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December 2006 HESP Newsletter
Volume 21, Number
10, December 2006
Meeting Notes
Meeting Announcement
Next Meeting: Tuesday, January 2, 2006
Location: American Serbian Club on the South Side
Meeting Sponsor: TBA
Topic: TBA
Agenda
| Attitude Adjustment |
5:00 p.m. |
| Buffet |
6:00 p.m. |
| Host Presentation |
6:45 p.m. |
| Business Meeting |
7:30 p.m. |
Business Meeting Minutes
Call to Order: President, Dan Procupp, called the meeting to order at 6:30 P.M.
Ron Lukcic introduced our speakers for the evening: Dr. Janet Stout and Dr.
Victor Yu, both of whom gave an excellent and informative presentation on
Legionella Disease, stating with the Legionnaires' convention in Philadelphia,
all the way up to where we are today. All participants were brought up to
speed on the latest news concerning Legionella and other air-born diseases.
Business Meeting: Dan called the meeting to order at 8:14 P.M. The attendance
for this evening's meeting was as follows: 22 hospital members; 25 associate
members; and 13 guests. The actual count was 60. The minutes from the November
2006 meeting were approved as printed.
Treasurer's Report: Dick Barker -- Dick read the Treasurer's report. It was
approved as read. The 50/50 raffle was drawn. Rusty Hughes, Duquesne Light,
won $100.00 and graciously donated it back to the organization.
New Members: Victor Lisotto, Business Development Manager for Marcor
Remediation, was approved for membership. HESP welcomes its new member!
Guests: Ray Schmitt, an independent mechanical contractor, introduced himself
tonight.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Education: Michael Bryer -- No Report.
Newsletter: Ron Lukcic -- Ron thanked all of our advertisers, both present and
future. Ron, also, thanked Carol Lang, Filtech, Inc., for the yummy
appetizers. Ron is looking for advertisers for next year's
publication...starting in January 2007. As usual, Ron is looking for articles
of interest and / or humor for the newsletter.
Codes and Regulations: Bill Brooks -- No Report.
ASHE: No Report.
Biomed: Dan Procupp -- Bob Tobin, West Penn Hospital, said that they just
completed an inspection by JCAHO and the State Health Department at the same
time, with excellent results, further stating that it was their best
inspection ever. Bob credited the fact that we, the HESP organization as a
whole, have made a lot of progress cutting through the DOH's red tape with
communication between many Pittsburgh area hospitals being an unprecentented
and key factor.
Membership: Brenda Henwood -- No Report.
Holiday Party: Chuck Froetschel -- Chuck said that we, again, will have a Monte
Carlo theme, plus the addition of "Texas Hold em Poker." The festivities are
scheduled for Friday, December 8th at the American Serbian Club, downstairs.
Summer Activity: Bruce Saddler -- More information in coming months.
Golf Outing: Steve Tarasovic -- No Report.
Web Site/Marketing: Alice Hoffmaster (The Write Design) -- No Report.
Hospital Engineers Special Projects: No Report.
Old Business: Dan re-introduced the officers for next year. They are: President,
Terrence D. Kocian, Biomed Technician at St. Clair Hospital; President-elect,
Robert Tobin, West Penn Hospital; Secretary, Frank Rutledge, West Penn
Hospital; and Dick Barker, Treasurer.
New Business: None.
Adjournment: There being no further business, Dan adjourned the meeting at 8:25
P.M.
Respectfully submitted,
Frank Rutledge
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Meeting Synopsis
HESP extends its thanks and appreciation to Dr. Janet Stout and Dr. Victor Yu.
The educational topic for the evening was hospital-acquired infections caused by
waterborne pathogens. Legionella (the cause of Legionnaires' disease) was the
focus of the discussion by the "Legionella Experts," Dr. Janet Stout and Dr.
Victor Yu. They lectured on the current status of public health and engineering
guidelines for the prevention of hospital-acquired Legionnaires' disease.
The members were, also, updated on the newest information on Legionella control
methods, including chlorine dioxide and point-of-use filtration. Much of this
information is available for review at: www.legionella.org. Dr. Yu emphasized
that hospital engineers now play a major role in disease prevention and control
of waterborne pathogens like Legionella.
The Special Pathogens Laboratory provided Legionella testing services to
hospitals nationwide and was closed by the VA in July 2006. The expertise of
this laboratory is being retained by another organization and will be available
to assist infection control professionals and hospital engineers with Legionella
control and testing in early 2007. When Special Pathogens Laboratory officially
opens, HESP will be notified.
Respectfully submitted, Dr. Janet Stout and Dr. Victor Yu
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Calendar of Events for Upcoming Sponsors
February - Grainger - topic to be announced.
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