SONAR Mission Statement:

To assist health care facilities in education, networking, and resources to meet regulatory compliance.

SONAR is a group of healthcare professionals (Safety Officers, Risk Managers, Infection Control, Environmental Service, and Maintenance Directors, Quality Improvement, etc.) started in 1998 in southwest Nebraska. Members represent large and small licensed facilities, sharing a common goal, Safety. Membership is as far west as Chadron and as far east as York.

SONAR meets bi-monthly, the last Friday of the month, with meetings held at the McKinley Education Center in North Platte. (If a holiday falls on the last Friday we will schedule another meeting date).

Annual membership fees are $100.00 per facility. Members are encouraged to bring others from their facility to the meetings when the subject matter pertains to their area of interest.

Safety Healthcare Conference

This conference is held annually in North Platte. Every hospital, a large number of medical clinics and nursing homes in the state is invited to attend. We cover topics that our attendees have identified and bring in a variety of vendors for attendees to visit with, see new products, and discuss need to know issues.

Resources

We have received assistance from many organizations and businesses. A few of those include, but are not limited to:

State Fire Marshall
Nebraska Safety Council
Central Community College
Nebraska Workforce Development
Nebraska Environmental Training Center
Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality

With the assistance of the resources listed and others, we strive to meet the regulations set by OSHA, EPA, and Joint Commission, federal, state and local regulations.

If you are interested in learning more about this or in networking, sharing ideas, policies and procedures, checklists, and brainstorming with other healthcare professionals, contact us today. We truly believe that Working Together Just Makes Sense!