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SEMO Student Interns at ASHE in Seattle
These SEMO University students are members of the newly formed ASHE/MOSHE student chapter. MOSHE contributed $2,000 to assist with travel for the students to attend the ASHE Annual Conference in Seattle. The university’s new certificate program focusing on Healthcare Facilities Management is only the third such college program in the nation. The program aims to prepare graduates and those already in the workforce for the CHFM exam.
MOSHE contributes to HERO disaster fund
This year’s devastating tornados and floods — compounded by the tornado in Joplin that destroyed one of the two community hospitals — highlight the unique needs of hospital employees affected by disasters. Amid all the destruction and devastation, these individuals are working 24/7 to care for patients and victims of the disaster. In many cases, these men and women have not had the chance to deal with the effects on their families, homes and personal possessions.
There have been remarkable stories about the selfless acts of clinicians during the Joplin tornado. To read one physician’s powerful story, please click this link and read “45 Seconds: Memoirs of an ER Doctor from May 22, 2011” This is why MHA created the HERO fund, because, during a disaster, hospital workers often put their patients before their personal lives.
The Missouri Hospital Association’s charitable organization the MHA Center for Education, created HERO (Hospital Employee Relief Organization) to provide financial assistance to hospital employees affected by the Joplin tornado, St. Louis tornado and flooding in southeast Missouri.
The Missouri Society for Healthcare Engineering has already donated $2,500! If you would like to make a personal donation by credit card, click this link https://www.mhanet.com/herofund/ or send a check payable to MHA Center for Education and mail it to PO Box 60, Jefferson City, MO 65102-0060.
New Healthcare Certification Program
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There is ongoing work to implement a new healthcare certification program at SEMO University in connection with the current Facilities/Construction Management degree. Southeast Hospital Facilities Management Director, Jerry Bender, and SEMO student, Adam Stout, have spearheaded the effort, enlisting several faculty members of SEMO and other healthcare professionals. The excitement among the group is mounting, as this gains momentum. SEMO would become only the 3rd university in the country to offer such a program in connection with ASHE for students wanting to focus on healthcare construction or facility management careers.
There is a proposal to develop a program with Southeast Missouri Hospital, Saint Francis Medical Center and other regional hospitals with the endorsement of ASHE.
The goal is to:
- Develop a Healthcare Facilities Operation & Management Certificate of 21-27 credits
- Create a pathway for B.S. Degree completion
- Provide a body of knowledge related to CHFM certification
- Internships
2010 Missouri Society for Healthcare Engineering Week
MOSHE members with Governor Nixon at October 2010 Missouri Society for Healthcare Engineering Week