Newsletter

March 30, 2020

Leadership Spotlight: New COVID-19 Resources for You

ACHE understands and supports the need for our members to respond effectively to patient and community concerns around COVID-19. To help you navigate these unprecedented events, we have compiled a list of resources that may be helpful, including relevant documents and articles, podcasts and webinars. Visit ache.org/COVID to learn more. There, you’ll also find information regarding associations collaborating to provide the healthcare field with the best available resources.

To effectively navigate the overwhelming challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, leaders should remember to care not only for patients and staff but also for themselves. This ACHE blog post offers information, services and benefits for healthcare professionals to help alleviate the stress this event has placed on the healthcare community.

Thank you for all you are doing to ensure the health and well-being of those in your care.

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Webinar: COVID-19 Series With Front-line Leaders

Join ACHE and Chris Van Gorder, FACHE, president and CEO of Scripps Health, for a free webinar on COVID-19, April 3, 12:30–1:15 p.m., Central time. During the webinar, Van Gorder will share insights into how his organization is addressing this unprecedented crisis and best practices that can be applied in your own organization. This webinar is the first in a series of executive insights that ACHE will be sharing regarding the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, and it is one of many tools and resources available to healthcare professionals on ache.org/COVID. Please note that this webinar is free and not eligible for ACHE Qualified Education credits. Go here to learn more and register. 

Webinar: COVID-19 Crisis Management

Tomorrow, March 31, at 1 p.m. Eastern time, join the Baldrige Foundation for a webinar about the coordinated hospital and county response to the COVID-19 crisis. The webinar, “COVID-19 Crisis Management: Swift, Coordinated Action, Data and Communications,” will share valuable resources and practices from a panel of experts who are managing and supporting the COVID-19 response. During this interactive dialogue targeted toward hospital C-suite executives, you will discover how recommended guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Federal Emergency Management Agency can be smoothly orchestrated and swiftly implemented into operational practice. You’ll also explore how hospitals can effectively partner with local and county officials for a more comprehensive response to COVID-19 with a current case study from Muskegon County, Mich. Learn more and register.

100 Million Masks Challenge

ACHE stands in full support of the American Hospital Association as it brings the 100 Million Masks Challenge to scale across the country, facilitating new relationships between providers in need of surgical masks and manufacturers with the capacity to produce them. In recognition that shortages are much greater nationwide, the AHA-led initiative will, over time, expand its scope to meet the growing and ongoing challenges.

ACHE members are on the front lines as our nation’s hospitals and health systems contend with an unprecedented public health crisis. In addition to the resources ACHE is providing at ache.org/COVID, we encourage you to visit the American Hospital Association’s updates and resources page, which offers up-to-date information and tools related to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

ACHE Celebrates National Doctors’ Day

Today is National Doctors’ Day, and we would like to thank physicians for their tireless work to keep our communities healthy and safe during the COVID-19 pandemic.

National Doctors' Day is held every year on March 30th in the United States. It is a day to celebrate the contribution of physicians who serve our country by caring for its citizens. The first Doctors’ Day observance was March 30, 1933, in Winder, Ga.  

Eudora Brown Almond, wife of Charles B. Almond, MD, decided to set aside a day to honor physicians. This first observance included the mailing of greeting cards and placing flowers on the graves of deceased doctors. In 1990, the federal government declared March 30 as National Doctors’ Day.

Everyone at ACHE is grateful for your perseverance, dedication and the sacrifices you make, today and every day, for the sake of others. We are here to support you however we can. Please take a moment when you can and go to ache.org/COVID for a list of resources that may be helpful during this unprecedented event.

Share the Value of ACHE, Diversify Our Community

When you refer colleagues to join or help them earn their FACHE® credential, you’ll earn points you can redeem for ACHE-branded items.* In addition, your encouragement will result in a more diverse and inclusive ACHE community.

The Leader-to-Leader Rewards Program supports your recruitment efforts by rewarding you with ACHE-branded merchandise. Use the referral form to share details about membership, or forward this email to those you believe can benefit from all that ACHE has to offer.

To earn points, your name must be listed as the referral on a new Member application or an FACHE application. Once the membership is activated or all Fellow requirements have been met, you will receive points to redeem for rewards. If you have any questions, please contact the Customer Service Center at (312) 424-9400 or email contact@ache.org.

*Please note that not all rewards are available at this time.