The Kentucky Society of Healthcare Engineers (KSHE) will host a virtual 2024 Kentucky Certified Healthcare Contractor Program and exam on Thursday, June 13. The purpose of this landmark program is to educate contractors (owners, operations managers, project managers, etc.) in the many critical aspects that are unique to working in health care facilities.

Hospitals created the concept of 24/7; therefore, whenever a contractor performs services in a health care facility, the team of employees must be familiar with patient safety, patient privacy, infection control, risk assessment and more. This program provides the knowledge needed to successfully navigate the rules and regulations by which hospitals and their contractors must abide.

KSHE membership has long supported the concept of certifying contractors who wish to work in Kentucky hospitals. The emphasis is on “Certification” because at the end of this 1-day program, there is a certification exam. Those who pass the exam will be designated “Kentucky Certified Healthcare Contractor.” This certification will be valid for 3 years. During that time frame, opportunities will be available to earn continuing education credits in order to maintain certification, or prior to the end of the 3-year term the contractor can re-take the course.

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