Your Professional Home in Health Care Facilities
Your Professional Home in Health Care Facilities
We're excited to have you join the American Society for Health Care Engineering (ASHE) community!
With more than 12,000 members, ASHE is the largest association dedicated to professionals who design, build, maintain, and operate hospitals and health care facilities. Whether you're a facility manager, engineer, architect, designer, constructor, or infection control specialist, you're now part of a diverse network all working toward the same goal: creating safe, effective environments for healing.
As a professional membership group of the American Hospital Association, ASHE is here to support you with trusted education, regulatory guidance, professional development, and meaningful connections that help you thrive in your career.
This page is your starting point — explore, engage, and begin making the most of your ASHE membership today!
Getting Started - New Member Checklist
Complete Your Member Profile
- Help us personalize your experience and make it easier for colleagues to find and connect with you for collaboration and networking.
Get Started with HFM and HFM E-Newsletters
- Our quarterly magazines and newsletters provide you with the most comprehensive coverage of the unique challenges facing the health facility design, construction and operations communities.
Connect with Your Community and Explore myASHE
- Understand the recurring issues professionals in your industry face and share real-world problems and solutions with your peers.
Register for Foundations of Health Care Facilities Management
- Establish foundational skills that will serve you throughout your career with this introductory program for new health care facilities managers. The two 1-day modules cover daily operations and special projects, respectively, and will help you prepare for common challenges in health care facilities management.
Sign Up to Volunteer
- Whether you join a committee, contribute to a workgroup, or help plan events, your voice and perspective as a new member are valuable. Volunteering isn’t just about giving back — it’s about getting involved and growing forward.
Follow Us on LinkedIn
- Follow us on LinkedIn for updates, insights, and connection with your professional community.
Join a Regional Chapter
- ASHE has 54 chapters located throughout the United States. Membership in an ASHE local chapter is separate from membership in ASHE. We encourage you to become a member in both.
Explore Our Calendar of Events
- Our diverse library of live and on-demand programs provide instruction for emerging health care facilities professionals and continuing education for experienced leaders.
Advocacy & Regulatory Guidance
- ASHE’s advocacy team works to track and align the overlapping codes and standards that regulate health care facilities. This streamlining helps reduce conflicts so organizations can focus resources on improving the physical environment and patient care.
Get Certified
Working in a health care facility is different from working in any other environment. To develop leaders in facility management and construction who understand the complexity of health care facilities, ASHE offers these professional certifications.
Additional Resources
Safe Day One®
Online training for health care staff on workplace safety, regulatory standards, and patient environment protocols.
Core Competencies Framework
Outlines essential competencies to optimize facility performance, safety, and strategic resource management.
Sustainability Roadmap
Provides tools, guides, and benchmarks to help hospitals implement sustainable, cost-effective operational practices.
Questions or Concerns?
If you’d like to talk more about your new membership or have any questions, our Member Engagement Team is here to help. You're welcome to reach out and schedule a call at your convenience—we’d love to connect with you! Email Erin Horng at echorng@aha.org today!