2016 - TOP HEALTHCARE NEWS
December 2016
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Registration is open for the Institute for Diversity in Health Management's Summer Enrichment Program (SEP). We are looking for graduate students to participate in the 2017 Summer Enrichment Program.
• The SEP is a paid 10-week internship that matches highly-qualified, diverse graduate students in the health care field with hospitals and health care organizations across the country.
• More than 1,200 students have successfully completed the program since its inception in 1994.
• This year, the Institute and the American College of Healthcare Executives have entered into a strategic alliance to expand valuable internship opportunities to more individuals.
For more information about the program or to apply, please click here or contact Jasmin Clark, membership, and education specialist, at (312)-422-2658 or ifd-sep@aha.org.
• The SEP is a paid 10-week internship that matches highly-qualified, diverse graduate students in the health care field with hospitals and health care organizations across the country.
• More than 1,200 students have successfully completed the program since its inception in 1994.
• This year, the Institute and the American College of Healthcare Executives have entered into a strategic alliance to expand valuable internship opportunities to more individuals.
For more information about the program or to apply, please click here or contact Jasmin Clark, membership, and education specialist, at (312)-422-2658 or ifd-sep@aha.org.
Institute for Diversity in Health Management | Summer Enrichment Program Testimonials.
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November 2016
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CONGRATULATIONS
Rupert Evans 2016 Modern Healthcare Excellence In Governance Award winner for his magnificent work with the New Roseland Community Hospital. Read more Additional 2016 Awards for Rupert Evans: • NAHSE Senior Executive of the Year Award at the NAHSE Annual Meeting in Las Vegas on October 13, 2016 • Elected to Board of NAHSE • AUPHA • Council of Regents for the ACHE |
I have been blessed with recognition by being selected as one of the 2016 Modern Healthcare Excellence In Governance Award winners for my work with the New Roseland Community Hospital. I was elected to serve on the Board of our awesome association, the AUPHA and now am honored to have been elected to the Council of Regents for the ACHE. This has truly been a great year and I look forward to continuing to be a servant leader for our field and set an example for our students.
Thank you all for your trust and support. |
AUGUST 2016
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Limited supply of primary-care docs sparks competition among healthcare providers
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In memory of Lena Dobbs-Johnson
It is with a saddened heart I report the passing of our friend, fellow NAHSE member and former Treasurer for the NAHSE Chicago Midwest Chapter Lena Dobbs-Johnson.
Arrangements are as follows: August 6, 2016 Adams & Winterfield Funeral Home 4343 Main Street, Downers Grove, IL 11 am - visitation 12 pm - memorial service View obituary, memorial visitation or to send flowers click here. |
JUNE 2016
Congratulations to Rupert Evans, DHA, FACHE, Professor and Program Director, Governors State University on being nominated to the Board of AUPHA. Rupert joins Raymond Grady, FACHE, President/CEO of Methodist Hospitals, Indiana on the Board.
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Congratulations to Diane Howard, Ph.D., FACHE, Associate Professor and Director of Student Development at Rush University on assuming the Chairmanship of the Association of University Programs in Health Administration for 2016-2017 at its Annual Meeting in Kansas City on June 22, 2016.
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Anthony King, Gina Cronin & Troy DeDecker
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Thanks to Anthony King, FACHE, President/CEO, The Wellness Plan and President of the National Association of Health Services Executives for his excellent presentation at the AUPHA Annual Meeting in Kansas City on June 24, 2016 at the Westin Hotel Crowne Center. Anthony was on the panel with Gina Cronin, Executive Director, Cleveland Clinic and Troy DeDecker, FACHE, CEO, MidAmerica Rehabilitation Hospital on the topic The Brave New World of Work and How Faculty Can Prepare Students. The purpose of the panel was to have practitioners inform university faculty on their teaching techniques in preparing graduate students for employment.
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MAY 2016
SCHNEIDER REGIONAL’S BERNARD A. WHEATLEY RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF 2016’s TOP 50 HOSPITAL CEO’S
Schneider Regional Medical Center CEO Bernard A. Wheatley has been named to Becker’s Hospital Review’s 2016 list of 50 Rural Hospital CEOs to Know. 
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NAHSE Chicago Member:
From 'horror show' to community resource: Rupert Evans aids revival of Roseland Hospital “The hospital was really in distress; there was a lot of conversation about whether or not it would survive,” Evans recalled. READ MORE | ||
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APRIL 2016
NAHSE Member Rupert Evans making a difference
Forming a partnership that put Governors State University at the forefront of breast cancer research. Read more
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MARCH 2016
 Bernard J. Tyson, CEO of Kaiser Permanente
Why race and culture matter in the c-suite
An Inside Look at What’s Keeping Black Men out of the Executive Suite - 2/1/2016 Read more |
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FEBRUARY 2016
How the CEO of community clinics is expanding wellness beyond health care
2-1-2016 Read more 
Donna Thompson, Access Community Health Network
Melva Hardy
Sunrise: February 5, 1976 – Sunset: February 11, 2016 Melva had been a long time supporter of the NAHSE Chicago chapter and had provided many of us with leadership support. She was an eternal optimist and always was a ’shining star’ for the organization. Melva will be dearly missed. |
JANUARY 2016
African-Americans and the ACA:
Much Accomplished, More to Do  By Pat Maryland
Read about The passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) promised to improve the delivery of healthcare services in America—especially for historically disadvantaged communities that suffer high rates of chronic illness. 1-27-2016
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