CHICAGO, Illinois, United States, 26 September 2024: The American Society for Health Care Engineering (ASHE) celebrated the outstanding achievements by members to improve the health care physical environment, during its annual member awards at the Health Care Facilities Innovation Conference (formerly the ASHE Annual Conference & Technical Exhibition) from July 21 to 24 in Anaheim, California, in the United States.

Making the announcement through a September 26 Press Release, ASHE said the ASHE award winners are featured in the special cover story section of Health Facilities Management (HFM) magazine. ASHE said the section begins with interviews with Daniel J Campbell, Regulatory Compliance Officer, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, who received the Crystal Eagle Leadership Award that is considered as ASHE’s lifetime achievement award; and George “Skip” Smith, Hilliard, Ohio, who received the ASHE President’s Award, which is given at the discretion of the sitting ASHE president to an individual who goes above and beyond to optimise the health care physical environment.

ASHE said the following pages of the section feature ASHE Fellow (FASHE) and Senior (SASHE) recipients, as well as the Emerging Regional Leader Award recipients, who are recognised from each region for their commitment to the field and their interest in developing further leadership skills. ASHE said the section highlights ASHE Chapter Award recipients for their outstanding achievements and contributions to optimising the health care physical environment.

ASHE said following those awards is a roundup of ASHE’s Energy to Care Awards, with profiles of 21 Sustainability Champions Award winners, recognised for demonstrating leadership in sustainability on an annual basis. ASHE said the section includes awards listings for Sustained Performance, which celebrates accomplishing sustainability goals supporting healthy, equitable and resilient environments and communities; Energy to Care, which recognises facilities accomplishing sustainability goals that support healthy environments and communities over time; and the Chapter Challenge, which is awarded to ASHE-affiliated chapters.

ASHE said the final article in the special section is a profile of the Boston Medical Center Health System, winner of ASHE’s 2024 Excellence in Health Care Facility Management Award. ASHE said the award recognises the system’s extraordinary efforts in establishing the Brockton (Mass.) Behavioral Health Center, which converted an out-of-service nursing home built in the 1960s into an 80-bed, state-of-the art behavioral health facility that provides crucial access to inpatient behavioral health care in Brockton and the greater Boston area.