HED

Who we are

We are architects, engineers and planners working across the United States with diverse backgrounds, ideas, experiences, and expertise united by our mission:

Advancing Your World. It is our promise that through the Positive Impact of design, our teams create exceptional, sustainable solutions for our clients, the community, and the world.

How we Work

Our people come first, and it is our shared values that support the close collaboration of our team of talented individuals to consistently deliver the design excellence that advances your world.

Critical Thinking
What we do in our design process to question and resolve, to make optimized, informed decisions to deliver progressive outcomes.

Integrated Practice
Who we involve as we share and collaborate to leverage our diverse expertise to create rich, substantive solutions.

Design Excellence
We exist to create noteworthy designs that captivate the human spirit with measurable results through the power of design.

What we believe in

Individuality Together.
We celebrate a legacy of creating great design together. Our collective expertise and diverse perspectives generate positive impact. Our commitment to Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion is our edge. We value and respect authenticity. Be You, With Us!

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.