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DATE & TIME: Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026, 7:30 AM – 4:00 PM
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HFMSNJ 2026 Annual Holiday Party
Friday, December 4th, 2026
7:00 PM – 12:00 AM…
Photos from the November 20, 2025 Meeting
View the photos from the November 2025 meeting….
Scam Alert
Scam Alert: If you receive an email or text message from any HFMSNJ Board or Committee Member requesting payment, reimbursements, financial information, etc. do not respond or click any links embedded in the email or text. Instead, visit the HFMSNJ website directly for contact information and events. If the message is received on a work device, notify your IT department immediately.
Joint Commission Standards Receive Significant Updates
Joint Commission (JC) announced on June 30, 2025, that it is making significant updates to its standards used by hospitals and critical access hospitals to guide compliance with JC accreditation requirements and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) Conditions of Participation. The change, which consolidates and rewrites JC’s Life Safety and Environment of Care standards to improve alignment with the Conditions of Participation, will require careful review by health care…
A Letter from HFMSNJ President, Tom Sparling
As stated at the November Society meeting in Hackensack and at the holiday party, it has been my pleasure to serve the organization for the last four years as President-elect and then President….
NFPA is Proposing Door Checkers to be Certified
NFPA is proposing a requirement for anyone who does door checks be certified. As you know, lobbyists for large corporations have unlimited resources to produce and propose additional regulations and requirement language. Most of the time it adds cost and complexity to our work without providing a benefit. …
ASHE Elections are now open
We wanted to let you all know about the ASHE election process. The ballot page has everything you will need to make an informed selection, including information about the candidates. When you enter the voting system, on pages 1 and 2, you will cast your ballot for nationally elected offices – including the ASHE President-Elect and Advisory Board Associate Member Representative. If you are in ASHE regions 1, 2, 4,…
