Springfield Hospital safety chief named president of Vermont Healthcare Engineers Society

Jim Smith, director of engineering/safety officer for Springfield Hospital, was recently named president of Vermont Healthcare Engineers Society.

VHES is the local affiliated chapter of the American Society of Healthcare Engineers, which, with 12,500 members, is the largest association devoted to professionals who design, build, maintain and operate hospitals and other health care facilities. ASHE members include health care facility managers, engineers, architects, designers, constructors, infection control specialists, and others.

The Vermont chapter seeks to improve the patient care environment through better design, maintenance and operation of healthcare facilities, promote networking between healthcare facilities professionals, and provide continuing education to members.