Robert A. Gance, MBA, RHSO, CHFM

Director of Facility Services
McKee Medical Center of Banner Health
Loveland, Colo.

Biography

Early in his career, Robert started out in the electronics repair field which was soon outsourced overseas. He then moved into the commercial construction trade as plumber in Colorado. Robert has worked in constructing power plants, large commercial facilities and hospitals. He decided to stop moving about the country chasing construction jobs and began managing facilities operations.

As a Construction Project Manager, and has worked at highly regulated industries such as Ball Aerospace and Rocky Flats. At Rocky Flats he became a Certified Project Management Professional (PMP).

He graduated from University of Phoenix with an MBA in 1994 and is now a Registered Healthcare Safety Officer (RHSO) and a Certified Healthcare Facility Manager (CHFM).

In 2007, Bob opened a new hospital in Loveland Co which he drove to become LEED Gold certified, the first hospital in Colorado to do so, and only the second in the nation of their size. This was the second hospital where he has assisted the design, constructed and then opened.

Robert currently is the Facility Services Director for the Banner Healthcare System, in Loveland, Colorado.

Robert has been the president of CAHED in Colorado and is currently serving as the Region 8 Representative.

Robert lives in Mead, Colorado and is married with two grown daughters.

Personal Letter

To all Region 8 ASHE members,

I would like to take a moment to share with you that I am very proud to serve all of you as I fill in for Skanda’s remaining term. I am learning the intricate mechanics’ of ASHE and am really enjoying this tour of duty. Best of all, I get the privilege of meeting the real people who “make the chapter” and who make ASHE successful.

I became acquainted with healthcare, back in 1976 as I plumbed the Sweetwater Hospital in Rock Springs, Wyoming! I loved the expertise and professionalism that I was shown. I came to direct a hospital in 2000 in Brighton Colorado.

I had a huge learning curve to climb as I took over the directorship in Colorado. I needed experts to assist me in the learning and growing processes in the healthcare-engineering arena. At that time, I turned to the Colorado chapter of ASHE- CAHED! There I found likeable experts who were willing to help me grow.

As I grew, I wanted to give back to other members who might need a helping hand. I volunteered for many offices in CAHED. My term as president, really helped me grow in administration. I praise all the mentors in that organization who helped grow ASHE.

Currently, I have a deep desire to continue to serve all of you and I would proud to serve in 2012! Call on me if I can help any member yet this term!

I thank all of you for your support.

Robert A. Gance, MBA, RHSO, CHFM