www.ashe.org
Leo
Gehring
Region 7 Director
ASHE Board of Directors
February 12th, 2002
It
is my pleasure to serve as your representative to the ASHE Board
of Directors. During
my term as you Regional Director I have committed to work on at
least three main objectives:
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To represent the region’s requirements and concerns to the
ASHE Board and to facilitate the growth of local chapters and
their members.
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To help our members working in the small and rural
hospitals of the Region 7 obtain enhanced services from ASHE
that can be used to improve their environment and provide
operational efficiencies.
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To
work tirelessly on advocacy issues to insure a safe and
effective environment without wasted resources or effort.
Today I can use your help on working toward the first objective.
A process that can help with this objective is for all
members to keep their contact information updated at both ASHE and
AAHE. When your
contact information is accurate, all of the services provided by
both organizations can be sent to you quickly and accurately.
If you are an ASHE member, you can update your contact
information directly on the ASHE website (www.ASHE.org).
If you have any trouble with this process, please let me
know. To update your
AAHE information, please send me an email at
(lmgehring@uams.edu)
and I will update the information for you.
Please remember to include your email address.
A couple of things you can do for yourself is to investigate the
opportunities of participating in the Actions for Professional
Excellence Recognition (APEx) and the Certified Healthcare
Facility Manager (CHFM) programs.
I regret that so far, I have not taken advantage of either
of these programs. This is about to change.
I am brushing up on my skills in preparation of taking the
CHFM exam. Once this
is complete, I will pursue the APEx program.
I have not set a completion date for ether, but I have
taken the first steps. Both
of these programs have features that work to help you sharpen your
skills and then when successful, demonstrate your leadership and
expertise to all that see your credentials.
Again, if you need help or information on either of these
programs please call me at 501-686-5684.
In future columns I hope to continue to bring you news from ASHE
and provide other information that you can use in your daily
efforts. Please do not hesitate to contact me and let me know your
thoughts on ASHE or any other areas you feel need attention.
Thank
you.
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