Michael Kuechenmeister has been involved in health care engineering services for 34 years. As a JCR consultant, Mr. Kuechenmeister provides health care engineering expertise for organizations needing assistance with compliance with Joint Commission and federal regulations.

Mr. Kuechenmeister is director of Plant Operations and Construction for Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati’s new West Chester Medical Center, which opened in March 2009. Previously, he worked for St. Luke East/West Hospitals—also under the Health Alliance Hospital System. Prior to joining the Health Alliance, Mr. Kuechenmeister served as Manager of Corporate Engineering Services for Triad Hospitals of Plano, Texas.

Mr. Kuechenmeister has been actively involved with the American Society for Healthcare Engineering (ASHE). He is a “fellow” and “certified health care facility manager” and was elected to the ASHE National Board 2003/2004. He also serves as the chairperson for the ASHE Committee for its Energy Initiative with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and serves on the ASHE Facilities and Emergency Management Committees.

Mr. Kuechenmeister also represents ASHE for the “Office of Homeland Security” and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) task force for “Hospital Emergency Planning.” He has been a speaker at numerous ASHE annual conferences on topics including utilities management, electric and natural gas purchasing, electric deregulation, and continuous readiness for The Joint Commission.

He was elected to the Association for Facilities Engineering (AFE) National Board 1995/1999 and holds the designation of “Certified Plant Engineer.”

Mr. Kuechenmeister earned a bachelor’s of science degree from Lewis University in Romeoville, Illinois.