registration fees?4. Do you need assistance with Confer-ence overnight stay?If you answered “YES” to the above questions, you may qualify for financial assistance through NCHEA to attend the 68th Annual Conference & Exhibition in Wilmington, NC this August.All NCHEA Active Full Healthcare Members* are eligible to apply. We are working out sign-up proce-dure, we will email out details and put them on the website as well.*(Full HEALTHCARE Membership in the Associa-tion is available to individuals who are actively employed in or by healthcare-related facilities (those that provide patient care) located in North Carolina, and who have responsibility in healthcare facility operations (i.e., facilities management, plant engineering, design/construction, security, safety/fire safety, clinical engineering, and telecommuni-cations).
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Eversmann is a military hero whose brave story is portrayed in the film, Black Hawk Down. In his speech, he shared insights he’s gained from his 20 years in the military as well as his experiences in healthcare, non-profit, and data management industries.
With the corona virus pandemic escalating every day, travel restrictions were implemented requiring attendees to return to their healthcare facili-ties early. Even Jeff Forsyth had to leave in the middle of the seminar that he had planned so much of. Weeks later, he said, “I heard I did a good job! I got a lot of positive feedback about the speakers.”
Deon Lewis praised the associate membership. “They rallied and were there to support.” Despite the decline in full membership attendance, and the daily changes to travel restrictions, the Spring Seminar was a success and a great experience for all who were able to attend. “I want us to be proud of the way the association has represented itself and sup-ported its members through these times,” said Deon.
Looking forward, NCHEA is fully planning on holding its Annual Confer-ence in August this year. Deon stated, “If the government is allowing conferences to happen, we’re going to have it. More than ever, we need to get together as a community and support each other and tell our stories.”
He also shared that due to strong leadership in the past, the association is financially strong and will offer a stimulus check to full members to help pay for lodging at the conference.
Jeff Forsyth has already reached out looking for speakers and received over 200 emails in response. Planning is in full-swing! “Thanks to the support of the Planning Committee,” Deon said, “we are planning on delivering an awesome program.”
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Keynote Matt Eversmann
All eyes on Keynote Matt Eversmann
Opening Reception, Jenga Master, Rick Cooper, CRC Diaster Repsonse Experts
NCHEA LOCAL COMMUNITY EVENTNorma Jannone with Family Promise of Moore County accepted a check of $1000.00 from Deon Lewis on Friday, March 13 at the Spring Seminar. On the way out the door, our “orange bucket” added a few more dollars to our donation. The Cradle Golf Event donated profit and mulligans for this event.
Deon Lewis’s wife Melanie joined Deon in the fun at the opening recep-tion. Didn’t get the middle guy’s name, but we all think the “luck of the Irish” was with us at the Spring Seminar!
DISTRICT NEWS
Mr. Christopher Cole is a freshman at Montgomery Community College’s two-year Associate in Applied Science HVAC program. He has a 3.8 GPA and is a for-mer facilities technician at Moore Regional Hospital! Chris is passionate about the healthcare industry, especially regarding the sense of pride and accountability we have in protecting our patient population. If you have need of an experienced, self-motivated, passionate patient advocate and HVAC technician, Chris is your man! Reach out to him at [email protected] or (910) 652-2500.
Mr. Emmanuel Gonzalez-Antonio is a freshman at Montgomery Community College’s two-year Associate in Applied Science Electrical Systems program, and maintains a 3.1 GPA while working FULL-TIME! Emmanuel is an outgoing young man with bright potential and an eagerness to learn and succeed. If you were one of the lucky folks to meet Emmanuel at our opening reception last week, I’m sure you were as impressed with him as we were! If you’re looking for a future star in electrical systems, please reach out to Emmanuel for internship or other potential career op-portunities at [email protected] or (910) 571-8827.
Look out for our newest NCHEA Student Members at District II meetings during our Annual Conference in Wilmington this summer!
NCHEA Scholarship Program
This past March at our Spring Seminar (feels like a lifetime ago now!), we awarded our 3rd Annual NCHEA Community Col-lege Scholarship to three bright and prom-ising students of Montgomery Community College. Read more below about each of our talented 2020 recipients. We encour-age you to reach out to them should you feel they may be a good fit for internships or future employment in your organization!
Mr. Jeremy Ross-Turnbull is a freshman at Montgomery Community College’s two-year Associate in Applied Science HVAC program, and a straight-A student in his first semester! Jeremy is very interested in a career in healthcare engineering using his HVAC skills, and has the drive, character, and enthusiasm to make a fantastic member of your team. If you have any potential internships or other opportunities, please reach out to Jeremy at [email protected] or (980) 200-4912.
DISTRICT 2NCHEA District II Winter Meeting NotesThursday, February 20, 20203:12 PM1) Finances
a) District II will fund $1,500 in seed money to-wards the Engineering Scholarship Fund - focus will be Central NC Community Colleges b) Motion approved to fund Spring and Fall lodg-ing and conference fees for District II officers this year: Chair, Vice-Chair and Treasurer/Secretary
2) Spring - Pinehurst, estimated cost under $1,000 total
a) Fall - Wilmington 2020 (under $1,500 total) and Asheville 2021 ($2,000 total)
3) Nomination of Vice-Chair a) Shawn Parker, 10 votes - new Vice-Chair b) Tom Reoch, 6 votes
4) Nominations for Associate Member - Elect, Board position
a) Debbie Gilbert currently holds positionb) Jacob Elrod expressed interest in being suc-cessor
5) Nominations for Engineer of the Year a) No names yet
Left to right: Montgomery team: Lee Proctor, Vice President of Instruction, Students, Jeremy Ross-Turnbull Emmanuel Gonzalez-Antonio, Christopher Cole and NCHEA Representative Alex Harwell, Dewberry
by Alex Harwell
Emmanuel Gonzalez-Antonio
Jeremy Ross-Turnbull
Christopher Cole
Two of our Cape Fear Scholarship recipi-ents, Aaron Anderson (left) and Amber Homan, (right) joined us at the NCHEA Spring Seminar.
I hope this find you healthy and well. What an interesting time. Our expertise in facilities management has never been needed as much as now and our knowledge and sys-tems have never been more challenged as we plan and implement strategies to handle unprecedented patient surges and keep our teammates safe. It is a great time to work in healthcare and we are really making a difference in the lives of our teammates, patients and community.
During this ASHE has remained at the forefront of technical information and networking with many tools and publications. I hope you fund the daily myASHE COVID-19 Busi-ness Partners Resource Roundup informative and useful. There are also many other single topic papers in issues, such as Re-opening Facilities to Provide Non-emergent Non-COVID-19 Healthcare: Phase 1 and Templates for submitting inspection, testing and maintenance waivers to CMS. These and other information can be found at https://www.ashe.org/COVID19resources.
ASHE has strengthened their relationships with other professional organizations such as ASHRAE, The Joint Commission and CDC during this period, with the organization cross-referencing each other’s information. The webinars (now in the On Demand library) were timely and provided excellent information.
Although this year’s PDC Summit was cancelled, ASHE has put together webinar series addressing some of the key topics that PDC attendees seek out addressing cutting-edge topics affecting the future of the health care built environment including cross-team col-laboration, PDC sustainability, designing for future generations, technology integration, and more. Fins more information at https://www.ashe.org/2020-pdc-summit-webinar-series.
If your facility had an energy reduction of 10% or more last calendar year, I highly recommend applying for and for an Energy to Care award. These awards highlight this significant accomplishment to your leadership and recognizes your facility nationally. ASHE recognizes that these past few months have been challenging for many of us and has extended the deadline for applying to July 1, 2020. And don’t forget about ASHE’s premier award for energy reduction – Energy to Care Champion Award honoring a single facility that has demonstrated outstanding leadership in energy efficiency. The deadline for this award had also been extended to July 1, 2020.
Congratulations to ASHE for their work promoting healthcare facility management opera-tional excellences as shown by receiving the 2020 ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Award—Sustained Excellence for the second year in a row, marking the fourth consecu-tive year that ASHE has won an ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year Award. This award recognizes ASHE’s continued leadership and superior contributions to ENERGY STAR.
Thank you for what you do, as our job helps keep people healthy and safe in these trying times. Be safe, be well and I hope to see you soon.
Michael
REGION 3 DIRECTOR
Michael D. Roberts, PE, SASHE, CHFM, CHEDirector - Energy Facilities Management Group, Carolinas HealthCare System is Atrium [email protected]
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During this time of great uncertainty, NCHEA is committed to making decisions focused on safeguarding the health and best interests of our members, our vendors, and our sponsors. That is why we postponed Exhibit Booth & Sponsorship sales for our August Annual Event.
We have decided to move forward with the NCHEA 68th Annual Conference & Exhibition. We are looking at several modifications and options to ensure the safety of our attendees.
We are re-opening sales of sponsorships and booths on the following dates:NEW EXHIBIT BOOTH SALE DATE FOR PRIME* SPONSORS: *Keynote (sold out), Platinum (sold out), Special Event (one left) come with the benefit of pre-purchas-ing an exhibit booth before the public sale.
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NEW WAY TO PURCHASE ANNUAL EXHIBIT BOOTHS!Last year we introduced our new NCHEA APP and new MAPDYNAMICS software for finding information on the Exhibit Area Map. This year we are adding more of the Mapdynamics functionality. You will be able to select and purchase exhibit booths using this program (similar to the ticketmaster system). You will have access online on our website and on our mobile app. For those of you that attended the Spring Seminar Associate Forum, you got a sneak peek of how the new software looks and how to purchase a booth. We will be emailing out detailed instructions to all of our members and we will post instructions on our website. Thank you for your patience and support during these unprecedented times. There’s no roadmap. We’re facing conversations that we never expected—or wanted—to have.
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2020 BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2020 BOARD OF DIRECTORS and STATE OFFICERSand STATE OFFICERS
2020 Planning CommitteeChair: Deon Lewis, PresidentMike Cooke, President ElectJeff Forsyth, Program ChairTye Frost, Vendor ChairBonnie Smith, Vendor Chair AssistantCecil Watson, SecretaryMike Rich, Secretary ElectRick Holmes, Golf ChairDona Noblett, Event Coordinator
PresidentDeon Lewis CHFMCaromont HealthOffice: [email protected]
President-Elect Mike CookeCone Health - Wesley Long HospitalOffice: 336-832-1766 [email protected]
Immediate Past PresidentLarry HolderDuke Regional HospitalOffice: [email protected]
SecretaryCecil WatsonUNC Rex HealthcareOffice: [email protected]
Secretary-ElectMichael Rich CHFMSampson Regional Medical CenterOffice: 910-592-8511, Ext. [email protected]
Treasurer and ASHE LiaisonTerry Fair CHFM CHE SrHENovant HealthMobile: [email protected]
Correspondence SecretaryJerry ThompsonDuke HealthOffice: [email protected]
Program ChairJeff ForsythDuke Regional HospitalOffice: [email protected]
Vendor ChairTye Frost CHFMCarolina East Health SystemOffice: [email protected]
Associate MemberJeremy LoguePiedmont Service Group Office: 919-645-5176 [email protected]
Associate Member ElectDebbie Gilbert CPSMNV5Office: 704-587-7150 [email protected]
District I - ChairClarence Jones CHFMCarolinas HealthCare System Office: 704 512 3363 [email protected]
District I - Vice-ChairJay Miller CHCCaroMont HealthCareOffice: 704-834-2084 [email protected]
District I - Secretary/TreasurerJerry Merwin CHFMCarolinas Healthcare System Office: 704-512-8167 [email protected]
District II - ChairChristine TrethawayWake Forest Baptist Medical CenterOffice: 336-716-3573 [email protected]
District II - Vice-ChairShawn ParkerCone HealthOffice: [email protected]
District II - Secretary/TreasurerMike CookeCone Health - Wesley Long HospitalOffice: 336-832-1766 [email protected]
District III - Acting ChairLarry HolderDuke Regional HospitalOffice: [email protected]
District III - Vice ChairVacant
District III - Secretary/TreasurerMatt Olson WakeMed Cary Office: [email protected]
District IV - Chairand ENERGY to CARE LiaisonJoe Buri MS, CHFM, CHSP, CHE, CEMSoutheastern HealthOffice: [email protected]
District IV - Vice-ChairTye Frost CHFMCarolina East Health SystemOffice: 252-633-8829 [email protected]
District IV - Secretary/TreasurerTony Britt CHE Columbus Regional Healthcare SystemOffice: [email protected]