Jeff Arthurs, CHFM, CHSP, SASHE
Director, Plant Operations/Safety Officer
Illinois Valley Community Hospital
Phone: 815-780-3281
Fax: 815-780-3107

E-mail: jeff.arthurs@ivch.org

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Biography:

Jeff Arthurs healthcare management career began in 1980 when he left a construction career to become a Maintenance Mechanic at Mendota Community Hospital where he worked in all aspects of building maintenance and construction. In 1992 Jeff advanced to a Facilities Management position and in 1998 moved to his present facility, Illinois Valley Community Hospital where he is involved in departmental reorganizations, training and process improvement methods. As the facility construction manager, Jeff has completed in excess of $30M in construction. His current responsibilities include; Maintenance, Bio Medical, Security, and Construction Management and he is also the IVCH Safety Officer. In 1998 IVCH reorganized and revised the EC Committee and implemented all their EC Plans. Jeff is a charter member of the Local County Emergency Planning Committee and County Hospitals’ Task Force and acts as facilitator in bringing local communities together for Emergency Management Planning. He was involved in the reorganization of the Hospital Engineer’s Society of Northern Illinois, (Local ASHE affiliate) and has served on the HESNI Board since 2003. Jeff was the ASHE Region 5 Regional Leader in 2005 and was elected in 2006 to serve on the ASHE Board as the Region 5 Director completing his term this year. In 2007, Jeff received his SASHE and has served on ASHE’s Advocacy, Facilities Management and NFPA 99 Committees, Chairing the CHFM and Succession Planning Task Forces. Jeff is a candidate for the position of ASHE 2009 President –Elect. In his spare time, Jeff enjoys reading and teaching, with a bit of vegetable gardening tossed in.

Synopsis:

Main Session: “ASHE, Advocacy & CHFM”

The 21^st Century Healthcare Facility Manager

Why CHFM Designation is Vital

It is important that we develop our current HealthCare Facility Managers and begin our succession planning to prepare the next generation of HCFMs. The HCFM Role has changed dramatically over the past 10 years. How do you to get “Boiler Room to Board Room” preparation and strategies. Preparing for and receiving the CHFM can pave the way.

The Advocacy Road

The Local Chapter to ASHE Link for developing “Sense Making Codes & Standards”

A “How To” for individual facilities, local chapters and ASHE links to begin providing science based data to support Codes and Standards that are reasonable to attain, maintain, inspect and enforce.

The application and affect of “optimizing the healthcare physical environment.”