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New England Healthcare Engineers' Society

American Society of Health Care Engineering (ASHE) affiliated chapter for CT, MA, ME, NH, RI, VT

The New England Healthcare Engineers' Society (NEHES), founded in 1958, is a professional Society for individuals responsible for the Environment of Care in the delivery of patient care. The Society's goals are:
- To promote better patient care by taking advantage of the latest developments in healthcare facility management, design, operation and maintenance techniques.
- To promote mutual exchang

es of technical assistance, ideas, and experience among members and other healthcare engineering professionals.
- To promote the professional engineers through continuing education.

08/17/2026

National Construction Appreciation Week is a reminder to recognize the crews & contractors who bring our communities to life through their skill and dedication. Celebrating workers today helps build a stronger healthcare industry tomorrow.

08/15/2026

National Relaxation Day is a nod to something easy to overlook: taking a real break. Healthcare facilities don't pause, so the people who keep them running rarely do either.

If today brings even a quiet ten minutes, take them. Here's to rest, whenever it finds you 😴🍃

08/13/2026

Register today for the 2026 NEHES Fall Conference!

As Kevin Sprague shares, the Fall Conference is more than an opportunity to learn - it's a place to build meaningful relationships, gain insight from experienced leaders, and inspire the next generation of healthcare facilities professionals.

Join colleagues from across New England for four days of education, connection, and professional growth >> https://nehes.org/page/fall2026home

📅 October 4–7, 2026
📍 Foxwoods Resort Casino
⚙️ Same Problems. Higher Stakes. Better Solutions.

08/10/2026

Support NEHES in the 2026 ASHE Election!

Voting is now open, and NEHES is proud to have three candidates on the ballot for ASHE leadership positions:

⭐ President-Elect: Alison Brisson, CHFM, SASHE
⭐ Advisory Board Region 1 Representative: Wallace Rucki, MBA, CHFM, CHC
⭐ Advisory Board Associate Member Representative: Taylor Benay

Voting is open through August 31!

All active ASHE members should have received voting instructions and a unique voting link on Sunday, August 2, from “Association Elections” at [email protected]. Check your inbox (and spam or junk folder), follow the instructions, and cast your vote.

📩 Didn't receive the email? Visit the voting portal and enter your ASHE member ID and last name to access your ballot: https://ballot.associationelections.com/ashe_election_portal.html

Learn more about the ASHE election: https://www.ashe.org/ashe-elections

Make your voice heard and support NEHES representation in ASHE leadership!

08/07/2026

🏥 Hospitals are not typical buildings.

From HVAC and ventilation to water management, sterilization, redundancy, and building automation, healthcare facilities teams are managing a complex network of systems that must perform reliably every day.

This HFM Magazine article takes a look at how healthcare facilities can consume up to three times more energy per square foot than similar commercial buildings, and why optimization requires more than a one-system-at-a-time approach.

Read the article: https://www.hfmmagazine.com/energy-intensive-buildings-deserve-special-health-care

08/03/2026

🏆 NEHES has earned ASHE Platinum Elite Status!

This honor recognizes our commitment to advancing healthcare engineering through education, leadership, and member engagement. Thank you to our volunteers, members, sponsors, and partners!

07/29/2026

What happens when a regulatory requirement disappears but the risk remains?

The Joint Commission’s updated standards highlight an important distinction: reducing documentation requirements does not eliminate the need for effective physical environment programs.

Healthcare organizations can use management plans as strategic tools to connect teams, track performance, and maintain safe care environments.

The strongest compliance programs focus beyond survey preparation - they focus on everyday reliability.

See more on HFM Magazine: https://www.hfmmagazine.com/are-joint-commission-environment-care-management-plans-still-required

07/27/2026

NEHES has been recognized as an ASHE Platinum Elite Chapter for 2026! 🏆

The ASHE Chapter Awards recognize the outstanding achievements and contributions of its chapters that partner with ASHE to help optimize the health care physical environment.

Thank you to our New England community for helping make this achievement possible!

Learn more about NEHES and upcoming programs at nehes.org.

07/23/2026

Registration is open for the 2026 NEHES Fall Conference!

📅 October 4-7, 2026
📍 Foxwoods Resort Casino, Mashantucket, CT
🎯 Theme: "Same Problems. Higher Stakes. Better Solutions."

Four days built around practical sustainability, operational resilience, and innovative thinking for healthcare engineering professionals.

Connect with colleagues who understand the job, meet the business partners who support it, and bring back real solutions to the problems every facility team is managing right now.

Hosted by CHES.

🔗 Register now: https://nehes.org/page/fall2026conference

07/16/2026

Architects who've worked inside a hospital design differently than those who haven't.

HFM Magazine breaks down why ACHA-certified "dual-vantage" architects - professionals fluent in both design vision and daily operations - are becoming the standard healthcare systems look for in their design partners.

🔗👉 https://www.hfmmagazine.com/working-dual-vantage-architects

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Mystic, CT

Telephone

+18446164446

Website

http://www.nehes.org/

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