The Connecticut Association of Healthcare Executives

An ACHE Chapter

CTAHE Honored with ACHE 2021 Region 1 Regent-at-Large Diversity Award!

Annually, American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) regional Regent-at-Larges bestow Awards for Chapter Accomplishments in Diversity to a chapter in their district that actively demonstrates a commitment to and successful execution of significant diversity and inclusion efforts within the chapter, community and the healthcare management field.

The Connecticut Association of Healthcare Executives (CTAHE) is thrilled to have been honored with the 2021 Region 1 Regent-at-Large Chapter Diversity Award! 

Criteria for Regent-at-Large Award for Chapter Accomplishments in Diversity

  • The chapter actively demonstrates a commitment to and successful execution of significant diversity and inclusion efforts within their chapter, community, and the healthcare management field.
  • These efforts translate into increased engagement of diverse individuals that support ACHE’s goals to increase the number of racially/ethnically diverse Members and Fellows and reduce their membership attrition.

CTAHE is incredibly proud of the work that our D,E & I committee did during 2020 and 2021 to advance education for leaders around the state on how to provide equitable access to care for vulnerable populations during the COVID-19 pandemic. We held two panel discussions, one in June of 2020 then again in October of 2020 that featured some of the best and brightest minds in Connecticut on health equity and care:
–Linda K. Barry, MD, MPH, FACS, Associate Professor of Surgery, Director of the Office of Multicultural and Community, University of Connecticut Medical School
–Maritza Bond, MPH, Director of Health for the City of New Haven
–Tekisha Dwan Everette, PhD, Executive Director of Health Equity Solutions
–Sarah S. Lewis, MPH, Vice President for Health Equity at Hartford HealthCare

Our D,E & I committee also hosted a webinar featuring Sheila Thorne, CEO and President of Multicultural Healthcare Marketing Group in February 2021 that educated leaders on the history of medical mistrust and how to overcome it in the communities they care for.

The committee this past year has also made great strides in fostering diverse membership growth within our chapter by conducting focus groups and marketing campaigns!

CTAHE also congratulates our fellow chapter winners for their efforts in advancing diversity, equity and inclusion locally: 
District 2: American College of Healthcare Executives of Central Florida
District 3: ACHE of Greater Ohio
District 4: South Texas Chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives
District 5: Washington State Healthcare Executive Forum

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CTAHE DEI Committee Chairs: 
Dawn Hawkins Johnson, MSN, RN
Gregory Murphy, MBA, FACHE

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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.