October 15, 2007—The International Facility Management Association (IFMA) and the American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE) have joined together in a strategic alliance designed to advance the interests of engineering and health care facility professionals.
The Memorandum of Understanding outlines efforts to maintain effective communication, promote educational and research programs, create new products and services and collaborate with other professional organizations. It also encourages cooperative activities that promote professional development and certification and calls for the formation of joint task forces focused on sustainability and benchmarking.
“Recognizing our shared interest in improving the health care built environment, this Memorandum of Understanding creates a set of goals that are of mutual benefit to ASHE and IFMA members and the health care organizations they serve,” said ASHE Executive Director Dale Woodin. “By sharing the knowledge and experience of our respective members, we hope to accelerate our collective efforts to improve healing environments.”
IFMA is the world’s largest and most widely recognized international association for professional facility managers, supporting more than 18,500 members in 60 countries.
The American Society for Healthcare Engineering, a personal membership group of the American Hospital Association (AHA), represents more than 8,400 facilities managers, engineers, clinical engineering/medical equipment managers and professionals in the fields of health care design, construction and safety.
