Membership for Environment Professionals
Become a member of the leading health care EVS association
The Association for the Health Care Environment (AHE) is a Professional Membership Group of the American Hospital Association representing professionals responsible for establishing and maintaining the health care environment. Members benefit from best-in-class tools, products, education, and training that raise the standard of the health care environmental services field and shape the future workforce of professionals committed to pathogen-free, healing environments across all care settings.
Become a Member Renew Membership
Members
Certifications Awarded
Recommend AHE Membership
Top Member Benefits
MyAHE
Grow your network and collaborate with your peers in our online EVS community and knowledge exchange.
Knowledge Center
Stay up to date with the latest news, guidance, publications, and reports from the environmental services field.
Certifications
Members receive discounts on AHE Signature Training Programs - workshops specifically developed for health care EVS professionals.
Online Education
AHE webinars and online courses are complimentary for members, and cover current trends and topics in health care environmental services.
Events
Receive discounts on AHE Signature Training Programs and events including our annual conference.
Types of Membership
Professional Active Members (PAM)
$165
Professionals in health care directing operations such as: Environmental Hygiene, Infection Control, Laundry and Linen, Leadership, Management, Operations and Waste Management.
Associate Members (ASC)
$225
Professionals employed by a company or organization other than a health care facility who provide Environmental Services professionals with professional, technical, consulting services and/or products.
Ally Members (ALLY)
$165
Non-environmental services professionals employed full time in a health care facility and having an interest in the care of the health care environment or interest in supporting the objectives of AHE.
Student Members (STU)
$25
Full-time college students taking course work related to any discipline represented by AHE.
Complete and send your membership application with proof of academic status.
Join the environmental services professionals leading the field.
Environmental services leaders sometimes work in a silo leaving them out of the strategic equation, but current health care trends demand advanced strategic thinking from leaders across the continuum of care. You need to be able to confer with professionals faced with similar challenges, have access to content and resources to keep you informed, and strategies for being heard and for earning a seat at the table.
We know you’re balancing a busy career. That’s why AHE membership offers real-time, on demand content and engagement opportunities.
AHE Signature Programs
Certificate in Non-acute Care Cleaning Program (CNACC)
Non-acute Care Cleaning
In this program, frontline workers learn how to break the chain of infection and contribute to ensuring positive patient outcomes.
Certification Training for Surgical Cleaning Technicians (CSCT)
Surgical Suite Cleaning Training
This program sets the standard for surgical environmental services technicians responsible for cleaning and disinfecting operating rooms. It sets a level of expertise for managing pathogens and practicing innovative techniques specific to the operating room.
Certificate of Mastery in Infection Prevention for Environmental Services Professionals (CMIP)
Infection Prevention Training
Learn how to coordinate infection prevention efforts across the continuum of care and improve patient outcomes.
Career Resources
Access AHE Membership Benefits
Join AHE today and make a commitment to pathogen free environments across all care settings.