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ACHE Members and Fellows Profile

Out of a total membership base of 47,265 members*, 37,174 are full members, including 8,515 Fellows. You’re in good company! 


*Data as of January 2021.
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ACHE conducts ongoing research in the field of healthcare management, including surveys, qualitative interviews, member focus groups, and analysis of annual membership data.

About the Field
View results from surveys of hospital CEOs on top issues and current challenges facing their organizations.

About the Workplace
Review results from studies about the structure and staffing of senior leadership teams, understanding workforce challenges and relationships, and examinations of career attainments of healthcare executives by gender and race/ethnicity. 

About CEOs
Review findings about hospital CEOs, including turnover rates, employment contracts, and succession planning.

Research Solutions at Congress
Follow the intersection of research and practice at ACHE’s annual Congress on Healthcare Leadership. For healthcare leaders, get practical recommendations from research. For researchers and innovators, learn the requirements to present your research at Congress.


  • Latest About the Field Studies

    View the latest CEO Circle White Paper, Addressing Personnel Shortages in Hospitals, about the 2019 personnel shortages survey. The survey asked community hospital CEOs about the personnel shortages currently facing the organizations they led, the reasons for the shortages, and how the shortages were being addressed.

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  • Latest About the Workplace Studies


    View the latest results about primary care physician shortages from the study on personnel shortages.
    (For ACHE Members Only) 

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  • Latest About CEOs Studies

    Hospital CEO positions turned over at a rate of 16 percent in 2020, according to a recent report by the American College of Healthcare Executives, the lowest rate calculated since 2011. 
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