The Connecticut Association of Healthcare Executives

An ACHE Chapter

A Message From Your Regent, Kurt A. Barwis, FACHE

Message from Your ACHE Regent

Winter 2019

Hello winter! As I am sitting here writing my last Regent Message, the thermometer outside the window reads 10 degrees, but on the positive side it is clear.  In just thirty days my term as Regent will end and Denise J. Fiore, FACHE, Chief Operating Officer and Senior Vice President of L & M Healthcare, will take over as your new Regent.  My sincere thanks and appreciation to all of you for your support and engagement during my term; it has been a true honor to serve you and the American College of Healthcare Executives as the Connecticut Regent.  I wish Denise much success in her new role and look forward to working with her.

I am looking forward to visiting students at the University of New Haven (one of our HENs) next Tuesday evening.  Campus visits are one of the really great activities that Regents get to do.  In addition to feeling like you are giving back and helping students connect to an organization that can accelerate their healthcare professional development and careers – the good feeling I get from making the visits lasts a really long time.  There are so many aspects to campus visits that can be therapeutic.

We are also just 31 days from the ACHE 2019 Congress on Healthcare Leadership in Chicago.  I hope to see many of you there as in the past. Convocation is on Sunday, March 3; please reach out to me or Denise if you are a new Fellow and are planning to walk.  We definitely want to make sure we connect with you and get a group picture.  In addition, if you are planning to attend Congress, please join other CTAHE Members on Monday, March 4 at Lou Malnati’s Gold Coast location. Sign up for this event via the CTAHE website.  In the past, CTAHE members stayed connected at Congress via group texting.  Please email Annamarie Grise with your cell number if you are planning to attend so everyone can be connected.

As always, I encourage you to check the CTACHE and ACHE websites for a full calendar listing of education and networking events and to see pictures from past events.  CTAHE’s success and your ROI are based on our collective and individual engagement, so stay engaged.

Sincerely,

Kurt A. Barwis, FACHE

Regent for Connecticut

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The Connecticut Association of Healthcare Executives

The Connecticut Association of Healthcare Executives (CTAHE) represents professionals who manage the business affairs of healthcare organizations throughout the state of Connecticut. No other professional association is more inclusive and essential for meeting the career needs and interests of healthcare executives in Connecticut as the healthcare industry transforms to value-based care.

Our CTAHE membership strives to be inclusive of all healthcare stakeholders spanning not only hospitals, health plans, health systems, and independent physician associations, but our universities that are educating our future healthcare administrators.

The Connecticut Association of Healthcare Executives (CTAHE) is a chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives, which you can read more about below.

The American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE)

The American College of Healthcare Executives is an international professional society of more than 40,000 healthcare executives who lead hospitals, healthcare systems and other healthcare organizations. ACHE offers its prestigious FACHE® credential, signifying board certification in healthcare management.

ACHE’s established network of 80 chapters provides access to networking, education and career development at the local level. In addition, ACHE is known for its magazine, Healthcare Executive, and its career development and public policy programs. Through such efforts, ACHE works toward its goal of being the premier professional society for healthcare executives dedicated to improving healthcare delivery.

The Foundation of the American College of Healthcare Executives was established to further advance healthcare management excellence through education and research. The Foundation of ACHE is known for its educational programs—including the annual Congress on Healthcare Leadership, which draws more than 4,000 participants—and groundbreaking research.

Its publishing division, Health Administration Press, is one of the largest publishers of books and journals on health services management including textbooks for college and university courses. For more information about ACHE, click here.