APRIL 2009 EDUCATION SESSION

“Hospitals and the Economic Crisis”

A Presentation by:

Ellen Riley Senior Vice President of Kaufman Hall

BRIEF BUSINESS MEETING

• Mission• Board Officers/Members• New Members/Fellows• Chapter Performance

The Mission of WSHEF is to…..

promote interaction and communication among healthcare professionals;

foster professional development and educational forums;

address critical healthcare issues on local, state, and national levels.

Current Board OfficersPresident – Sandra Slater-Duncan, MBA, MHA, FACHEPast President – Gary Smith, PhD, FACHEPresident Elect – Mary Ann Keogh Hoss, PhD, FACHETreasurer – James Sapienza, FACHESecretary - Cathy Murphy-Thomas, MHA

Other Board Members Steve Saxe, FACHE Jennifer Nazarko, FACHEDavid Brooks, FACHE Col. Gene Raynaud, FACHEJim Steinruck, FACHE Ted Dunham Joe Marotta, FACHE Leo Greenawalt, JD, FACHE (WSHA rep)

Just Coming Off the BoardMartin Benning (recent past WSHEF Secretary)

New Fellows 6Re-certified Fellows 5New Members 15

Total Membership 798

Welcome and Congratulations

ACHE Chapter Performance Criteria

MERIT - Awarded to all fully chartered chapters that meet or exceed at least 1 of 3 performance standards.

EXCELLENCE - Awarded to all fully chartered chapters that meet or exceed at least 2 of 3 performance standards.

DISTINCTION - Awarded to all fully chartered chapters that meet or exceed at least 3 of 3 performance standards.

2008 Award of Chapter MeritAwarded to all fully chartered chapters that meet or exceed at least 1 of 3 performance standards

EDUCATION & NETWORKING PERFORMANCE – 5.57

Goal of 5.40 hours+ of event programming per member (2008 actual was 5.57) 

NET MEMBERSHIP GROWTH

Goal of 8%+ (2008 actual was 4.56%)

CHAPTER MEMBER SATISFACTION

Goal of 7.64 on 10.0 point scale as measured in annual ACHE survey (2008 actual was 7.3)

2009 Chapter Performance ObjectivesOur Chapter goal is to meet at least 2 of 3 performance standards to achieve Chapter of Distinction

EDUCATION & NETWORKING PERFORMANCE

7.79 hours+ of event programming per member (2008 actual is 5.57 against 2008 goal of 5.4) 

NET MEMBERSHIP GROWTH

13% or higher (2008 actual is 4.56% against 2008 goal of 8%)

CHAPTER MEMBER SATISFACTION

7.69 on 10.0 point scale as measured in annual ACHE survey (2008 actual is 7.64 against 2008 goal of 7.69)

ADVANCEMENT OF ELIGIBLE MEMBERS

10.5%+ of new fellows compared to % eligible candidates

IN CLOSING

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