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. We welcome four guests to our Filling the Pipeline series of episodes in this episode. They are Clay Ciolek, Director of FM at Providence Health (WA);  Jordan Smith, Administrative Director of FM at AdventHealth (FL);  Nancy Vanasse of Massachusetts Maritime Academy (MA);  and Steven Call of Washington State University (WA).Would you hire a manager without healthcare experience?What is the best way to succession plan?How are college students different today than in the past?Where does healthcare lack compared to other industries?How do you weigh character versus experience in the hiring process?As always, thank you for listening.Watch  the 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. The  High Reliability Podcast discusses Human Resources in this presentation. Human Resources can be like the Wizard behind the curtain in The Wizard of Oz. To demystify, we asked Joy Curtis, Chief Human Resources Officer, Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, MA, to join us. Joy provides a helpful and illuminating description of the challenges faced in the market today in healthcare. Through our conversation, Joy offers insights on:The challenges of recruiting, regretted turnover, employee education, and retention;The first rule of recruiting;Where have all the employees gone;The use of Artificial Intelligence in HR;Interviewing best practices; Arrogance versus confidence The issue of using too many "I's" in an interview. Joy's discussion will benefit healthcare facilities management professionals and all other professionals, regardless of industry. Thanks for listening!Check out the 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.  In this presentation, The  High Reliability Podcast/Healthcare Facilities Network provides a recap of the recently held ASHE Annual conference. This episode discusses themes from the conference, including:Decarbonization Employee shortages Weather disasters Abraham Lincoln Crystal Eagle Award-winner Dave Dagenais Watch this episode on the  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.  In today's High Reliability,  we discuss the current state of the healthcare facilities management market, as seen through the lens of the Healthcare Facilities Network.  While there is a great reward to be found in a healthcare facilities management career, there are also significant challenges to be found in 2023. This podcast will review:* The passionate employee* The changing organization, the changing employee* Staff shortages * Salariy issues* Work/life balance* Funding and access to Capital* More compliance and regulation* Promotion of the role within the bigger pictureWatch this episode on the  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.  In today's High Reliability, we welcome Jeffrey Henne, Safety & Emergency Manager,University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, PA. Jeff is a long-time safety professional active on the local and national level with Engineering Chapters and ASHE. Jeff's path to a safety career began in high school.Jeff was  ASHE President in the Covid-impacted year of 2020 and is running for ASHE President again in 2023, seeking to become the second person to win the presidency twice. With his first stint impacted by the Pandemic, Jeff and I discuss his reasons for running, his goals for a potential second term, some of the challenges ASHE faces, and his role at the University of Pennsylvania Health System. We also mention the Wizard of Oz, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and Paul Revere.Join  Gosselin/Martin Associates at the Healthcare Facilities Network on YouTube.

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.  The world likes to talk about Millenials and what they are and are not. But what do the Millenial age professionals have to say about themselves and the profession they work in, healthcare facilities management? We ask, and they answer in this episode. Thanks to our guests:* Jim Grana, Associate Director of Standards Interpretation Group at The Joint Commission, Oakbrook, IL* Logan Landis, Associate Safety Manager at Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, PA* Brittany Remec, Construction Project Lead at Advocate Aurora Health, Elmhurst, IL* Claire Salinas, Director of Customer Success, FSI, Charlotte, NC Topics covered include: Work-life balanceCareer paths and ladders, Expectations of the organization, and Working with colleagues from different generations.  Join  Gosselin/Martin Associates at the Healthcare Facilities Network on YouTube

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.  This episode covers a different topic: Stress in healthcare facilities management. Stress is on the rise for many in the discipline, including those who have been in the role for the entirety of their career. From diminishing budgets to a lack of employees, from increasing regulation to unrealistic demands, facility professionals are speaking to the toll of stress. So, because stress is such an integral part of facilities work, we view stress through the lens of healthcare facilities management.  This is an important topic.Our guest is Patricia Arcari, PhD, RN, AHN-BC. Patty is the Program Manager for Meditation and Mindfulness at the Zakim Center for Integrative Therapies and Healthy Living at Dana Farber Cancer Center in Boston, MA. She is also a Visiting Scholar at Boston College. Patty has created novel meditation, mindfulness, and mind/body resilience programming for patients, staff, and students. She is board-certified as an Advanced Holistic Nurse and a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Integrative Nursing. She has practiced holistic nursing for over 20 years in clinical, training, and research capacities. In this episode, we discuss the following:What is stress (6:00);Resilience (18:00);The stress toolbox, strategies to address stress at the moment (24:00);Is mindfulness a problematic mindset change for  FM professionals (32:00)?The most powerful tool to stay "present" in meetings (44:00);What happens when a sense of mission and passion is overwhelmed by stress (52:00)?Relaxation or self-care practices to manage stress and answer the question, how do I begin to meditate (57:00)?Learn more about the Zakim Center at Dana Farber Cancer Institute.Join  Gosselin/Martin Associates at the Healthcare Facilities Network on YouTube 

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,  we have excerpted an episode from the Healthcare Facilities Network. This YouTube Network, created by Gosselin/Martin Associates,   aims to increase awareness that the rewarding and stable career of healthcare facility management is open and available to all. However, an influx of new professionals is needed, from the trades to the management level. So in today's podcast, we speak about Filling the Pipeline. Filling the Pipeline was the genesis of the Healthcare Facilities Network:  To perform outreach and publicize that rewarding careers exist in Healthcare Facilities Management.  Our panel covers a great deal of ground, beginning with a simple question: Is the hiring process used in healthcare today able to meet the demands of the 2023 labor market? Their answers may surprise you. In the second part of this podcast, we look at internships and some challenges organizations face in attracting students.Our thanks to today's guests:CJ Brown, Women & Infants Hospital, Providence, RISteven Call, Ph.D., Washington State University, Pullman, WA Clay Ciolek, Facilities Manager at Providence Health & Services, Olympia, WA Lamar Davis, Shirley Ryan Ability Lab, Chicago, IL Christine Pirri, Bassett Healthcare, Cooperstown, NY Maryanne Richards, Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Buzzards Bay, MA Nancy Vanasse, Massachusetts Maritime Academy, Buzzards Bay, MA  @BassettNetwork @massachusettsmaritime @ShirleyRyanAbilityLab @HealthcareFacilitiesNetwork @carenewengland@ProvidenceVancouver @WSUPullman @providenceswedish@asheaha @IFMAGlobal @HealthcareFacilitiesNetwork

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,  we have excerpted an episode of the Healthcare Facilities Network. This YouTube Network, created by Gosselin/Martin Associates,   aims to increase awareness that the rewarding and stable career of healthcare facility management is open and available to all. However, an influx of new professionals is needed, from the trades to the management level. So in today's podcast, we ask a straightforward question: What does a Healthcare Facility Manager do? The answer is simple: A lot!Now a 35-minute conversation cannot convey all of their responsibility, there are some significant areas we did not even touch on, but you will get a sense of scale and scope. And if you are presently working in healthcare facilities management, from the trades to the CSuite, you will benefit from listening to our guests:* Alison Brisson, Vice President of Facilities & Support Services, Cambridge Health Alliance, Cambridge, MA;* Robert Hacker, Director of Facilities & Planning, Design, and Construction, Community Memorial Health System, Ventura, CAAdditionally, Alison's path from hospitality to facilities management and Robert's path from the military to healthcare facilities management may be instructive for others to follow.  Please share this podcast and tell people that great careers exist in healthcare facilities management, from the trades to leadership.  Thanks to Alison and Robert for their time and insights.https://www.youtube.com/@HealthcareFacilitiesNetwork@HealthcareFacilitiesNetwork @CambHealthAlliance @my_cmh

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,  we introduce the Healthcare Facilities Network, the YouTube channel that focuses exclusively on healthcare facilities management.  The Healthcare Facilities Network (HFN) is a grassroots, collaborative effort initiated by Gosselin/Martin Associates to help promote the unique discipline of Healthcare Facilities Management. The mission of HFN is simple: Increase the visibility of the facilities management role by any means necessary, informing, educating, and boosting awareness that this rewarding career is open and available to all. "Filling the Pipeline," the topic of this podcast, is a collaborative group effort by the Healthcare Facilities Network to promote and attract new employees to the discipline of healthcare facilities management. Learn more about it.  Check out and subscribe to the Healthcare Facilities Network   Website for the Healthcare Facilities Network @Healthcare Facilities Network