April 15 - Breakfast with the Board

April 20 - Accountable Care Organizations & the Medical Home

March 12 - Marketing Network Event

March 23 - Design & Construction

Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council

FMDIC has a $250 early registration fee. Discounts for full-time students and government employees with valid identification are available. Early registration ends March 19, 2010. Registration is $300 thereafter. For more information on fees and/or to register online, please visit http://www.fmdic.org/.

Life Cycle Cost Analysis: An Asset Management Strategy

By: Melissa Rieman

Title: Healthcare Market Leader

TRANE

Many healthcare facilities still treat major heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system projects as if they were merely large maintenance expenses. However, the Consortium for Energy Efficiency reports that HVAC accounts for approximately 45 percent of a typical hospital’s energy use. Also, it’s clear that HVAC upgrades intended to last for decades are actually capital investments.

Thus HVAC project planning and implementation are best treated as vital parts of a fixed asset management strategy.

Click here to access the presentation given at the 2010 Annual Meeting by Jeffrey Kimbell from Washington DC.

Dashboard Technology Simplifies Reporting and Improves Efficiency

By: Melissa Rieman

Title: Healthcare Market Leader,TRANE

Imagine pressing a single button to gather historical data that can guide future healthcare engineering decision-making … or getting instant notification when a system goes down … or monitoring all mechanical systems in your hospital from a single screen.

New “dashboard” technology — available today — can make these scenarios a reality in your healthcare facility. Similar to the at-a-glance look at vehicle performance delivered by a car’s dashboard, this technology allows engineers to track and create reports on a variety of environmental conditions — including temperature, humidity, energy, and relative pressure — from a single location.

If you were asked to describe the Health Industry Council to someone outside the organization, what would you say? How would you inspire them to be involved?

As the end of the year quickly approaches, member recruitment becomes a priority for 2010 and hopefully this article will help you articulate a value proposition and bring understanding to the importance and impact of the council.

Our mission statement is: a member-driven, non-profit corporation established to unite the North Texas health industry and advance the market as a center of excellence.

Presentation made on Sept. 16th at the Council Offices.
Panelist Candy Slocum with Interlink provided detailed numbers on the demand for health workers in North Texas.
The presentation file is too large to post on the site, but can be requested via email, leslie@healthindustrycouncil.org.