Robert H. Bartels, CHFM CHSP
President

Mr. Bartels is the president and founder of Safety Management Services, Inc. (SMS, Inc). During his 30+ year career, Mr. Bartels has managed safety programs in three major teaching hospitals in the Midwest and been a consultant on the Joint Commission®’s Environment of Care® standards to hundreds of facilities. Mr. Bartels has served as a consultant and faculty member to the Joint Commission as well as teaching numerous national and regionally-based programs over the years for the AHA and the National Safety Council. He has also served on the NFPA® Life Safety Code 101® Committee and published numerous articles related to facility, safety and Joint Commission standards.

Mr. Bartels has personally prepared Statement of Conditions and completed Life Safety Code evaluations for hundreds of facilities over the past 30 years. In addition to direct consultation, Mr. Bartels teaches seminars nationally on the topics of Compliance with Joint Commission’s EC standards, NFPA/Life Safety Code, Hospital Incident Command Systems, Patient Safety, Building Maintenance Programs, Emergency Management and Joint Commission Survey Preparation. Mr. Bartels personally attends and represents SMS, Inc.’s clients during their Joint Commission surveys every year, and is considered a nationally-recognized authority on healthcare regulatory issues. Additionally, Mr. Bartels teaches the NFPA-Life Safety Code 101 & Environment of Care portions of the U.S. Military’s Healthcare education program (Tri-Services) on a quarterly basis.

Mr. Bartels has a Bachelor of Science degree in Safety from Illinois State University, holds both the Certified Healthcare Facility Manager and Certified Healthcare Safety Professional designations and is a member of the American Society of Healthcare Engineering and NFPA.