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News Release
For Immediate Release
Contact: Susan Rubin, 312.422.3810
DOE and ASHE Launch the EnergySmart Hospitals Initiative at ASHE Annual Conference
(July 23, 2008) The American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE) of the American Hospital Association (AHA) announces that the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Associate Under Secretary for Energy Richard F. Moorer today launched the EnergySmart Hospitals initiative during the ASHE Annual Conference and Technical Exhibition in National Harbor, Maryland, July 20-23, 2008.
According to the DOE, hospitals are facing increasing burdens in their quest to provide optimal quality patient care as a result of decreasing revenues and increasing costs. The EnergySmart Hospitals program focuses on energy management, and provides hospitals with the tools and resources that will assist them discover and implement innovative, cost effective, proven technologies and design strategies to maximize energy performance. The goal of the program is to dramatically reduce energy use and operating costs, and at the same time lower greenhouse gas emissions.
The program is designed to bring together industry leaders and associations, such as ASHE, in an attempt to implement efficient and renewable energy technologies for all hospitals. All Press is invited to attend the launch of this important event. For information on participating either in person or by telephone please contact Susan Rubin (srubin@aha.org.)
About ASHE
The American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE), a personal membership group of the American Hospital Association (AHA), represents more than 8,400 facilities managers, engineers, clinical engineering/ medical equipment managers, and professionals in the fields of facility management, healthcare design, construction and safety. With the many government regulations and other codes and standards affecting healthcare facilities, ASHE’s efforts are focused on providing its members with much needed information and education through comprehensive publications and educational programming. For further information on ASHE, please visit www.ashe.org.
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