November 2004 Newsletter

	Meeting Notes
	Meeting Sponsor Synopsis
	Upcoming Events
	Advertising

Volume 19, Number 9, November 2004

Meeting Notes

Meeting Announcement

Next Meeting: Tuesday, December 7, 2004
Location: American Serbian Club on the South Side

Meeting Sponsors: Busch Martec
Speaker: Denny Chamberlain, Cambridgeport Air Systems
Subject: Custom Air Handlers

Agenda

Business Meeting Minutes

Call to Order: resident Ray Franks called the meeting to order at 6:4 P.M. Ray introduced our sponsor for the evening, Total Equipment Company. Joe Godzin of Total Equipment introduced our speaker for the evening, Roy Lindberg of Dekker Medical Vacuum Technology. Roy talked about products and services in the area of medical vacuum available from Total Equipment Company, sponsored by: Dekker Medical Vacuum Technology.

Business Meeting: Ray Franks called the meeting to order at 7:39 P.M. The minutes of the October 2004 meeting were approved as printed. The attendance for this evening's meeting was as follows: 24 hospital members; 29 associate members; and 3 guests. The actual count was 65.

Treasurer's Report: Dick Barker read the Treasurer's report. It was approved as read. The 50/50 raffle was drawn. Steve Tarasovic, HANCO, Inc., won $76.00.

New Members: There were five new candidates approved for membership this evening. They were: Mark S. Bronowski, Loftus Engineers; Eric Martin, UPMC Passavant; and Ed Skinger, Bob English and Curt Marsh, Pittsburgh Air Systems. HESP welcomes its new members.

Guests: We had two guests introduce themselves tonight. Rich Haas, UPMC Passavant and Charles Mitchell.

Committee Reports

Education: Michael Bryer -- Mike announced that the training classes for the Stationary Engineers, scheduled for tomorrow, November 3, 2004, has been canceled due to the cancellation of a speaker. The next week's class is still scheduled for November 10, 2004. The program will be held at Duquesne University's Fisher Hall Conference Center, starting at 7:30 AM. Parking, lunch and materials will be included in the registration cost. This year's topics are: Fire Pump Operation and Maintenance and Air Filtration presented
by Filtech. The cost and further registration information is available on the HESP web site.[See Education.]

Newsletter: Ron Lukcic — Ron thanked all of our advertisers, both old and new.Ron mentioned that there is still some space left in our monthly publication.Advertising space will be given on a: "First-Come First-Served Basis." He also noted that we have a number of new ads. Additionally, Ron mentioned the problems that have been occurring in our PA (public address) system, and suggested that HESP further pursue this situation.

Codes and Regulations: Bill Brooks — No report.

ASHE: No report.

Biomedical: Dan Procupp — No report.

Christmas In April: Chuck Froetschel & Linda Cardello Walker — No report.

Golf Outing: Steve Tarasovic — No report.

Membership: Brenda Henwood — no report.

Holiday Party: Chuck Froetschel — This year's holiday party will be on Friday, December 10 at 6:30 p.m. at the American Serbian Club, downstairs. We will have our regular caterers and "spirits dispensers," Walt and Marion. The theme will be a Monte Carlo night with games of chance, slots, poker, roulette and a crap table. No money will be involved; we will be using tickets handed out at the door. Mailings will be sent shortly. [Check our Events page for the latest information.]

Picnic: Bruce Saddler — No report.

Old Business: Elections for President-elect, Treasurer and Secretary were conducted. Elected were: Dan Procupp, President-elect; Dick Barker, Treasurer; and Frank Rutledge, Secretary. All three candidates were approved by popular vote.

New Business: Alice Atkins of The Write Design reminded us that the HESP web site is up and running and asked that everyone check it for pertinent information, including several job listings. Alice also noted that she is working on a drive for new members. She will be contacting other institutions, including nursing homes, in an effort to increase HESP's healthcare membership.

Ron mentioned that Marion, our "Spirits Dispenser," has several new and unpacked computer items which she would gladly sell at very fair prices. Should anyone be interested in pursuing Marion's offer, these items will be available for "inspection" at our next meeting.

Adjournment: There being no further business, Ray adjourned the meeting at 7:58 P.M.

Respectfully submitted,
Frank Rutledge.

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Novembers's Meeting Sponsor

HESP extends its thanks and appreciation to: Total Equipment Company. The following synopsis was submitted.

The subject of this month's presentation was NFPA 99C, vacuum systems for medical and laboratory systems. Designed and manufactured by Dekker Vacuum Technologies these systems are offered through Total Equipment Company. Dekker Vacuum Technologies (DVT) and Total Equipment offer a total solution for the customer's central vacuum systems requirements. Sizing guidelines from NFPA 99 and a diverse product offering will meet the facilities specific demands for medical and laboratory applications. These central vacuum systems meet the NFPA 99C code requirements. The DVT vacuum systems are designed to conserve resources i.e. water, power and are reliable, low maintenance units. Water is a common resource necessary for the operation of many vacuum systems. DVT offers unique solutions in the Vmax and DuraVane product lines for elimination of water usage if that is a requirement. The reliability of the DVT vacuum system is extremely important for those critical applications such as operating rooms, intensive care units, coronary care units, emergency units etc.

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Calendar of Events for Upcoming Sponsors

December: Busch Martec
Topic: Custom Air Handlers

January: Granger Mini Tradeshow

If you would like to be a meeting sponsor in 2005, please contact Roy Brunner.

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ATTENTION ADVERTISERS
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For further information or to place an AD contact:
Ron Lukcic, Publication Editor
208 Karen Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15209
Phone: 412-821-1496 Cell: 412-389-7000 FAX: 412-821-3937

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HESP can provide a link To your web site From HESP’S web site:
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For more information, contact:
Richard W. Barker, Treasurer, at:
412-487-1611