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The Association for the Health Care Environment (AHE) wrapped up its annual Exchange Conference & Solution Center today with its conference-within-a-conference. The program featured three talks on management and leadership.

The Association for the Health Care Environment (AHE) kicked off the 2019 Exchange Conference & Solution Center this morning in San Antonio. The conference features experts and thought leaders in the health care field with a focus on environmental services, infection prevention and patient experience. AHE President Pam Toppel, CHESP, T-CHEST, started off the morning general session challenging environmental services leaders to “show up and step up,” for their departments and organizations.

Facility professionals routinely perform risk assessments to make sure construction work will have a minimal impact on patient safety and comfort. Image courtesy of ASHE Health care facility engineering and maintenance staff play an important role in providing a safe and healing environment for patients, visitors and staff. The look and feel of a health care facility impacts the first and lasting impressions of patients and visitors.