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On June 1, the Kansas City Area Healthcare Engineers received a thank you letter from Kevin Truman, Ph.D., Dean of the School of Computing and Engineering, for its contribution to the school’s scholarship fund. KCAHE made a payment of $2,500. To read the full thank you note, click here to view the pdf.

The Kansas City Area Healthcare Engineers is pleased to announce it has maintained ASHE’s Gold Level of Affiliation for 2010.

The plaques recognizing each participating chapter for their accomplishments will be presented during the Chapter Leadership Award Luncheon to be held Sunday, July 17, 2011, the day prior to the opening session of the 48th ASHE Annual Conference & Technical Exhibition in Seattle. As well, each chapter will be recognized on Monday, July 18 at 1:45 p.m. in front of all conference attendees.

Required Criteria for Gold Level:

1. Maintain between 25% dual membership (individuals must hold both active chapter and ASHE national membership).
2. Chapter President AND President-elect must maintain active ASHE membership. 
3.  Attendance at the annual Chapter Leadership Forum by at least one chapter officer.
4. Offer between 16-23 hours of annual educational programming. IMPORTANT: Calculate education hours only. Remember, exhibits, social events, board mtgs., lunch, etc., does not count toward total hours. (i.e., a two hour meeting that includes an hour of chapter business and an hour of education by a presenter will only count as 1 hour)
5. Submit name and contact information of your current chapter Advocacy liaison/committee chairman.
6. Distribute a minimum six (6) or more communications to chapter members/customers.
7. Submit your 2010 Emerging Regional Leader Award Application.
8. Maintain an active chapter website that links from the ASHE website to your chapter URL.
9. Include a Chapter Annual Report that includes the following:
   1. Annual Planning Objectives for 2010-2011
   2. Bylaws
   3. Operating Budget for 2010-2011
   4. Current Chapter Officers for 2010-2011

Recent news stories about the potential for a higher occurrence of Legionella spp. in electronic-eye faucets may be raising some concern among the infection preventionists and other clinical staff in your health care organization… (Click here to read the entire advisory)

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The Kansas City Area Healthcare Engineers has published its calendar of events for the year. KCAHE provides at least one opportunity for education and networking each month, either through regulary monthy meetings or special events. 

The first meeting is January 11, where the Board will discuss the upcoming year’s goals. Other special events include the annual golf outing in August, the Fall Extravaganza in October and the Holiday Social in December.

To view the full calendar and event sponsors, click here.

The Kansas City Area Healthcare Engineers recently unveiled its new web site. The site features much of the same important KCAHE news and information but offers a fresh look and feel that is more organized and easier to navigate.

The new web site offers six main areas for healthcare professionals and vendors. These main areas are: About Us, Membership, Events, Resources, News and Contact.

The launch precedes the organization’s switch to a new event and membership registration tool. These changes are part of the KCAHE’s effort to streamline administrative activities as well as provide better service for its members.