Trustee Services
American Hospital Association content from its Trustee Services team on governance and hospital and health system boards and trustees.
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Richard Umbdenstock to Receive AHA Distinguished Service Award
The American Hospital Association (AHA) will present its highest honor, the Distinguished Service Award, to Richard J. Umbdenstock, president emeritus, AHA. This award recognizes significant lifetime contributions and…
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Kris Doody, RN to Receive AHA Board of Trustees Award
The American Hospital Association (AHA) today announced that Kris Doody, RN, CEO of Cary Medical Center in Caribou, Maine will be awarded its 2017 Board of Trustees Award. The award is presented to individuals or groups who have…
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Daniel L. Gross to Receive AHA Board of Trustees Award
The American Hospital Association (AHA) today announced that Daniel L. Gross, DNSc, RN, executive vice president of Sharp HealthCare in San Diego, will be awarded its 2017 Board of Trustees Award. The award is presented to…
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AHA Appoints New Trustee to Its Board
William F. Carpenter III, chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of LifePoint Health®, a leading health care company based in Brentwood, Tenn., has been named to the Board of Trustees of the American Hospital Association (AHA). The board is…
Press ReleaseAHA names new trustees to the board The American Hospital Association (AHA) has elected eight members to its Board of Trustees for three-year terms beginning Jan. 1, 2017. In addition, the board appointed one member to fill a one-year vacancy. The Board of Trustees is the highest…
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AHA appoints new trustee to its board
Judith Rich, president and CEO of Tucson Medical Center (TMC) Healthcare in Tucson, Ariz., has been named to the Board of Trustees of the American Hospital Association (AHA). The board is the policy-making body of the AHA and has…
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AHA board names Nancy Howell Agee chair-elect designate
SAN DIEGO (July 17, 2016) - The American Hospital Association’s (AHA) Board of Trustees has selected Nancy Howell Agee, president and CEO of Carilion Clinic, as its chair-elect designate. Agee will assume the…
The AHA’s 28-member Committee on Governance (COG) helps mobilize trustee involvement in grassroots advocacy and provides input into AHA policies. The AHA seeks hospital and health system trustees to serve on the COG, regional policy boards, and other governing councils and committees beginning in…
The fall issue of AHA’s Great Boards newsletter features articles on best practices for board education and governance of provider-sponsored health plans. Administered by AHA's Center for Healthcare Governance, the free quarterly newsletter examines hospital and health system governance trends…
As the field moves from a fee-for-service to value-based model, leaders are focusing on quality, population health management and providing more integrated, better coordinated care. The goals are to improve the health of the community through increased access to primary care, appropriate admissions…