George Seely 2005
George Seely received his award at the 25th CHES Annual Meeting which was held in Ottawa Ontario, September 11-13, 2005.
George worked with the New Brunswick Department of Health beginning in 1970 as technical advisor to the ministry organizing a major new hospital construction program. He consulted with the Federal Ministry of Health and Welfare to determine what they could provide to assist in his efforts to develop more efficient health care facilities.
He joined CHES shortly after it was created in 1980 for the educational program and journal offered to members. He attended the annual conferences gaining many friends in health facilities maintenance and operations as well as consultants and manufacturers representatives interested in the New Brunswick approach to design efficiency. He encouraged many of his advisors including the Bio- Medical Engineering Institute, University of New Brunswick and Research and Productivity Council staff to join CHES and participate in their activities. After meeting with representatives from the Nova Scotia Ministry of Health, and the Prince Edward Island Ministry, he received their agreement to form a Maritime Chapter of CHES and served as their first Chairman in 1995.
Through his efforts he was able to convince his Newfoundland counterparts to join the Chapter, uniting the provinces to become the current Atlantic Chapter. George served the Atlantic Chapter in many capacities, assisting in organizing conferences, obtaining speakers willing to make presentations and companies to exhibit at both National and Atlantic Chapters. He also served on many technical committees, national and provincial, including energy efficiency and medical gases providing input to agencies from the practitioner's point of view.
Don Spielmacher 2006
Don Spielmacher received his award at the 26th CHES Annual Meeting which was held in Halifax Nova Scotia, September 17, 2006.
Don has been an active member of CHES since 1980. He recently retired from the Hanover & District Memorial Hospital, where he was employed for the past 33 years as Vice President of Environmental Services.
Don has contributed his time and effort to a number of activities within the Society. He served as Vice President of CHES, as President 2001-2003, and as Past President 2003-2005. As President he represented CHES nationally and internationally at a number of events and guided the Society in their day to day activities. Don was an active member of Region 5 North of the Ontario Chapter of CHES which, with his help and leadership, has developed into one of the strongest groups in the province. He served as Editor of the CHES Ontario Newsletter, and has also been very active in helping to organize the annual convention and tradeshow for both National and the Chapter.
Wayne McLellan 2007
Wayne McLellan received his award at the 27th CHES Annual Meeting which was held in Calgary Alberta, September 9-11, 2007.
Wayne has been an active member of CHES since the early 1980's and has been involved in numerous activities with CHES at both the national and provincial levels. At the national level he served as Secretary from 2003-2005, and Vice President from 2005-2007, and was elected as President for 2007-2009. He was instrumental in establishing the national CHES website which has been a major communication resource for the membership. At the provincial level Wayne has been very active in helping to organize three provincial conferences for the Ontario Chapter.
Through his enthusiasm Wayne has inspired his peers to contribute to the development of CHES as a strong organization. He is very committed to his profession, and has worked tirelessly to help members create the type of environment which is essential for efficient and effective health care delivery.
CHES Awards and Grants
Recognition Awards:
- Hans Burgers Award for Outstanding Contribution to Healthcare Engineering
- Wayne McLellan Award of Excellence in Healthcare Facilities Management
- President's Award
Grants:
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Hans Burgers Award for Outstanding Contribution to Healthcare Engineering Terms of reference Nomination Form This award is presented to a resident of Canada as a mark of recognition of outstanding achievement in the field of healthcare engineering. Candidates must be members of CHES and the achievements can be either a series of contributions or one outstanding contribution.
2023 Recipient: Steve McTaggart | Journal Article
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Wayne McLellan Award of Excellence in Healthcare Facilities Management Terms of reference Application Form This award recognizes facilities that have had outstanding success in the completion of a major capital project, an energy efficiency program, an environmental stewardship program, or in a team building exercise. 2023 Recipient: Alberta Health Services | Journal Article |
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President's Award sponsored by The purpose of this award is to foster engagement and encourage chapter participation in executive and committee work in order to support the work of the Society. The award will be presented to the chapter of the Canadian Healthcare Engineering Society that demonstrates its commitment to education, administration and representation in the activities of the Chapter and the National Board. 2023 Recipient: Maritime Chapter | Journal Article |
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Young Professionals Grant (YPG) The Young Professional Grant (YPG) allows architects, engineers, technicians and other technical disciplines who are just starting their careers in the healthcare field the opportunity to attend the CHES National Conference as an educational opportunity and to network with other professionals. 2023 Sponsor: CHES BC 2022 Sponsor: CHES Ontario 2019 Sponsors: CHES Alberta, CHES Ontario 2018 Sponsor: CHES Ontario 2017 Sponsors: CHES Ontario, R&C Dixon Consulting Ltd. Send completed form to: CHES National Office
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Mission & Ethics
MISSION
Building member expertise in Canadian Healthcare Engineering
VISION
Excellence in the patient-care focused environment through education, innovation and partnerships.
VALUES
We value: Knowledge, Collaboration, Respect, Accountability
CODE OF ETHICS
As a member of the healthcare institution or hospital, and also a member of the Canadian Healthcare Engineering Society, I pledge
- To practice the art and science of engineering as required in hospital and healthcare institutions, to the best of my abilities;
- To maintain integrity and empathy in my professional practice at hospital or healthcare institutions;
- To strive for objectivity of judgment in such matters of confidentiality and conflict of interest;
- To maintain a high standard of personal competence through continuing education and ongoing critical evaluation by my peers;
- To work co-operatively with colleagues, other professionals and lay persons;
- To protect members of the society against the unethical or incompetent behaviour of colleagues or other fellow healthcare professionals;
- To abide by all applicable laws, codes, regulations, and standard practices to safeguard the hospital of science engineering in the protection of staff, patients, and visitors within the environment;
- To promote excellence in the healthcare engineering profession;
- To support others in pursuit of healthcare engineering goals;
- To support the training and education of future members of the society;
- To support the advancement and dissemination of hospital health science engineering as well as allocated knowledge and skills;
- To involve myself in the activities that promote a vital and progressive society.
We are a non-profit voluntary society promoting improved planning, design, operation and management of healthcare technical services systems.
