Newsletter

March 28, 2022

 


Program Spotlight:

Addressing Today’s Workforce Challenges 

Last week, legislation was signed into law that would authorize grants for programs that offer behavioral health services for front-line healthcare workers. The legislation is named for Lorna Breen, MD, a physician who led the NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital ED. She died by suicide at the beginning of the pandemic.

In recognition of National Doctors Day, March 30, we are highlighting sessions at the upcoming Virtual Leadership Symposium, April 11–12, that focus on physician and clinical relationships and other workforce-related topics:

If you are attending the 2022 Congress on Healthcare Leadership, which kicks off today, you can still register for the Virtual Leadership Symposium with a discount of more than 50% off the regular fee by adding it to your in-person Congress registration by March 31. Or, you can register for it separately visiting ache.org/VLS.

Meet ACHE’s New Elected Officials

ACHE’s 2022–2023 Chair Officers were installed Saturday, March 26, during the Council of Regents meeting at ACHE’s 65th Congress on Healthcare Leadership. They are:

Get to know ACHE’s 2022–2023 Chair Anthony A. Armada, FACHE, a little better in this profile about him, and read reflections on the past year from Immediate Past Chair Carrie Owen Plietz, FACHE, in the March/April issue of Healthcare Executive.

Additionally, four new Governors were elected to serve three-year terms on the Board of Governors:

Also, 17 Fellows were elected to serve three-year terms as ACHE Regents, and one Regent-at-Large was appointed. In addition, three Regents and one Regent-at-Large were appointed on an interim basis. Learn more about them here.

To learn more about the 2022–2023 Board of Governors and Council of Regents, visit ache.org/Leadership. ACHE thanks those Board members and Regents who completed their terms in 2022 for their commitment to healthcare leadership excellence. 

We Celebrate Congress Award Winners

This week, ACHE is recognizing its award winners during the 2022 Congress on Healthcare Leadership, including the recipients of ACHE’s highest individual awards: the Gold Medal Award, the Lifetime Service and Achievement Award, the Robert S. Hudgens Memorial Award for Young Healthcare Executive of the Year, and the President’s Award. Please join us in congratulating the following individuals:

Other award winners honored at Congress will be included in subsequent issues of ACHe-news. General information about ACHE awards can be found on the “ACHE News and Awards” page of ache.org. 

Resources to Prepare for the Board of Governors Exam

Passing the Board of Governors Exam is the final step on the path to becoming board certified in healthcare management as an ACHE Fellow. If you are working toward earning the FACHE® credential, and the Exam is the last step on your journey, we offer plenty of resources to help you prepare, including the following:

Dolan Executive Diversity and Career Accelerator Programs: Application Period Open

The application period for the Thomas C. Dolan Executive Diversity Program and Thomas C. Dolan Career Accelerator Program is open through May 5. Both the Dolan Executive Diversity Program and Career Accelerator Program provide education, mentoring and networking experiences to prepare diverse leaders for higher-level positions in hospitals, health systems and other healthcare organizations.

In 2022, the Executive Diversity Program will consist of e-learning, including live and recorded webinars, self-study materials and three in-person sessions. The Career Accelerator Program will be exclusively virtual this year. Dolan scholars are empowered through a structured curriculum and activities that cultivate strong leadership presence; sharpen expertise in diversity, equity and inclusion; build critical leadership skills; and expand one’s capacity to navigate career opportunities and challenges. Both programs are six months in duration.

More information about the Executive Diversity and Career Accelerator Programs can be found here.

Podcast: Leading for Safety: A President’s Perspective

In the latest episode of the Healthcare Executive Podcast, Nicole Thomas, FACHE, president, Baptist Medical Center, discusses safety culture and how senior leaders can help patients, communities and their workforce realize a healthier future.

For those attending the 2022 Congress on Healthcare Leadership, March 28–31, you can hear Thomas speak more on this topic tomorrow during Master Series: Masters of Quality and Safety. During this session, Thomas and co-presenter C. Wright Pinson, MD, deputy CEO and chief health system officer, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, will discuss advances in the field of healthcare quality and patient safety, as well as new challenges posted by the ongoing global pandemic.

Be sure to visit HealthcareExecutive.org/Podcast to listen and browse through more episodes. The podcast is also available by searching for “Healthcare Executive” in Apple Podcasts, iTunes or your podcast app of choice.