ASHE - Dedicated to optimizing the healthcare physical environment

The War on Germs

Hospital Hospital-acquired infections are one of the most serious issues facing healthcare professionals these days. About one hospital patient in 10 acquires an infection after admission, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Nearly 100,000 Americans die each year from infections they get while in the hospital, which is more than twice as many as are killed in automobile accidents. The CDC says treating hospital-acquired infections costs the U.S. healthcare system more than $25 billion-per-year.

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Download the most recent Career Flash Adobe PDF

If you are a hospital/agency with an open position, you can get the word out in a timely fashion by including your ad in our weekly e-newsletter Career Flash. The rate is $600 net for a four-week listing with a limit of 300 words per ad and one job position and location per ad. Prepayment is required.

If you are an individual looking for a new position, you can use Career Flash to promote yourself. The rate is $50 for a four-week listing.

The deadline to send in your ad is Thursday at noon Central Time. Job postings are e-mailed to ASHE members (approximately 8,100) every Monday and are posted on our website. Send your ad to ashecareer@aha.org and include the job title and city and state where the position is located.

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ASHE Pages is an online directory of services and products in health care design, construction, and operations. Click the image below to begin researching solutions for your current and future projects.

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Seeking Dynamic Speakers for 2011 PDC Summit!

What's New

Participate in the premiere planning, design, and construction Summit supported by industry leading associations. The 2011 PDC planning committee seeks original concepts and presentations supported by data-based decision making. You are encouraged to submit an abstract that presents cutting-edge design and construction methods and techniques that have been employed to optimize the health care physical environment. The 2011 PDC Summit features keynote speakers Jim Lovell and Gene Kranz! Submit your abstract and be part of the same program as these two American heroes.

Submission Deadline: August 16, 2010

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Managing Life Safety Course

The American Society for Healthcare Engineering of the American Hospital Association
155 N. Wacker Drive, Suite 400. Chicago, IL 60606
Phone: 312-422-3800 | Fax: 312-422-4571
ashe@aha.org