EC MiSHE Chapter Article - March 2025

Greetings to all,



Please let me introduce myself, I’m Vince Perretti, the East Central region MiSHE chapter President.  I moved here from Philadelphia (GO EAGLES !!) almost 8 years ago, and almost immediately joined this group where I instantly gained valuable healthcare knowledge and best practice procedures. The mission and vision of MiSHE, to improve patient care and the healthcare environment overall, is very relevant to all healthcare institutions and personnel. I am proud to be actively involved in working to educate others while keeping up to date with this ever-changing and improving field. Networking with other Facility Managers and Directors around the area, as well as speaking to industry experts, has positively impacted my ability to trouble shoot issues, become more efficient running operations and managing labor costs. The added benefit has come from coaching my team and increasing their job knowledge from my learnings to keep them engaged as well.  I enjoy staying up to date on everything from regulatory compliance to best practices and using the proper vendors for projects to make everyone’s job easier.  It is my privilege and honor to work alongside such a talented group of colleagues, many whom I now call friends, within the MiSHE organization.   I encourage anyone in the healthcare field to join MiSHE and take advantage of the training and resources available to them.

My goals for the East Central chapter of MiSHE is to continue to grow our membership to better serve our employers and patients, provide educational speakers and host interactive events that encourage fun comradery, because who wants to do just work and no play? So, invite a friend to any chapter event to see what we are all about, and continue to spread the word on the great work we are all doing to help improve healthcare throughout Michigan!

A few exciting upcoming East Central 2025 events include: 

March 19th - Lunch & Learn with Cooper Lighting hosted by Michelle Prew.

May 20th - Golf outing at the Fortress Golf Course of Frankenmuth. 

TBD event in July – watch for upcoming communications on this.

September 22-24 - Annual statewide MiSHE Conference with all chapters, in Traverse City.

December (date TBD) – East Central Christmas party at Bavarian Inn Restaurant in Frankenmuth.

If you have questions about membership, would like to sponsor an event, host a lunch & learn or just plain network, please reach out to me at Vincent.Perretti@mclaren.org or call me at 267-968-7752. 

Sincerely,

Vince Perretti

EC MiSHE Chapter President