Healthcare FM ~ Instructor-Led Live Virtual Course

A structured, instructor-led pathway to build healthcare facilities management capability and prepare for CHFM certification.

Delivered live online through Zoom, each cohort combines instructor-led presentations, discussion, case studies, and Q&A with experienced Healthcare FM professionals.

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Class times will be scheduled to best accommodate participant availability. Participants may indicate a preference for either:

  • Daytime Cohort (Tuesdays & Thursdays, approximately 12:00–2:00 PM Eastern)
  • Evening (Tuesdays & Thursdays, approximately 7:00–9:00 PM Eastern)

Final meeting times will be established based on participant availability.

Private instructor-led cohorts are also available for hospitals and healthcare organizations.

Program Description

This course in Healthcare Facilities Management is designed to support construction, operation and maintenance of medical facilities in compliance with international standards. It is designed to prepare the individual for a high performing career in healthcare facilities leadership.

Strategic alignment between the goals of the healthcare/hospital organization utilizing the facilities, and the actions of the facilities organization supporting their operation is critical to success. The expertise for the development and operation of these facilities is the responsibility of the healthcare facilities manager. Without the right knowledge, skills and abilities this key leader cannot succeed. Yet succeed he or she must, if the larger healthcare organization is to succeed in its mission.

The knowledge and expertise needed is skill based, not simply knowledge based. The successful healthcare facilities manager must be able to apply expertise to complex real-world situations.

This exciting program combines text-based knowledge, with real-world situations to develop a blended learning workshop that accelerates the healthcare facilities manager’s development as a strategic partner to the leaders of the healthcare organization..

One Year Access! Course Offered Quarterly!

Re-attend as many times as you want during your access period!

Download Course Brochure
  • Healthcare facilities management in context
  • Achieving high performance in FM – introduction
  • Standards and codes
  • Healthcare facility regulation and inspection
  • The Joint Commission accreditation – USA
  • Joint Commission International accreditation – International
  • TJC – standards and elements of performance
  • JCI – management standards
  • DNV – Accreditation Approach
  • Facility master plan
  • FM project overview
  • Project model
  • Starting projects
  • Organizing and preparing projects
  • Project procurement management
  • Carrying out the work
  • Ending the work
  • Transition to occupancy
  • M&O best practices overview
  • M&O strategy
  • Maintenance management
  • Environmental quality
  • Energy management
  • Technology management
  • Utilities management
  • Medical equipment
  • Security
  • Off-site healthcare facilities
  • Accounting fundamentals
  • Budgets
  • Operations budget management
  • Financial decision-making tools
  • Contract management
  • Contracted services
  • Achieving high performance in FM
  • Planning
  • Resource management
  • Project coordination
  • Approval processes
  • Performance management
  • Communication
  • Training development
  • Operations
  • Safety
  • 18 Two-Hour Webinars (Tuesdays & Thursdays for 9 weeks)
  • Additional resources and reference materials available on course website
  • Online Forum for your questions
  • Student handouts (PDF) for your notes
  • Flashcard style quizzes to prepare for the CHFM exam
  • Practice exams (timed format) to prepare as well.
  • Quizes and Final Exam can be taken multiple times to improve your skills for the actual CHFM exam!
  • Over 600 sample questions in database on application of principles to real world scenarios! 

List price is $1295

We offer a 10% discount from this price for Active Duty US Military, US Veterans, and for dues-paying members of any Facilities Management Organization. 

In addition, we offer quantity discounts for multiple students from the same organization.

If you are paying for the course as an individual (not your organization) we also offer an interest-free time payment plan through Partial.ly (40% down, up to 5 monthly payments for balance)

Price range: $1,165.50 through $1,295.00

Prerequisite: None

Prefer a more flexible option?

This course is also available in a self-study format:
• 24/7 on-demand access
• Learn at your own pace
• No scheduled class times

👉 View the Self-Study Healthcare FM course

While FM College is not an accreditation organization, we do offer excellent training for those planning to sit for an examination to become a Certified Healthcare Facility Manager (CHFM).

We also provide a Certificate of Completion and continuing education units (CEUs) for all of our courses.  Here is a link to a sample Certificate of Completion.

If your goal is to oversee infrastructure and facilities operations for a large hospital or medical center, you will want to pass the exam for Certified Healthcare Facility Manager (CHFM) designation.

The CHFM exam has 110 multiple-choice questions, 100 of which are scored and 10 of which are not. Certification candidates have two hours to answer them all. The exam is offered twice a day, Monday through Saturday, at more than 200 testing facilities around the US. PSI, the company that administers the exam, maintains an online list of testing centers. (Note: Online Proctoring is also available with some conditions.)

The questions on the exam cover five key areas of facilities management:

  • Code compliance
  • Maintenance and operations
  • Planning, design, and construction
  • Financial management
  • Hospital and healthcare facility administration