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December 1, 2009
ASHES Elects Nemetz 2010 President, Adds Two Board Representatives

CHICAGO — The American Society for Healthcare Environmental Services (ASHES) board of directors has elected Fiona Nemetz, CHESP, society president for 2010. Nemetz is serving as vice president, and her year-long term as president begins Jan. 1.

Nemetz is director of environmental services, patient transportation, safety, and parking at Saint Joseph’s Hospital of Atlanta. She has been an ASHES member since 1993 and has 25 years of environmental services experience. She began her career in 1982 in hospitality and transitioned to healthcare in 1993.

May 1, 2009
Organizations Provide Guidance on Meeting Challenge of Swine Flu Pandemic

With news of the influenza A (H1N1) infection, AKA “swine flu,” spreading faster than the illness itself, it might be easy to overlook how prepared for pandemic flu the laundry industry might be. After a public scare over the avian flu, many hospitals and other healthcare facilities are better equipped for such an outbreak than public perception might indicate.

October 13, 2008
ASHES Conference Attendees Present Donation to San Antonio Charity

CHICAGO — Conference attendees from the American Society for Healthcare Environmental Services (ASHES) of the American Hospital Association donated $1,256.94 to the Society of St. Vincent de Paul — San Antonio Chapter (SVDP).

As part of ASHES’ fourth annual Hearts and Hands Event, attendees were asked to donate $1 each to raise funds for the local charity. Sodexo Health Care Services and Wexford Labs, both ASHES sponsors, matched the donations raised. ASHES members, Sodexo and Wexford Labs raised a grand total of $3,770.82 for SVDP.

January 28, 2008
ASHES, ALM Agree on Reciprocal Pricing System for Products, Services

CHICAGO — The American Society for Healthcare Environmental Services (ASHES) and the Association for Linen Management (ALM) have agreed to establish a new pricing program that will enable their members to obtain discounted products and services from either organization.

“We hope to enhance benefits to our members and create synergy between healthcare environmental services and linen management,” says Jim Thacker, ALM’s executive director.

May 8, 2007
In Memoriam: Jim Connors, ASHES Vice President

HOLLISTON, Mass. — James P. “Jim” Connors, CHESP, vice president of the American Society for Healthcare Environmental Services (ASHES) board of directors, died Sunday after a battle with pancreatic cancer, ASHES reports.

Connors, 61, was the director of environmental/textile services at Rhode Island Hospital and The Miriam Hospital, both in Providence, R.I.