Association devoted for the professionals to creating the credible platform to serve and provide leadership for the healthcare engineering industry. Nexus between engineering, other medical professionals, community, education and administration professionals is certainly poised to trend into future ensuring tectonic shift in the healthcare science for the human beings. HEAL-I is all for optimizing the planning, design, construction, and operations of a health care organization’s physical facilities. As a trusted industry resource, HEAL-I is committed to advancing the knowledge and leadership of our members as they build and maintain health care facilities, support project teams and facility management staff, and serve patients/communities. HEAL-I develop valuable resources, regional conferences and education programs that respond to member needs provide a unified voice for the industry through intensive advocacy efforts, provides expert consultation and advice, and assist to evaluate health care facilities and operations. Unbiased to government or private, there by ensure neutrality and quality.

HEAL MISSION

Nonprofit and nongovernmental organization, dedicated for actively involving local community and youth in monitoring and improving the health care physical environment and operations

HEAL VISION

To integrate stakeholders in the creation of Best Quality Healthcare Facilities in India/world

HEAL PURPOSE

Use student resources with appropriate guidance to evaluate existing facilities and gap assessments as part of Academic activity and high light to the government and private the need for improvement

Create awareness related to healthcare engineering among student community and community

To advance our members’ ability to design, build, operate, and maintain a physical environment that supports excellent care; quality service; safe, efficient, and effective operations; and financial success

Data collection, analysis and provide information for public

HEAL CORE VALUES

HEAL is committed to demonstrating these core values as we strive to achieve the goals set forth in our strategic plan:

Integrity — Demonstrated by un-compromised dedication to being a trusted, unbiased, and honest source of fact-based information and expertise.

Innovation—Demonstrated by continuing commitment to achieving the best of what is possible and serving as a trusted and respected source of evolving knowledge and practices.

Fellowship—Demonstrated by professional and personal pride in being part of a community of excellence with a common passion for good thinking, shared experience, and collective action.

Stewardship—Demonstrated by our profession’s acceptance of responsibility for success of the built environment and our leadership’s accountability for effective use of our members’
involvement in HEAL.

HEAL-I STRATEGIC GOALS

Guided by our mission and vision statements, HEAL-I leaders strive for four strategic goals for the organization. These goals are keenly focused on the regulatory environment, the
reputation of our members, and the capacity in which HEAL-I serves those members:

Regulation— Our members will work to shape a regulatory environment characterized by good science, defensible economics, informed policy-making, and clear decision authority.

Reputation—Our members will have a reputation as highly valued professionals with a specialized body of knowledge, experience, and competency that contributes strategic, operational, and business value to the entire enterprise.

Social – Our members will prioritize the efforts to set up local community chapters supported by educational institutions to actively involve and provide human capital to achieve the strategic goals

Capacity—Our members will be supported by an association providing the requisite resources, relationships, decision systems, and work processes necessary.

HEAL-I STRATEGIC IMPERATIVES

Sustainability: Members with responsibilities for facility asset management will plan and operate these assets at an optimal cost effectiveness resulting in reduced energy consumption
and improved patient comfort.  They will share their lessons learned, case studies, and basic usage data among fellow HEAL-I members at a local, regional, and national level.  Their system planning and operations will support the mission of their institution by achieving highly reliable results which are resilient to the adverse effects of severe weather. Note: Sustainability refers to the ability of a system to keep doing what it’s doing over time.

Succession
Planning: Increase the awareness and reputation of healthcare facilities management (HFM) to view the field as a viable professional career with opportunities for growth with an
excellent future and, ensure that healthcare facilities are led and managed by qualified competent professionals.

Member Value: Members will receive full value for their HEAL-I membership, far exceeding their investment of time and money.  They will feel connected to HEAL-I at a professional and personal level, and demonstrate HEAL-I values of integrity, innovation, fellowship, and stewardship.  They will have confidence in their ability to articulate the value that they, and their team, generate to achieving the mission and goals of their healthcare institution.

ARTICLE I – NAME
The organization’s name shall be the Healthcare Engineering Association and Leadership India (hereinafter “HEAL-I")

ARTICLE
II – PURPOSE
HEAL-I, is conceived to be the nonprofit and nongovernmental organization, dedicated for actively involving local community and youth in monitoring and improving the quality of health care physical environment in India

Specifically, HEAL-I strives to advance the growth and development of the professional practice of healthcare facility planning, design, construction, maintenance and operations by providing education, leadership, and advocacy to professionals in hospitals, health systems, and related organizations that are accountable to the community and committed to health improvement. 

HEAL-I supports and advances the vision of the India’s Healthcare Industry, a society of healthy communities, where all individuals reach their highest potential for health by advancing the health of individuals and communities.

HEAL-I, and the professionals they represent, provide a primary professional, technical, and administrative resource from which the India’s Healthcare Industry receives guidance and representation in formulating policy, determining membership programs, and fulfilling its advocacy role in influencing the public, legislation, and regulations.

ARTICLE
III – AUTHORITY

HEAL-I functions as a Professional Membership Group (PMG) operating in accordance with the HEAL-I’s Policies and Procedures (P&P).

Although the Board of Trustees (BOT) retains ultimate authority and responsibility for the PMGs, BOT has empowered PMG leadership, who will also be the Board President, to act on behalf of BOT in carrying out the mission and objectives of the PMG.  The PMG is not a separate legal entity and must operate in a manner consistent with BOT’s policies.  The elected PMG Board defines the constituency to be served and sets overall directions for the PMG.

ARTICLE
IV – MEMBERSHIP

Membership is open to professionals whose job responsibilities include the design, construction, maintenance and operations of the health care physical environment or who have demonstrated a bonafide interest in the field of health care facility design, construction, maintenance and operations and who agree to support the mission, vision and code of professional responsibility of the Society.

Membership is open for students and community professionals who are interested in providing and establishing best healthcare eco system in India.

ARTICLE
V – DUES
Annual dues shall be established by the HEAL-I Board according to the policies and procedures set forth by the PMG.

Government funding, educational grants and private agencies corporate social responsibility funding shall be used for the main purpose of study, analysis, research and community
services.

ARTICLE VI – MEMBERSHIP
MEETINGS
The Board and BOT shall meet at least annually for the transaction of the affairs of the HEAL-!.

ARTICLE
VII – HEAL-I BOARD
Board shall be composed of HEAL-I Board of Trustees which is the highest body overseeing the PMG Board

The Professional Members group (PMG) shall have the day-to-day working group which will have its professional board made of own members.  Eligibility, composition, term,
nomination, selection, and meeting frequency shall be according to the policies and procedures set forth by the Society/Association.

The Board shall have the authority to conduct the affairs of the HEAL-I and to act on behalf of the Association on issues related to healthcare engineering.

The Board shall have the power to develop plans, objectives, and purposes for the HEAL-I; approve and revise all policies and procedures for the operation of the HEAL-I; establish ad hoc committees consistent with the objectives of the HEAL-I; review and approve the recommendations of committees; provide for the conduct of the HEAL-I’s annual meeting; and maintain fiscal responsibility. The actions of the Board shall conform to the regulations of the HEAL-I and be authorized by BOT.

ARTICLE
VIII – OFFICERS

An HEAL-I member shall be chosen annually to serve as the president of the HEAL-I who shall act as chairman of the Board and shall preside at all meetings of the Board.  The nomination and selection process, duties, and continued eligibility to serve as president shall be according to the policies and procedures established by the Society.

The founder and BOT nominated president shall be the first president who shall have tenure of 5 years to establish the organization. Subsequent presidents shall be selected
annually. The founder and first president shall remain the permanent President Lead (PL) of the BOT, with responsibility to oversee and if necessary have ultimate authority in the HEAL-I that has been conceived and put into motion by LP.

This special position LP in future (i.e. If the 1st LP is unfit) shall comprise of 3 member committee of eminent personality. The process will be defined later, however if the same is not defined due to some circumstances then the special position shall not remain after 1^st LP.   

ARTICLE
IX – CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

All elected and appointed representatives of the HEAL-I, as defined by policies and procedures set forth by the Board, shall comply with all conflict of interest provisions of the HEAL-I.

All elected and appointed representatives of the HEAL-I shall exercise the utmost good faith in all transactions relating to their duties in the HEAL-I.
In their dealings with and on behalf of the HEAL-I, they are held to a strict rule of honest and fair dealing with the HEAL-I.  They shall not use their position, or knowledge gained there from, so that a conflict might arise between the HEAL-I’s interest and that of the individual.  All acts of board members shall be for the benefit of the HEAL-I in any dealing that may
affect the HEAL-I adversely. The board member shall not accept any favor or gratuity that might influence their actions affecting the HEAl-I or its members.

ARTICLE X – COMMITTEES

There shall be standing committees of the HEAL-I according to the guidelines established by the HEAL-I.  The president of the Board may appoint, from time to time, additional committees and/or ad hoc task forces for purposes compatible with the objectives of the HEAL-I.

ARTICLE XI – CHAPTER AFFILIATIONS
The HEAL-I may allow for the affiliation of local, state, or international chapters. Such affiliation shall be further defined in the PMG Division’s Standing Procedures

ARTICLE XII – CHARTER AMENDMENT
This charter may be amended by mutual agreement of the HEAL-I Board of Trustee and Professional Body set up by the Trustee