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Rural Health Services
Some 61 million rural Americans depend on their hospital as an important source of care as well as a critical component of their area's economic and social fabric. Location, size, workforce, payment and access to capital challenge small or rural hospitals and the communities they serve. Collaborating with state and regional hospital associations and with advice from its member council, the Section tracks the issues, develops policies and identifies solutions to our most pressing problems.
Lack of Emergency Lighting
Mitigation tools and resources for emergency lighting in mission critical areas, which is vital and has been a repeated finding by the Joint Commission.
#MyWhy Campaign
As a physician, nurse, respiratory therapist, environmental services or food services worker or other health care professional, your example is one of the strongest health resources we have. When you get your COVID-19 vaccine, please consider sharing your story to help others understand the importance of getting vaccinated.
Equipment for Emergency Flushing of Eyes Risk Assessment Tool
Taking a good look at eyewash station requirements such as when and where to place eyewash stations in health care facilities.
Ventilation Management Plans
The Ventilation Management Plan (VMP) aims to create a comprehensive strategy to help health care facilities test and maintain all areas that require any type of ventilation management.
We Care, We Vote Home
Initiatives/Campaigns
Learn more about AHA's We Care, We Vote initiative, our advocacy agenda, find your local elections website, and learn about the candidates and their positions on the issues that matter to you.
Infection Prevention & Life Safety Checklist
Compliance Tools
Although the primary role of hospital engineering and maintenance staff is to service and maintain the building and equipment, it also plays an important role in preventing infections and other safety issues. By being constantly aware of their surroundings and watching for issues that can increase the risk of infection and other dangers, facility professionals can do even more to improve the safety of their buildings. This checklist provides a guide they can use as they walk through their facilities.
Tools & Resources
Compliance Tools
View voting and election resources for the 2020 presidential election including AHA questions for candidates, social media guides, and informative web sites.
Operational Planning Resources
These resources, compiled by Lorissa MacAllister, Ph.D., AIA, LEED AP, founder and president of Enviah, Grand Rapids, Mich., provide health facilities managers and other health care professionals with information they need to organize data and develop tools for day-to-day facility operations.
AEM risk assessment tool
Regulations and Interpretive Guidelines for Hospitals) contains all CMS requirements and survey guidance for a hospital alternate equipment maintenance (AEM) program. These risk assessment factors are generally not the same as the more common factors that hospitals have used in the past for utility system risk assessments.