EMS's Corporate Training Department has completed AHE's Certified Healthcare Environmental Services Technician Training Program (T-CHEST) and is now offering CHEST Certification to its employees. The CHEST Program was established using a comprehensive job analysis and focuses on all aspects of an environmental services technician's tasks. EMS continues to accelerate this program to train managers and staff working directly with healthcare facilities in order to improve patient experience and health while reducing healthcare costs.

1. EMS is pleased to share that our
Corporate Training Department has
completed AHE’s Certified Healthcare
Environmental Services Technician
Training Program (T-CHEST) and are now
offering CHEST Certification to our
employees. We are excited to be on the
forefront of this new program - initially
rolled out in 2015. EMS continues to
accelerate this program by training our
managers and staff working directly with
healthcare facilities.
The CHEST Program was established
using a comprehensive nationwide job
analysis of a healthcare environmental
services technician’s responsibilities and
defined focus groups. The program
covers all aspects of a frontline worker’s
typical tasks and accountabilities. The
standard Train-the-Trainer (TTT) model is
employed to maximize value at each
facility – T-CHEST then train their
environmental services technicians and
deliver the written assessment.
Addressing the “Triple-Aim” in
Healthcare:
• Improving Patient Experience of Care
• Improving Health of Populations
(Reducing HAIs)
• Reducing Per Capita Cost of Health
Care
Advantages of Certification
Through proper care and maintenance
of the healthcare environment, on-site
environmental services technicians play
an essential role in patients’ experience
of care, as well as, ensuring patient
safety and satisfaction.
As the AHE’s notes, today’s healthcare
environmental services teams strive to
go beyond cleaning, disinfecting, and
caring for the environment. These
frontline workers seek to create clean
and quiet healing atmospheres that lead
to improved outcomes.
Visit www.ahe.org for more details.
Executive Management Services, Inc.
2016
EMS is partnering with medical facilities across the country to provide the
highest quality environmental services, options that are better for patients
and less harmful to the environment. We are committed to staying at the
forefront of industry-related certifications, providing our customers with
the best that today’s cleaning industry has to offer.
INITIATIVES
Trained for Success
The CHEST Certification
Program focuses on:
- Infection Prevention
- Cleaning & Disinfection
- Environmental Services
Equipment & Supplies
- Safety & Responsibility
- Floor Care & Maintenance
- Environmental Monitoring &
Quality Control
- Waste Removal
- Linen / Laundry Handling
- Multi-Cultural Differences
- Communication & Patient
Experience of Care
www.emsinc.com
EMS is leading the way for our healthcare customers with AHE’s new CHEST Program