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CONGRATULATIONS TO THE ACHE-AFFILIATE-LED "100 TOP" HOSPITALS

ACHE would like to congratulate the following hospitals led by ACHE affiliates named to Solucient's "100 Top" Hospitals List for 2002 and published by Modern Healthcare.

• Avista Adventist Hospital, Louisville, CO
  John A. Sackett, FACHE, chief executive officer



• Baptist Medical Center Nassau, Fernandina Beach, FL
  Jim L. Mayo, CHE, administrator



• Beverly (MA) Hospital
  Stephen R. Laverty, president, Northeast Health Systems, Inc./Beverly Hospital



• Brown County General Hospital, Georgetown, OH
  David T. Wallace, president and CEO



• Carondelet St. Joseph's Hospital, Tucson, AZ
  Wesley E. Colvin, chief executive officer



• Community Hospital of New Port Richey, FL
  Ernest L. Meier, president and CEO



• Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH
  James W. Varnum, CHE, president, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Alliance



• Delray Medical Center, Delray Beach, FL
  Mitchell S. Feldman, chief executive officer



• Douglas County Hospital, Alexandria, MN
  William G. Flaig, CHE, administrator



• DuBois (PA) Regional Medical Center
  Raymond A. Graeca, CHE, president and CEO



• Evanston (IL) Northwestern Healthcare
  Mark R. Neaman, FACHE, president and CEO



• Fairview Ridges Hospital, Burnsville, MN
  David R. Page, FACHE, president and CEO, Fairview Health Services



• Fort Madison (IA) Community Hospital
  C. James Platt, chief executive officer



• Frankfort (KY) Regional Medical Center
  David P. Steitz, chief executive officer



• Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia, NC
  Wayne F. Shovelin, FACHE, president and CEO, CaroMont Health/Gaston Memorial Hospital



• Hendersonville (TN) Medical Center
  Jeffrey D. Fee, chief executive officer



• Lakeview Hospital, Bountiful, UT
  Craig Preston, FACHE, chief executive officer



• Lancaster (PA) General Hospital
  Michael A. Young, FACHE, president and CEO



• Lewistown (PA) Hospital
  A. Gordon McAleer, Jr., FACHE, president and CEO



• Logan (UT) Regional Hospital
  Richard J. Smith, FACHE, chief executive officer, IHC - Logan/Idaho Region



• Lutheran Hospital of Indiana, Fort Wayne, IN
  Thomas D. Miller, CHE, chief executive officer



• Maine Medical Center, Portland
  Vincent S. Conti, CHE, president and CEO



• Martin Memorial Medical Center, Stuart, FL
  Richmond M. Harman, FACHE, president and CEO, Martin Memorial Health Systems, Inc.



• Meadowview Regional Medical Center, Maysville, KY
  David E. Loving, chief executive officer



• Mease Countryside Hospital, Safety Harbor, FL
  James A. Pfeiffer, CHE, chief operating officer



• Mercy Medical Center, Canton, OH
  Christopher M. Dadlez, FACHE, president and CEO, CSAHS/UHHS-Canton, Inc.



• Mercy Medical Center - North Iowa, Mason City
  James G. Fitzpatrick, CHE, interim president and CEO



• Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater, FL
  Philip K. Beauchamp, FACHE, president and CEO, Morton Plant Mease Health Care



• Munson Medical Center, Traverse City, MI
  Ralph J. Cerny, FACHE, president



• North Florida Regional Medical Center, Gainesville
  Brian C. Robinson, president and CEO



• Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago
  Gary A. Mecklenburg, CHE, president and CEO, Northwestern Memorial HealthCare



• Northwest Hospital Center, Randallstown, MD
  Robert W. Fischer, CHE, president



• Oak Hill Hospital, Spring Hill, FL
  Jaime A. Wesolowski, chief executive officer



• Parkridge Medical Center, Chattanooga, TN
  Niels P. Vernegaard, CHE, president and CEO, Parkridge Health System, Inc.



• Piedmont Hospital, Atlanta
  R. Timothy Stack, FACHE, president and CEO



• Regional Medical Center - Bayonet Point, Hudson, FL
  David R. Williams, CHE, chief executive officer



• Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, OH
  Mark H. Shuter, FACHE, chief executive officer



• Saint Francis Hospital and Health Center, Blue Island, IL
  Colleen L. Kannaday, CHE, president



• Southwest Florida Regional Medical Center, Fort Myers, FL
  Stephen L. Royal, CHE, president and CEO, Southwest Florida Regional Medical Center and Gulf Coast Hospital



• Spectrum Health East Campus, Grand Rapids, MI
  Richard C. Breon, FACHE, president and CEO



• St. Clare Hospital, Lakewood, WA
  Brooks Sutton, vice president and COO



• St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Hartford, CT
  David D'Eramo, Ph.D., FACHE, president and CEO



• St. Francis Hospital, Federal Way, WA
  Syndey M. Bersante, chief operating officer



• St. Joseph Hospital, Omaha, NE
  Philip P. Gustafson, FACHE, president and CEO, Creighton University Medical Center/St. Joseph Hospital



• St. Joseph Medical Center, Reading, PA
  John R. Morahan, CHE, president and CEO



• St. Luke's Hospital and Health Network, Bethlehem, PA
  Richard A. Anderson II, FACHE, president and CEO



• St. Luke's Hospital, Chesterfield, MO
  Gary R. Olson, FACHE, president



• St. Peter's Hospital, Albany, NY
  Steven P. Boyle, CHE, president and CEO, St. Peter's Health Care Services



• Sturdy Memorial Hospital, Attleboro, MA
  Linda J. Shyavitz, CHE, president and CEO



• Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia
  Thomas J. Lewis, president and CEO



• Tyrone (PA) Hospital
  Thomas G. Bartlett III, CHE, chief executive officer



• UHHS Geauga Regional Hospital, Chardon, OH
  Richard J. Frenchie, CHE, president and CEO



• UPMC Northwest Medical Center, Oil City, PA
  Neil E. Todhunter, CHE, president and CEO



• UPMC Passavant, Pittsburgh
  Teresa G. Petrick, president and CEO



• Valley View Medical Center, Cedar City, UT
  Steven R. Smoot, chief executive officer



• Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
  Norman B. Urmy, FACHE, executive vice president



• Van Wert (OH) County Hospital
  Mark J. Minick, president and CEO



• Western Pennsylvania Hospital, Pittsburgh
  James M. Collins, president and CEO



• Westmoreland Regional Hospital, Greensburg, PA
  Joseph J. Peluso, president and CEO, Westmoreland Health System



• William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI
  John D. Labriola, FACHE, senior vice president and hospital director



• Williamson (WV) Memorial Hospital
  Timothy R. Trottier, chief executive officer



• York (PA) Hospital
  Richard L. Seim, president