OUR MISSION

OUR VISION

ABOUT

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The Institute for Healthcare Facilities Engineering Advancement (IHFEA) has been established in coordination with the Healthcare Facilities Leadership and Technician program at Owensboro Community & Technical College along with numerous healthcare facilities professionals and organizations.  With the goal to establish a clear and effective pathway of education and professional development for the recruitment, retention, and advancement of healthcare facilities technicians.  Creating opportunity and a career pathway for underserved communities, students, and healthcare technicians is a core value.   Ensuring the most remote healthcare facilities technician will benefit from our efforts is more than just a goal, we designed our services to create the greatest access to education, testing, and networking possible.

Our Mission

Inspire, promote, and advance career paths and standards of excellence for the healthcare facilities engineering technician profession.

 Our Vision

• Strengthen healthcare facilities association chapters thru technician certification, training, & membership 

• Inspire current and future generations to pursue healthcare facilities technician careers.

• Generate scholarships for those seeking healthcare facility technical careers.

• Provide training to underserved communities and healthcare organizations.

• Address historical physical environment accreditation issues.

• Create and advance standards of excellence through certification and professional development
  

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