Ed Avis

Operations Related to Environmental Hygiene

Mayo Clinic's focus on staff needs, training and efficiency pays off

Employee recruiting and retaining strategies create consistency for Mayo Clinic's EVS department.

Operations Related to Environmental Hygiene

Texas Health Frisco's numbers add up to positive outcomes

EVS department 'wows' patients with small but powerful improvements.

Compliance and Operations, Engineering Compliance

ASHE Advocacy works to shape future codes

ASHE helps to reduce regulatory conflicts and overreach amidst heightened focus on pandemic preparedness and sustainability.

Maintenance and Operations, Energy Management

Reaching the next level of decarbonization

Developing an environmental master plan can help hospitals reach beyond the low-hanging fruit to reduce carbon footprint.

Maintenance and Operations, Energy Management

Hospitals can play a key role in decarbonization discussions

Hospitals can make sure their voices are heard as regulations around carbon reduction gain steam.

Maintenance and Operations, Energy Management

Health care’s important influence on environmental equity issues

Examining climate change as a public health issue.

Navigating compliance in the pandemic era

ASHE focuses its advocacy on recent changes to codes and standards and long-term effects spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Compliance and Operations

Sustainability to the fore in ASHE advocacy efforts

ASHE is creating new tools to help health care facilities meet growing trends around carbon reduction.

Operational Excellence

Member tools task force establishes top priorities

ASHE gets members involved in developing tools and resources to help address regulatory and other concerns.

Facility Engineering, Water Management

Focusing on water issues through ASHRAE standard

A brief overview of one of ASHRAE's newest water management standard, designed to reduce risk of water management systems.