Health Care Construction Workshop

Validate your knowledge of working in a health care environment.

Completely updated to include the latest ruling from CMS, the Health Care Construction Workshop combines an e-learning course and a two-day seminar. The program offers education with a comprehensive risk management approach to critical topics in health care construction, including: the health care planning, design, and construction process; Life Safety Code® compliance; construction risk assessment (including general risks and a special focus on infection risks); mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems (MEP); medical gas systems; medical technology; and project expectations.

You will gain an understanding of the latest compliance issues in health care construction, and learn what owners, staff, and patients expect of constructors working in the health care environment.

The HCC Workshop combines an e-learning program and a two-day seminar.

Provided with this course:

• 60-day access to the e-learning program prior to the 2-day onsite workshop (REQUIRED).
  • Once registered, you will receive in your confirmation e-mail how to register for the e-learning program.
  • This e-learning is required in order to be successful for the in person workshop!
• Participant handbook with additional tools and resources.
• Q&A with your nationally recognized expert faculty.
• Certificate of course attendance.

 Intended Audience:

• General Contractors
• Subcontractors
• Health care equipment providers
• Health care facility managers
• Construction project managers
• Infection preventionists wanting to learn more about construction 

Learning Outcomes:

• Articulate factors that are unique to the planning, design, construction and renovation of health care facilities, and implement best practices based on those factors.
• Identify codes and standards compliance issues that are impacted during planning, design, construction and renovation, and implement measures to ensure compliance.
• Assess construction risks, develop mitigating strategies, monitor the effectiveness of those strategies and determine documentation requirements.
• Prepare a sample comprehensive risk mitigation plan based on a real-world project that can be used to form the foundation of your next health care construction project.
• Facilitate and effectively communicate with the health care construction or renovation project team and stakeholders.

Important Information:

Health care leaders work every day to ensure the safety of their patients and teams, and AHA prioritizes the same goal—your health and safety. The AHA continuously monitors local, state, and federal guidelines and determines safety protocols and requirements for all face-to-face events. Additional details on safety protocols will be provided closer to the start date of the ASHE Health Care Construction Workshop. By registering, you acknowledge that you will follow the current health and safety protocols established by the AHA for the ASHE Health Care Construction Workshop and abide by the applicable CDC and local guidelines. Should you fail to observe any of our protocols, ASHE may remove you from the Event without a refund.