Healthcare Facilities Network

High Reliability, The Healthcare FM Podcast is brought to you by Gosselin/Martin Associates. Our show discusses the issues, challenges, and opportunities within the Facilities Management (FM) function. Today we welcome Beth Edwards. Beth has been a healthcare facilities management market leader for more than 15 years, and she has an interesting career path to business ownership.She is the founder and CEO of HFM Cornerstone, located in Portland, OR. Beth works with and for healthcare facilities and healthcare facility providers daily.  She started her business just a few months before the Covid pandemic began, a difficult time indeed. This podcast is a bit different from the ones that we have done in the past. It is still healthcare facility management-focused, but if you are thinking of starting your own business, or you are just interested in healthcare facilities management and how business ideas evolve, this is the podcast for you.  It is an interesting discussion.  In this episode, we cover the following topics:Astronauts and sanitation workers (2:30);"I never thought I'd have the guts to do it," on creating your own business (11:00);Follow the gnaw, and the challenges starting a business (17:00);On finding your business niche (30:00);For more information, please see https://hfmcornerstone.com Thanks for listening. Please visit Gosselin/Martin Associates new Career Hub web site at careers.gosselin-associates.com or the main site at gosselin-associates.comSign up for our free 45-minute Webinar,  the Healthcare Facility Professional's Toolbox at  https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAsfuysrzwsHt15UeieYEQcSoNXDA947J8h  

High Reliability, The Healthcare FM Podcast is brought to you by Gosselin/Martin Associates. Our show discusses the issues, challenges, and opportunities within the Facilities Management (FM) function. Today we welcome David Luce, Director, Building Operations for Regional Enterprises, Inc in Ashland, WI. In his role, David has oversight of 2 hospitals:  Memorial Medical Center in Ashland, WI and Hayward Area Memorial Hospital in Hayward, WI.David has been a healthcare facility leader for more than 20 years, but today's conversation doesn't focus on David's full-time role. In addition to his healthcare facilities management role, David works as a consultant to a law firm on healthcare facility management cases, adding his knowledge and expertise to the legal case.In this episode, we discuss:Healthcare facilities management and the law (4:00);Where  unseen risk may lie in your facility (11:30);You have been served - changing perceptions on the law, FM, and rugs (26:00);Some memorable cases, and why (35:00);On AEM and the law (40:00).Thanks for listening. Please visit Gosselin/Martin Associates new Career Hub web site at careers.gosselin-associates.com or the main site at gosselin-associates.com      

High Reliability, The Healthcare FM Podcast is brought to you by Gosselin/Martin Associates. Our show discusses the issues, challenges, and opportunities within the Facilities Management (FM) function.  Today we welcome three facility management professionals to the show to discuss Covid and Covid burnout relative to FM and the employees working in FM. There has been much said and written about it, but now 10 months in, we thought it would be good to check in with boots on the ground to ask how they and their team have fared.   Clay Ciolek is Facilities Manager at St. Peter Hospital in Olympia, WA. St. Peter is part of Providence Health & Services, a Washington-based system. Clay has more than 30 years of healthcare experience in the Pacific Northwest, and he is also the Immediate Past President of the Washington State Society for Healthcare Engineering. Cory Majszak is Director of Facility Operations at St. Luke's Medical Center in Milwaukee, WI. St. Luke's is part of Advocate Aurora Health, a system based in Illinois and Wisconsin; Cory has more than 20 years of healthcare experience.Richard Schoder was Director of Plant Ops/Safety Officer for Select Medical in Mt. Clemens, MI, until late 2020. At that time, Rick left Select Medical, he and his family relocated to North Carolina and Rick is seeking a new healthcare facility management opportunity.In this episode, we discuss:Transitioning from biomedical engineering into healthcare facilities management (2:00);Covid beginnings in March 2020, what were you thinking? (5:00); On the importance of providing accurate information to staff and teams (11:30);Assessing staff outlook, March 2020 versus February 2021 (18:00);Managing yourself so you can manage your team (32:00); Shifting FM perceptions (45:00).Thanks for listening. Please visit Gosselin/Martin Associates new Career Hub web site at careers.gosselin-associates.com or the main site at gosselin-associates.com

High Reliability, The Healthcare FM Podcast is brought to you by Gosselin/Martin Associates. Our show discusses the issues, challenges, and opportunities within the Facilities Management (FM) function.  Today we welcome Gary Scott to the show. Gary is Vice President, Hospital Services, at the University of Vermont Medical Center in Burlington, VT. Gary has been a healthcare facilities management professional for more than 9 years. Prior to his transition into healthcare, he worked in various high-level facilities management roles, including at the Tennessee Valley Authority and the Southern Company.Gary is a Board Member for the African Children’s Mission and has been performing missionary services in Uganda since 2009.Gary has his Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and he has a Masters of Business Administration. Today's episode is far-reaching and covers many topics beyond healthcare facilities management, but including healthcare facilities management:A conversation on race, healthcare, opportunity, and COVID's impact on minority communities, offered non-politically  (4:00);On transitioning into healthcare (16:00);The most valuable lesson for a healthcare facility management professional to learn (20:00);Leadership pillars needed to work in a healthcare organization (29:00);On the African Children's Mission and volunteering in Uganda (36:30);Daily life, procuring food, and volunteering with your sons (43:20);Repairing wells and building houses (51:00);Sponsoring children and expanding your family (56:00).Thanks for listening. Please visit Gosselin/Martin Associates new Career Hub web site at careers.gosselin-associates.com or the main site at gosselin-associates.comIf you would like to donate to Gary's work in Uganda, please see below. $500 can help rebuild a well for 20 years and $250 can build a home.Option 1: Send a check payable to The International Foundation.  Attach a small note to your check saying that the donation is for Account 508-002 - Grants to Cornerstone/Uganda. You will get a tax-deductible receipt for your donation. Below is the address:The International Foundation PO Box 23813Washington, DC  20026-3813 This foundation charges a 4% administrative fee for processing donations and sending them to Gary's account, so if you send $100, $96 will make it to the account.  Option 2: Send a check payable to the National Christian Foundation.  Attach a small note to your check saying that the donation is for Account 2608405 – Cornerstone Development African Fund. You will get a tax-deductible receipt for your donation. Below is the address:National Christian FoundationAttn: Contribution Services11625 Rainwater Drive, Suite 500Alpharetta, GA 30009 This foundation charges a 1% administrative fee for processing donations and sending them to Gary's account, so if you send $100, $99 will make it to the account. For anyone who donates, please send Gary a text or email to ensure the funds are directed to the proper location.Gary Scott214.862.5841Gdscott72@gmail.comFor more information on the African Children's Mission, please visit africanchildrensmission.org 

High Reliability, The Healthcare FM Podcast is brought to you by Gosselin/Martin Associates. Our show discusses the issues, challenges, and opportunities within the Facilities Management (FM) function.  Episode 4 of "So, You Want to Be..."In this episode of High Reliability, we re-introduce So, You Want to Be..., a podcast episode dedicated to exploring the various roles available in healthcare facilities management.  Today we focus on Interim Facilities Management work and I am joined by Jim Baron, a healthcare facilities management professional with more than 25 years professional experience. Jim has worked as an Interim Executive/Consultant/Mock Surveyor and Director for hospitals and hospital systems across the country. In his roles, Jim has had accountability for engineering, construction, compliance, EVS, bio med, safety and security, and department reorganizations and team building.  Jim has been self-employed in an interim capacity for about 5 years now and he is also a 20-year veteran of the US Air Force.Today's topics include:Falling into the interim director route (2:45);Comparing interim roles to hospital employee roles  (7:00);On managing client expectations as an interim leader (13:00);Limitations and benefits in the interim role (21:00);Something important you need to consider as you embark on your interim career (34:30).Thanks for listening. Please visit Gosselin/Martin Associates new Career Hub web site at careers.gosselin-associates.com or the main site at gosselin-associates.com

High Reliability, The Healthcare FM Podcast is brought to you by Gosselin/Martin Associates. Our show discusses the issues, challenges, and opportunities within the Facilities Management (FM) function.  In our 18th and final episode of 2020, I welcome my business partner Jack Gosselin to the show.  People have been asking where is Jack, so here is Jack!After 21 years of direct hospital experience, first as a Director, FM, and then a Vice President, FM, Jack started Gosselin Associates, now Gosselin/Martin Associates, in 2004.  This episode is loaded with great information, including Jack's beginnings in healthcare engineering and the founding of Gosselin Associates way back in 2004. Along the way, we will talk sailing, real engineers, communication skills, and interview best practices. Give the episode a listen and catch up on all the rest over the holidays.  Today's topics include:Jack's career evolution, from the hospital boardroom to healthcare consulting (2:00);On working effectively with others, and change in Healthcare FM  (11:00);The evolution of networking and relationships, and today's difficulties (19:30);"Real Engineers," sterilizers, and interviewing surprises (28:30);Babyboomers next career steps (41:00);Wrapping up on the water (51:00).Thanks for listening. Please visit Gosselin/Martin Associates Career Hub web site at careers.gosselin-associates.com or the main site at gosselin-associates.com

High Reliability, The Healthcare FM Podcast is brought to you by Gosselin/Martin Associates. Our show discusses the issues, challenges, and opportunities within the Facilities Management (FM) function.  Episode 2 of "So, You Want to Be..."In this episode of High Reliability, we re-introduce So, You Want to Be..., a podcast episode dedicated to exploring the various roles available in healthcare facilities management.  Today we welcome Jonathan Hunley to the show.  Jonathan is the System Director of Facilities Infrastructure for Bon Secours Mercy Health. Jon is based in Cincinnati, and he is responsible for the oversight and management of Bon Secours Non-Threshold Infrastructure Program. Jon is a Board Member of the Tri-State Society of Healthcare Engineering, serving as President of the Board for 2020, and earlier this year, he was awarded the ASHE Region 5 Emerging Leader Award Winner.Today's topics include:What is a System Director of non-threshold infrastructure (2:00);Creating something out of nothing, and implementing change  (6:40);Ramping up a new department (19:30);Moving your infrastructure from a reactive to a proactive state (28:00);"Not in a million years did I expect to be in healthcare" (37:00).Thanks for listening. Please visit Gosselin/Martin Associates new Career Hub web site at careers.gosselin-associates.com or the main site at gosselin-associates.com

High Reliability, The Healthcare FM Podcast is brought to you by Gosselin/Martin Associates. Our show discusses the issues, challenges, and opportunities within the Facilities Management (FM) function.  In today's episode,  I am joined by two experienced facility management professionals, Charles (CJ) Brown and Pete Girard. CJ is the Director of Engineering at Women and Infants Hospital in Providence, RI, a member of the Care New England system. Pete is a Facility Manager at Addison-Gilbert Hospital in Gloucester, MA,  a Beth Israel Lahey Health member.Both CJ and Pete are active in the New England Healthcare Engineering Society,  better known as NEHES.  Founded in 1958, NEHES has a long, award-winning history.  Pete is the President of NEHES, not an insignificant task in this strange year we call 2020, while CJ leads Education and Career Development for the Chapter. Today's topics include:A non-traditional path (2:00);Can Long Term Care healthcare workers find success in acute care  (7:00);On running a Chapter in 2020, and the impact of distance learning (14:00);Soft skills versus technical skill breakdown, which do you need for FM success (40:00);Thanks for listening. Please visit Gosselin/Martin Associates new Career Hub web site at careers.gosselin-associates.com 

High Reliability, The Healthcare FM Podcast is brought to you by Gosselin/Martin Associates. Our show discusses the issues, challenges, and opportunities within the Facilities Management (FM) function.  In this episode of High Reliability, I am joined by Mike Canales. Mike is a 27-year Healthcare Engineering Professional, including 21 years spent as a hospital facility director. In 2013 he transitioned out of the hospital into what has become for him a natural extension and enhancement of his career. He is currently the Healthcare Engineering Program Director at Owensboro Community & Technical College in Owensboro, KY. Mike established the program at OCTC in 2013 (https://owensboro.kctcs.edu).In this episode of High Reliability, we discuss the program and Mike's career transitions, including:Moving from the hospital to the university environment, and the importance of recognizing your strengths (3:00);Figuring it out, and the 80/20 rule (10:00);The HCFM program, explained (19:00);What's it like to be a Facility Guy in an academic world?! (29:30);Who is the Owensboro program for? (46:00).Looking for a Career Change?See the new Director opportunities that we are presently recruiting for, we have management opportunities for hospitals located in:Tampa, FLRandallstown, MDIron Mountain, MIBurlington, VTCincinnati, OH Please see https://gosselin-associates.com/jobs/ for more information on these opportunities.Thanks for listening and be sure to visit Gosselin/Martin Associates new Career Hub web site at careers.gosselin-associates.com

High Reliability, The Healthcare FM Podcast is brought to you by Gosselin/Martin Associates. Our show discusses the issues, challenges, and opportunities within the Facilities Management (FM) function.  Episode 3 of "So, You Want to Be..."In this episode of High Reliability, we re-introduce So, You Want to Be..., a podcast episode dedicated to exploring the various roles available in healthcare facilities management.  In today's installment, we speak with Will Sullivan, Vice President, Facilities & Laboratory Operations at Washington Regional Medical Center, Fayetteville, AR. From college into his present role as VP, Will has followed an interesting career path. Topics include:Finding a career path (7:00);Leadership development program at Emory Healthcare (12:00);Using finance for healthcare facilities, and getting comfortable asking for help (20:00);Selling your ability to advance your career (26:00);Staying connected with your teams (38:30);Succeed where you are (42:30).See the new Director opportunities that we are presently recruiting for, Northwest Hospital in Maryland and Dickinson County Healthcare in Michigan https://gosselin-associates.com/jobs/Thanks for listening, visit Gosselin/Martin Associates new Career Hub web site at careers.gosselin-associates.com