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Chad E. Beebe, CHFM, Joins ASHE Staff

CHICAGO (July 20, 2010) The American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE) of the American Hospital Association announced today the addition of Chad E. Beebe to their professional staff. Chad is joining ASHE as the associate director of advocacy and will be a key component in the continued success of the Society’s nationally recognized advocacy program.

Chad has much experience designing health care facilities, developing codes and standards related to health care facilities, and enforcing health facility regulations in the State of Washington. He has been an ASHE member since 2005, is a Certified Healthcare Facility Manager (CHFM), and received ASHE’s Emerging Regional Leader Award in 2007. Chad serves on the Facility Guidelines Institute (FGI) Steering Committee and has served on the Health Guidelines Revision Committee since 2002, is chair of the NFPA Health Care Section Codes and Standards Review Committee, chair of the NFPA 101 Technical Committee on Board and Care Facilities, and a member of the NFPA 99 Technical Correlating Committee.

Along with his committee activities, Chad holds numerous certifications, including:

  • Licensed architect in the State of Washington
  • Certified Fire Protection Specialist (CFPS)
  • Certified Healthcare Facility Manager (CHFM)
  • Certified Building Official (CBO)
  • Certified Emergency Response Coordinator
  • Certified Construction Contract Administrator

Chad will be taking the lead on many advocacy projects and assisting in all the activities of the ASHE advocacy team. Chad can be reached at 312-422-3824 or cbeebe@aha.org.

About ASHE
ASHE is a personal membership group of the AHA. Nearly 10,000 members count ASHE as a key source of professional development, advocacy, and representation of key issues that affect their work in physical healthcare environment. For more information about ASHE contact 312-422-3800 or go to www.ashe.org

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