The Annual Golf Tournament is quickly approaching. Scheduled for Friday, August 13th at St. Andrews Golf Course, this is one event you don't want to miss! Contests and prizes include Hole in One, Men's Longest Drive, Women's Longest Drive, Longest Putt, Closest to the Pin and Lowest Team Score. Details about the tournament and how to register are available  at www.kcahe.org/golf.html

The online Membership Directory has been updated. Please take a few moments to review your listings. You are listed alphabetically by name and also by company or facility name. Please notify us of any errors or omissions via email at info@kcahe.org.

ASHE is the national organization for KCAHE. It is the American Society for Healthcare Engineering of the American Hospital Association and for more than 50 years, has been the advocate and resource for continuous improvement in healthcare engineering and facilities management.

As an association, ASHE supports the healthcare engineering profession and healthcare industry through advocacy and representation, codes and standards compliance resources, information and opportunities for personal and professional growth.

As an ASHE member, you get one source for all the information you need, when you need it. In addition to a bi-monthly magazine, weekly e-newsletter, priority notifications and preferred pricing, ASHE members receive exclusive online access to ASHE conference presentations, archive of Inside ASHE articles, white papers, member directory with more than 7,000 colleagues and peers nationwide and more. Visit the membership section of the ASHE web site to learn more about ASHE membership.

Pharmaceutical Waste

Please join us for our June Membership Meeting as Rick Bielski, of Waste Management / Enserv, discusses codes and solutions for pharmaceutical waste.

Mr. Bielski is experienced in all facets of the waste industry including medical waste, hazardous waste, solid waste, recycling and document destruction. He has been in the medical waste business for over 11 years.

Mr. Bielski, for the past 8 years, has developed a unique expertise in the area of identifying and managing hazardous pharmaceutical waste. This focused perspective coupled with a desire to shorten the learning curve for professional colleagues and their respective organizations led him to establish many successful RCRA programs in Kansas, Nebraska and Missouri.

The Waste Management and Waste Management PharmEcology staff also have many years management experience in pharmacy practice and related enterprises. They understand the problems involved in managing pharmaceutical waste streams in compliance with the EPA's Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.

Please encourage any of your Engineering, Facilities and Plant Operations Department Staff to attend this meeting. CEO's and members of the Risk Management, Environmental Services, and Housekeeping Departments may also find this topic of interest. Please RSVP no later than Friday, the 4th of June by 4:00 pm. .

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Please mark your calendar for our next meeting to be held July 13, 2010 from   11:00 am to 1:00 pm. Location to be announced. The July meeting will focus around a Round Table Discussion addressing pressing issues in the healthcare design and maintenance industry.