Newsletter

March 16, 2020

Leadership Spotlight: Leading Through a Crisis

How CEOs plan for, respond during and provide support after a crisis will test their leadership proficiency. In her November/December 2019 “Perspectives” column, ACHE President and CEO Deborah J. Bowen, FACHE, CAE, shares several key principles that can help guide executives when leading through the most trying of circumstances. Although written in response to the rise in deadly mass shootings, the advice given is just as applicable to the healthcare leaders and organizations managing their responses to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) within their communities.

Since sharing the news last week that the ACHE Board of Governors and leadership team have decided to cancel the 2020 Congress on Healthcare Leadership, we continue to update the list of cancellation FAQs as new information becomes available. If you have questions or concerns, we encourage you to check this page or contact our Customer Service Center, which is available Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Central time, at (312) 424-9400 or contact@ache.org. 

Additionally, we encourage you to consult the resources and information provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention specific to healthcare professionals, healthcare facilities and health departments, and the American Hospital Association’s COVID-19 updates and resources page.

We understand and support your need to respond effectively to patient and community concerns, and we thank you for your leadership and commitment to advancing healthcare management excellence.

Still Time to Pay Your 2020 Dues

Thank you for your ongoing support of the American College of Healthcare Executives. We look forward to continuing to deliver your member benefits in 2020. If you haven’t already done so, renew your ACHE membership today and continue to gain access to exclusive member benefits while staying connected with your healthcare leader colleagues across the country.

Let us continue to help you expand your professional network and achieve your career goals. Online auto-renewal is a quick and easy way to ensure uninterrupted access to programs, products and services.

Log in at ache.org/Dues using your username and password. If you have forgotten your password, use the Forgot Your Password? feature to create a new one. (Make sure ACHE emails are not filtering to your spam folder.) While you are online, you also can print a dues statement or receipt for reimbursement.

For questions about your dues, contact our Customer Service Center at contact@ache.org or (312) 424-9400.

Discount to NAHSE’s C-Suite Leadership Experience 

he National Association of Health Services Executives is offering ACHE members a special discount on registration to attend its C-Suite Leadership Experience. The discount for the 2020 event, to be held May 21–24 in Bonita Springs, Fla, is available until May 1. The theme of the conference, “Politics, Pathways and Peace: Shattering Ceilings Without Shattering Self,” promises to explore innovative leadership approaches for navigating the political environment, fostering diversity and inclusion within our institutions and shaping initiatives to ensure our institutions’ leadership mirrors the communities we serve.

To activate the ACHE discount before May 1, please contact the NAHSE national office at nahsehq@nahse.org and mention ACHE20. To learn more and register, visit www.nahse.org/csuite/.

New Book: Diversity on the Executive Path

“Although the starting places for their careers were different, these executives shared many similarities with regard to the importance of education and a strong work ethic,” writes author Diane L. Dixon, EdD, managing principal, D. Dixon & Associates LLC, and educator, University of Maryland School of Public Health, in her new book. Diversity on the Executive Path: Wisdom and Insights for Navigating to the Highest Levels of Healthcare Leadership explores why racially and ethnically diverse leaders are still significantly underrepresented in today’s C-suites. In Chapter 1, available as an excerpt, Dixon shares her findings about the enduring impact of an individual’s background and how it serves as the foundation of an executive career.

Browse the table of contents, the preface and the foreword of the book to learn more, or read a guest blog post written by Dixon for ACHE’s blog about what we’re learning from racially and ethnically diverse executives.

Order Diversity on the Executive Path today.

Graduate Student Scholarships Deadline Approaching

Applications for the 2020 Dent and McGaw scholarships are due March 31. Offered annually, ACHE awards up to 15 Albert W. Dent and Foster G. McGaw graduate student scholarships to outstanding students enrolled in graduate programs in health services administration to help finance their education. Each scholarship is worth $5,000.

Do you or someone you know meet the requirements to apply? Visit the Albert W. Dent and Foster G. McGaw Graduate Student Scholarship web pages for more information.