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WSSHE

5727 Baker Way, Suite 200

Gig Harbor, WA 98332

253-265-3042

wsshe.org

WSSHE ANNUAL CONFERENCE

&

TECHNICAL EXHIBITION

October 6 - October 9, 2015

Thank You Säzän Group for the Printing of the Brochures

WASHINGTON STATE SOCIETY

FOR HEALTHCARE

ENGINEERING

Annual Conference & Technical Exhibition

October 6 - October 9, 2015

Hilton Vancouver Convention Center Hotel

Vancouver, Washington

“WSSHE: Corps of Health Care Discovery”

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***Other Meeting & Events***

CHFM Review Course (Pre-Registration Required)

Hilton Vancouver - Pine & Spruce Room

Tuesday, October 6, 8 AM - 5 PM - Designed to give you an edge in preparation for

the CHFM Exam, this course will help you gain confidence in the five key competen-

cy areas of the CHFM test. Through a combination of lecture, CHFM-formatted prac-

tice test questions, and study materials, you will feel more prepared to take the CHFM

exam and also learn best practices for taking a computer-based test.

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Optional Tours of PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center

Tuesday, October 6 - 1 PM - 5 PM: Tour the award winning facilities – the Firsten-

burg Tower (FBT) and the central plant – both opened in 2006. The central plant is

every Facility Managers dream with state of the art equipment, generous layout and

lots of user amenities. The FBT features one stop shopping for all patient services,

single occupancy rooms, and beautiful views.

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DOH Construction Review Services - Birch Room

Wednesday, October 7 & Thursday, October 8, 2015 - 10 AM – 4 PM: Ask DOH

Construction Review Services: Questions about rules and regulations? Got a project

you want reviewed? Want to discuss future plans of your facility? Just want to get to

know your plan reviewer?

Construction Review Services will have a room set aside and timeslots at 30

minute intervals to discuss topics of your choice. Timeslot reservations will be on a

first come first service basis,. Spots will be limited. Please reserve your time now by

contacting Marlei' Brenna LaChance at 360-236-2944. Application and fee not re-

quired for this event.

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Dinner/Networking Event - Sponsored by: Säzän Group

Pre-Registration Required

Wednesday, October 7th - 7 PM - 9:30 PM: Portland Spirit Dinner Cruise on the

Willamette River - See pages 4 & 5 for details.

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Spouse Events - Sponsored by: Johnson Controls

Pre-Registration Required

Wednesday, October 7th - 10 AM – 2 PM: Explore the Columbia Gorge - See

page 3 for details.

Thursday, October 8th - 9:30 AM - 1 PM: Tour of Cedar Creek Grist Mill - See

page 6 for details.

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Walk, rollerblade, or just people watch on the river-

front Renaissance Trail.

Photograph the heirloom garden at the historic Fort Vancouver.

Hike Moulton Falls and then enjoy a picnic at the base of

the bridge.

Catch your own dinner on the Washougal River.

Check out the demonstrations of edible goodies at the

130-year-old operating Cedar Creek Grist Mill.

Points of Interest for Vancouver Washington

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Bike over the mighty Columbia on two dif-

ferent bridges in a round-trip along the riv-

er.

A five-acre gem in the heart of Vancouver, Esther

Short Park is the oldest public square in the state of

Washington. The park is now a jewel in the heart of

downtown Vancouver and the city's backyard - home

to great public events and family activities through-

out the year.

Spot the elusive western finch and

other native birds at the Ridgefield

National Wildlife Refuge.

Walk among history at Officers Row at Fort Vancouver.

Learn about stewardship and the importance of water

in our daily life at the Water Resources Education

Center.

Points of Interest for Vancouver Washington

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Conference Agenda

Tuesday, October 6, 2015

7:00-9:00 PM President’s Welcoming Reception - Heritage Ballroom

Sponsored by: Wood Harbinger

Technical exhibitors and family are encouraged to join

attendees inside the exhibiting area, at this conference

kick-off reception including a hosted bar and appetizers.

Wednesday, October 7, 2015

8:00-9:00 AM Breakfast Buffet - Discovery CDE

Sponsored by:

8:00-10:00 AM Registration & Beginning of Technical Exhibition -

South Lobby/Heritage Ballroom

Join the Northwest’s largest exhibition of new technolo-

gies, products and services for healthcare facilities man-

agement. Visit all exhibits, complete your signature card

(pages 15 & 16), and become eligible to win an out-

standing prize at the close of the conference.

10:00-10:30 AM Conference Opening Ceremony - Discovery AB

Eric Rodgers, WSSHE 2015 President

Eric will open the conference and will provide us with an

overview of WSSHE 2015 - another successful year un-

der his leadership!

10:00 AM-2:00 PM Spouse Event - Explore the Columbia Gorge - Bus

pick up in front of Hilton Hotel Lobby at 9:45 am

Sponsored by: Johnson Controls

Visit magnificent waterfalls of the Oregon Columbia

Gorge and enjoy lunch at the historic Multnomah Falls

Lodge.

10:30-11:30 AM Mergers and Acquisitions - From a Facilities

Perspective - Discovery AB

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Speaker: Gerry Kaiser, Senior Director, Facilities

Resource Group, Ascension

With health care reform, the number mergers and

affiliations (including challenges and opportunities

presented) are increasing at a rapid pace. Mr. Kaiser

will discuss his experience with integrating into health

care systems and offer advice to facility team mem-

bers to respond positively.

11:30-1:30 PM Technical Exhibition and Luncheon Buffet -

Heritage Ballroom/Discovery CDE

Sponsored by: Notkin Mechanical Engineers

1:30-2:30 PM Best Practice in Health Care Engineering: A Case

Study of Excellence; Daily Operations Brief - Dis-

covery AB

Speaker: Tom Kinman, PE, SASHE - Vice presi-

dent Facilities Management, Cincinnati Children’s

Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio

In 2010, Cincinnati Children’s Medical Center estab-

lished a daily briefing as a means to become a high

reliability hospital. Tom will share how this improved

means of communication helped establish a safer hos-

pital and how the Facility Department responded to

the challenges posed by this initiative.

2:30-3:00 PM Technical Exhibition and Beverage Break -

Discovery CDE

Sponsored by: Stantec

3:00-4:00 PM “WSSHE Feud”: State Chapters Compete in Code

Knowledge - Discovery AB

Hosted by: DOH

We kick off a fun evening early with a code

knowledge competition between the three WSSHE

State Chapters. The event will be emceed by “Red

Shoes” Kercher and “regulated” by DOH Construction

Review Services.

4:00-5:00 PM Technical Exhibition - Heritage Ballroom

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Technical Exhibitor Signature Card

Johansen Mechanical ______________________________________________

Johnson Controls, Inc. ______________________________________________

Kontrol Kube by Fiberlock ______________________________________________

Linde/Lifegas/NA LLC ______________________________________________

LiqioTech Environmental Solutions _________________________________________

LSS Life Safety Services ______________________________________________

MacDonald-Miller ______________________________________________

Mannington Commercial ______________________________________________

McKinstry ______________________________________________

Mechanical Sales Inc. ______________________________________________

Medical Gas Services, LLC ______________________________________________

MI Controls ______________________________________________

Modular Services Company ________________________________________________

Nalco, an Ecolab Company ______________________________________________

NorthWest Engineering Service, Inc. ________________________________________

OAC Services, Inc. ______________________________________________

Oberon, Inc. ______________________________________________

Pacific Power Generation ______________________________________________

Patcraft ______________________________________________

Performance Systems Integration LLC _______________________________________

PG Life Link ______________________________________________

PlumbMaster, Inc. ______________________________________________

PNCI ______________________________________________

Powerex, Inc. ______________________________________________

PPI Group ______________________________________________

Primex Wireless ______________________________________________

Säzän Group ______________________________________________

Schulz Associates/Follett ______________________________________________

Servpro ______________________________________________

Shannon Specialty Floors ______________________________________________

Siemens Industry, Inc. ______________________________________________

SimplexGrinnell _____________________________________________

Southwest Solutions Group _____________________________________________

T&A Supply / Roppe Corporation __________________________________________

The Part Works ______________________________________________

Total Filtration Services ______________________________________________

Trane Commercial Systems ______________________________________________

Tremco ______________________________________________

TSIG Consulting, Inc. ______________________________________________

U.S. Water Services ______________________________________________

VECA Electric ______________________________________________

Watertiger ______________________________________________

Wildan Abacus ______________________________________________

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5:15 PM Travel to Dinner Cruise - Shuttle between Hilton and

the private cruise ship dock (Caruthers Landing) in

Portland. Shuttle leaves promptly at 5:30pm and the

ship boards beginning at 6:30pm. Parking is available

to cruise participants at Caruthers Landing.

7:00-9:30 PM Portland Spirit Dinner Cruise on the Willamette

River!

Sponsored by: Säzän Group

Enjoy WSSHE friendships as you cruise on the

Willamette River from Portland to Lake Oswego, Ore-

gon (http://www.portlandspirit.com). Dinner is pro-

vided on the cruise. One admission for this cruise is

permitted for each registrant and for each booth.

Additional cruise tickets will be available at the begin-

ning of the conference for purchase (150 total at $25

per ticket) at a first come basis.

Thursday, October 8, 2015

8:00-9:00 AM Technical Exhibition & Breakfast Buffet - Discov-

ery CDE

Sponsored by: PSF Mechanical

9:00-10:00 AM Harnessing the Power of Sustainability: Green

Fluff or Green Backs in Your Pocket (efficiency

and waste avoidance) - Discovery A

Speakers: Stephen Chapel, Project Manager & Jeff

Yirak, Commissioning, Wood Harbinger, Bellevue,

Washington

Sustainable design is about more that energy efficien-

cy and earth-friendly materials. It’s about creating

resilient and healthy conditions for people, communi-

ties, and the environment. Achieving real sustainabil-

ity requires a life-cycle approach with up-front consid-

erations and ongoing commitments.

9:00-10:00 AM Benefits of Wireless Temperature Monitoring &

Asset Tracking - Discovery B

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Speakers: Pater Smeltz, Engineering / Maintenance

Supervisor & Bud McIrvin, Clinical Engineering

Services Manager, Providence Everett Medical

Center

Looking for your boss? Want to keep tabs on your

regulatory surveyors? Missing clinical equipment?

Providence Everett Medical Center has built a robust

system of temperature / humidity monitoring and asset

tracking. Learn from their experience of the opera-

tional benefits and costs of implementing a wireless

asset tracking system.

9:30-1:00 PM Spouse Event - Tour of Cedar Creek Grist Mill -

Bus pick up in front of Hilton Hotel at 9:15 am

Sponsored by: Johnson Controls

Enjoy a relaxing outing at a National Historic Land-

mark – the Cedar Creek Grist Mill in Woodland,

Washington. Your tour will include lunch and a

“working tour” of the mill operations.

10:00-10:30 AM Technical Exhibition and Beverage Break -

Discovery CDE

Sponsored by: Olympia Sheet Metal, Inc.

10:30-11:30 AM Healthcare Facilities Benchmarking for Today and

Tomorrow - Discovery A

Speaker: Todd Wilkening, CHFM, CHST, Director

of Facilities, Ridgeview Medical Center, Waconia,

Minnesota

Discover how to develop Facility Management strate-

gies that will translate into business goals easily adopt-

ed by your organization through effective benchmark-

ing data. This presentation will assist facility managers

in obtaining the full support of their organization "on

the fast track to financial success.”

10:30-11:30 AM Plastic Piping in Healthcare - Our Future? - Dis-

covery B

Speaker: Paul Idzik, Senior Engineer, University

Mechanical contractors, Mukilteo, Washington

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Technical Exhibitor Signature Card

AAtronics, LLC _______________________________________________

Advanced Technologies Group _________________________________________

Advanced Entry System By Dorma ________________________________________

Aleddra LED Lighting _______________________________________________

ALLEGION _______________________________________________

`Altro _______________________________________________

American Technologies, Inc. ______________________________________________

Anacom Medtek _______________________________________________

Apollo Solutions Group _______________________________________________

Armstrong Commercial Flooring _________________________________________

ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems _________________________________________

ATS Automation _______________________________________________

ATS Facility Solution _______________________________________________

BeaconMedaes _______________________________________________

Belimo Americas _______________________________________________

Building Operator Certification _________________________________________

CH2O, Inc. _______________________________________________

Chem-Aqua, Inc. _______________________________________________

Chicago Faucet _______________________________________________

Clima-Tech Corporation _______________________________________________

Coffman Engineers, Inc. _______________________________________________

Cole Industrial, Inc. _______________________________________________

Columbia Roofing & Sheet Metal _________________________________________

Commercial Filter Sales & Service ________________________________________

Convergint Technologies _______________________________________________

Cook Security Group _______________________________________________

Cummins Northwest, LLC ______________________________________________

Dampers West, Inc. _______________________________________________

Degenkolb Engineers _______________________________________________

DOH Construction Review Services ________________________________________

Electrocom _______________________________________________

EQ2 _______________________________________________

Extra Effort Consulting & Supply _________________________________________

Flow Control Industries, Inc. _____________________________________________

FluidTEK _______________________________________________

G & W Commercial Flooring _________________________________________

Garratt Callahan _______________________________________________

Hill-Rom _______________________________________________

InControl _______________________________________________

Interior Technology _______________________________________________

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Paul will discuss current and future practices of piping

systems in healthcare facilities including design, prod-

uct lifespan, maintenance, and repair.

11:30-1:00 PM Technical Exhibition, Lunch & Exhibitor Prize

Drawings - Discovery CDE/Her itage Ballroom

Sponsored by:

1:00 PM Close of Technical Exhibition

1:00-2:00 PM Inspiring Customer Service and Communication

Skill in Frontline Staff while Motivating Long Term

Maintenance Staff - Discovery A

Speaker: Scott Ummel, Organizational Development

Consultant, Nash Consulting, Redmond, Washing-

ton

Scott will discuss the importance of employee morale

and management tips to build adaptive skills for front

line staff.

1:00-2:00 PM Lighting and Patient Outcomes: LED Lighting and

Controls in Healthcare Facilities - Discovery B

Speaker: Robert Blakey, Senior Operations Manag-

er, CBRE Group Health, Seattle, Washington

Speaker: Joe Schuler, Project Manager, Prime Elec-

tric, Bellevue, Washington

LED lights and advanced (state of the art) controls were

recently installed at Group Health’s Northshore Clinic.

This lighting solution offered innovative advantages for

the staff and patients in addition to being extremely

energy efficient at a modest cost increase. The contrac-

tor was able to take advantage of “LEAN Construction”

techniques to significantly reduce the cost of installa-

tion. Come and hear why this may offer benefits for

your next lighting project!

2:00-2:30 PM Beverage Break - Discovery CDE

Sponsored by: Mas Architecture

2:30-3:30 PM From Survive to Thrive: Doing More with Less -

Discovery A

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Speaker: Rod Price, Process Improvement Special-

ist, LEAP Performance Improvement, Spokane,

Washington

As a 30 year veteran in business leadership and certi-

fied Lean process improvement professional, Rod will

lead an interactive and educational discussion on sev-

eral of his focused process improvement projects

which have helped healthcare and utility leaders cope

with providing increased service with shrinking re-

sources. Participants will come away with ideas they

can implement immediately.

2:30-3:30 PM Healing Gardens and Landscape Design ( connect-

ing gardens to patient outcomes) - Discovery B

Speaker: Liesel Zappler, Landscape Coordinator,

Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, Washington

This fun filled workshop will address how to create

sustainable healing gardens using proper design,

drought tolerant plants and Integrated Pest Manage-

ment (IPM). Topics will include plant selection, pesti-

cide reduction and the use of alternative methods, as

well as how to reduce water usage. Learn how to save

costs by decreasing chemical inputs and irrigation, and

have increased aesthetics!

3:30 PM Evening on Your Own

Friday, October 9, 2015

7:30-8:30 AM Breakfast Buffet - Discover CDE

Sponsored by:

8:30-9:30 AM Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery: What Can

We Learn from Their Journey - Discovery AB

Speaker: Roger Wendlick, Lewis & Clark Histori-

an

Roger is a long term Board Member of the Oregon

Chapter of the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Founda-

tion and a respected historian who has been educating

and entertaining for over 20 years. Roger will share

interesting stories of the Corps of Discovery including

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Johnson Controls, Inc. (2 booths) Kontrol Kube by Fiberlock

Linde/Lifegas/NA LLC LiquiTech Environmental Solutions

LSS Life Safety Services MacDonald-Miller Facility Solutions

Mannington Commercial McKinstry

Mechanical Sales Inc. Medical Gas Services, LLC

MI Controls Modular Services Company Nalco, an Ecolab Company

Northwest Engineering Service, Inc. OAC Services, Inc.

Oberon, Inc. Pacific Power Generation

Patcraft Performance Systems Integration LLC

PG LifeLink PlumbMaster, Inc.

PNCI Powerex, Inc.

PPI Group Primex Wireless

Säzän Group Schulz Associates / Follett

Servpro Shannon Specialty Floors

Siemens Industry, Inc. SimplexGrinnell

Southwest Solutions Group T&A Supply / Roppe Corporation

The Part Works Inc. Total Filtration Services

Trane (2 booths) Tremco

TSIG Consulting, Inc. VECA Electric

U. S. Water Watertiger

Wildan Abacus

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TECHNICAL EXHIBITORS

Aatronics, LLC. Advance Technologies Group, Inc. Advanced Entry System By Dorma

Aleddra LED Lighting ALLEGION

Altro American Technologies, Inc.

Anacom MedTek Apollo Solutions Group

Armstrong Commercial Flooring ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems

ATS Automation ATS Facility Solutions

BeaconMedaes Belimo Americas

Building Operator Certification CH2O, Inc.

Chem-Aqua, Inc. Chicago Faucet

Clima-Tech Corporation Coffman Engineers Cole Industrial, Inc.

Columbia Roofing & Sheet Metal Commercial Filter Sales & Service

Convergint Technologies Cook Security Group Cummins Northwest Dampers West, Inc.

Degenkolb Engineers DOH Construction Review Services

Electrocom EQ2

Extra Effort Consulting & Supply, LLC Flow Control Industries, Inc.

FluidTEK. G & W Commercial Flooring, Inc. (2 booths)

Garratt Callahan Hill-Rom InControl

Interior Technology Johansen Mechanical, Inc.

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how we can learn from this journey to develop our own

leadership skills.

9:30-10:00 AM Beverage Break - Discovery CDE

Sponsored by:

10:00-11:00 AM Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery: What Can We

Learn from Their Journey (part 2) - Discovery AB

11:00-12:00 AM Annual Membership Meeting & Installation of

2016 State Officers - Discovery AB

Eric Rodgers will recap 2015 for WSSHE and pass the

baton to the incoming WSSHE State President, Rob Pe-

witt.

12:00-1:00 PM Lunch and Door Prize Giveaway - Discovery CDE

Sponsored by:

Phil “Red Shoes” Kercher does the door pr ize dance!

1:00 PM Conference Adjourns

Thank You for Attending!

See You in Chelan for the Spring Semiannual

April 20 - 22, 2016

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