- Spotlight:
Congress Leadership Session Tackles Workplace Violence in Healthcare Organizations - ACHE Announces Recipients of Highest Individual Awards
- Explore EDCN: An Essential Resource for Diverse Healthcare Professionals
- Still Time to Renew Your ACHE Member Benefits for 2024
- Free Career Webinar: Impact of Physician Leadership Development
- Make Your Donation Count: ACHE Day of Giving
Spotlight:
Congress Leadership Session Tackles Workplace Violence in Healthcare Organizations
The incidence of workplace violence in healthcare organizations continues to increase, which only adds to the challenges for hospitals and health systems. On Tuesday, March 26, at the Congress on Healthcare Leadership, you’ll hear from our panel of experts as they discuss how the ongoing crises, compounded with moral distress, are putting an enormous strain on the healthcare workforce.
During this session, “Leadership Insights: Addressing Workplace Violence in Healthcare Organizations,” the speakers underscore the need to focus on improving the healthcare environment, now more than ever before, so that it is a place where employees and patients not only feel safe, but where they can also thrive.
Join this innovative group of presenters as they discuss how they are working to stem workplace violence in hospitals and health systems, while fostering safe workplaces where health and well-being are at the forefront. They will identify strategies for mitigating violence in hospitals and health systems to create safe environments for all.
The symposium speakers include: Kimberly Browne, LCSW, executive director, patient and family services; Stanford Medicine Children's Health , Steve Hernandez, CEO The North Group; and Randy Stephan, vice president, security services, MaineHealth. To learn more or register, visit ache.org/Congress.
ACHE Announces Recipients of Highest Individual Awards
ACHE has announced its 2024 award winners: Rear Adm. Anne M. Swap, FACHE, is the recipient of the Gold Medal Award, and Ashley R. Vertuno, FACHE, is the recipient of the Robert S. Hudgens Memorial Award for Young Healthcare Executive of the Year.
The Gold Medal Award—ACHE’s highest honor bestowed on outstanding leaders—identifies Fellows of ACHE who best exemplify leadership at the organizational, local, state/provincial and national levels. The award recognizes leaders who go beyond the confines of their own organization to continually contribute to the improvement of healthcare services and community health.
Swap served more than three decades in the U.S. Navy and was the director, National Capital Region Market, Defense Health Agency, Washington, D.C., where she served from 2020–2023. Swap was a member of ACHE’s Regents Advisory Council from 2010–2017 and from 2002–2003; she served on the ACHE Nominating Committee from 2015-2017. She will receive her award March 25 at the Opening Session of ACHE’s 67th Congress on Healthcare Leadership.
The Robert S. Hudgens Memorial Award for Young Healthcare Executive of the Year honors outstanding achievement in the field of healthcare management. The award is given to an exceptional healthcare executive who is younger than 40, is a Fellow of ACHE and holds a CEO or COO position in a healthcare organization.
Vertuno is CEO, HCA Florida JFK North Hospital, West Palm Beach, Fla., where she has served since 2020. Before that, she was COO, HCA Florida Westside Hospital, Plantation, Fla. Vertuno served as the ACHE Regent for Florida-Eastern from 2019–2022. She will receive her award March 26 at the Malcolm T. MacEachern Memorial Lecture and Luncheon during ACHE’s 67th Congress on Healthcare Leadership.
Explore EDCN: An Essential Resource for Diverse Healthcare Professionals
The Executive Diversity Career Navigator is a collaborative project of ACHE and five partner organizations, offering information, tools and inspiration to diverse leaders as they navigate their career paths to senior level positions.
Research and real-world experience confirm that diversity at the highest ranks of healthcare management contributes to improved quality, equity and safe care for all people. EDCN provides a way to strengthen healthcare by ensuring that people of color and persons who identify as LGBTQ+ have the resources they need to reach the highest levels of leadership.
Content is organized by action steps to be taken at each stage of your career, from early careerists to senior executives, with free access to most assets. Visit edcnavigator.org today and explore all the benefits EDCN has to offer.
Still Time to Renew Your ACHE Member Benefits for 2024
Thank you for being part of the ACHE community of more than 49,000 healthcare leaders who make a difference in the field by advancing healthcare leadership excellence. We look forward to continuing to deliver your member benefits in 2024.
If you haven’t done so already, be sure to renew your ACHE membership today and continue to gain access to exclusive member benefits, including career resources like Job Center and ACHE CareerEDGE®, cutting-edge research studies, free webinars, and complimentary publications—all while staying connected with your healthcare leader colleagues across the country.
Online auto-renewal is a quick and easy way to ensure continued access to programs, products and services that will support your care for the patients and communities you serve. Simply log in at ache.org/Dues. You can print your dues statement or receipt for reimbursement. Also be sure to update your contact information and profile so we can better serve you. For questions about dues, contact our Customer Service Center at contact@ache.org or (312) 424-9400.
Free Career Webinar: Impact of Physician Leadership Development
Join us Feb. 7 from 10–11 a.m. Central time for a free career webinar as we uncover the value of physician leadership development. By attending “Impact of Physician Leadership Development on Behavior and Work-Related Changes,” you’ll also be eligible to earn one ACHE Qualified Education credit.
The Physician Leadership Development Program at the Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, has had a significant impact on participants’ interest in and effectiveness as leaders. Learn about the program’s design and key elements, including classroom time, coaching and projects.
Through the presentation of program evaluation data, you’ll discover how the program has contributed to changes in graduates’ behavior and how the program participants have impacted the province’s health system—not to mention enabled healthcare system changes. Panelists will also discuss the benefits of investing in training for physician leaders to advance transformation and improvement initiatives in a changing world.
Moderated by Erin E. Sullivan, PhD, associate professor, Suffolk University, the program’s panel includes: Devin Harris, MD, executive medical director, Interior Health and academic advisor for PLP; Vania Sakelaris , senior healthcare administrator, VAS & Associates Inc.; and Daniel P. Skarlicki, PhD, professor, University of British Columbia and co-lead of PLP.
Make Your Donation Count: ACHE Day of Giving
Next week is ACHE’s fourth annual Day of Giving on Tuesday, Feb. 13, so mark your calendars as we invite you to advance healthcare leadership excellence by contributing to the Fund for Healthcare Leadership. When you donate to the Fund, you help provide resources for the future leaders of our field, and every donation will help toward our goal of raising $1 million by March of 2025 for the $1 Million Campaign for Healthcare Leaders of Tomorrow. Now is also a great time to learn whether your employer has a matching gift program that can increase your impact. To learn more, visit ache.org/DayofGiving.