University Courses

Welcome to the ASHE's University Course syllabus. This syllabus identifies a logical order to review various resources to prepare for a career in facility management or to prepare for the Certified Health Care Facility Manager examination. Feel free to use this page as a career path guide.

Before you get started, we highly recommend that you obtain your Health Care Physical Environment Worker Certification. This certification serves as a pre-requisite and demonstrates that you are starting with the base knowledge necessary to complete this course.

We also recommend the following text book to study.

Introduction to Health Care Facilities Management

This handbook orients readers to the dynamic field of health care facilities management, with quizzes and tips and anecdotes from seasoned health care professionals that will be valuable to newcomers, engaging to experienced HFMs and thought-provoking to other health care professionals.

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MODULE 1: INTRODUCTION & OVERVIEW

What is facility management & why is it important to the organization? What is unique to health care facilities management?

MODULE 2: ASSET MANAGEMENT & RELIABILITY

Introduction to the concepts of asset management & reliability engineering

ASHE Supporting Materials

Capital Renewal Playbook

Non-ASHE Supporting Materials

Asset Life Cycle Model for Total Cost of Ownership Management (APPA)

Resources to Consider

Finance and Budgeting for Facility Managers e-Learning Course

MODULE 3: MAINTENANCE & OPERATIONS

The basics of how to properly maintain & operate your facilities

Non-ASHE Supporting Materials

Facilities Operations and Maintenance Overview

ASHE Video Resources

On Demand - Increasing FM Marketability: Understanding The Big Picture

On Demand - Fundamentals of Facility Management and Operations

Quick Training - Wet Pipe Sprinkler Systems

Quick Training - Dry Pipe Sprinkler Systems

Energy University - Fundamentals of Health Care Facility Emergency Power Systems

Energy University - Components of a Health Care Electrical Distribution System

Energy University - Emergency Power Generators for Health Care Facilities

Energy University - Testing Emergency Power in Health Facilities

Energy University - Room Ventilation & Airborne Disease Transmission In A Healthcare Facility

Resources to Consider

NFPA 99 - Medical Gas and Vacuum Systems e-Learning Course

Medical Gas Cylinder Storage e-Learning Course

Water Management Program Development Workshop

MODULE 4: PLANNING, DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION

Guidelines for the planning, design & construction of health care facilities, including safety & infection prevention during construction

ASHE Supporting Materials

ASHE Monograph - Health Facility Design Information Checklist

ASHE Monograph - Effective Interviewing to Select Team Members for Healthcare Construction Projects

Non-ASHE Supporting Materials

FGI Guidelines for Design and Construction of Hospitals

FGI Guidelines for Design & Construction of Outpatient Facilities

Resources to Consider

Comparison chart of business and ambulatory occupancy requirements

Managing the PDC Process™ Program

MODULE 5: PATIENT EXPERIENCE

How can facilities management affect the patient experience

ASHE Supporting Materials

ASHE Monograph - Patient Safety & Facility Management

ASHE Monograph - HCAHPS Scores, the Patient Experience, and the Affordable Care Act from the Facility Perspective

ASHE Monograph - HPOE Guide: Improving the Patient Experience through the Health Care Physical Environment

MODULE 6: INFECTION PREVENTION

What is facility management & why is it important to the organization? What is unique to health care facilities management?

ASHE Supporting Materials

ASHE Monograph - Effective Interviewing to Select Team Members for Healthcare Construction Projects

Publication: Using the Health Care Physical Environment to Prevent & Control Infection

ASHE Monograph - Room Ventilation & Airborne Disease Transmission

ASHE Monograph - Water Management

ASHE Monograph - The Environment of Care and Health Care-Associated Infection: An Engineering Perspective

ASHE Books

Introduction to Health Care Planning, Design & Construction

Resources to Consider

Managing Infection Prevention in Health Care Facilities

MODULE 7: MEDICAL EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT

What is facility management & why is it important to the organization? What is unique to health care facilities management?

ASHE Supporting Materials

ASHE Monograph - Risk Assessment of Medical Equipment

ASHE Monograph - Estimating Clinical Equipment Capital Resources with Qualitative Patient Safety Data

MODULE 8: SECURITY

Security as a sub-set of facilities management and requirements for accreditation

ASHE Supporting Materials

ASHE Monograph - Hospital Security - Access Control Through Design & Technology

IAHSS/ASHE Security Design Guidelines for Healthcare Facilities

Non-ASHE Supporting Materials

IAHSS Security Design Guidelines for Healthcare Facilities (SDGHF)

MODULE 9: ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES

Environmental Services as a sub-set of facilities management and requirements for accreditation

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MODULE 10: EMERGENCY & DISASTER PREPAREDNESS

How to analyze the health care facility's vulnerability(s), plan for resiliency, and prepare for disaster

ASHE Supporting Materials

ASHE Monograph - Hospital Disaster Preparedness

ASHE Monograph - Roadmap to Resiliency

ASHE Monograph - Performing an Emergency Power Systems Hazard Vulnerability Analysis

Resources to Consider

NFPA 99 - Emergency Management e-Learning Course

Physical Environment Survey Readiness Program: Emergency Management Module

MODULE 11: ENERGY EFFICIENCY & SUSTAINABILITY

The importance of designing, building, operating, & maintaining energy efficiency in health care facilities. How sustainability can impact more than just the bottom-line; reducing energy use, waste, and costs; getting ahead of the regulatory curve; enhancing the environment for patient care; improving an organization’s standing in the community