Meet CTAHE’s New President!

Meet CTAHE’s Incoming President: Kimberly A. Lumia, MSN, MBA, RN, FACHE

Kimberly A. Lumia

Kim currently serves as the Regional Chief Performance Officer for California-based Prospect Medical Holdings, serving 10 hospitals in four states CT, NJ, PA and RI. She is an experienced healthcare leader with over 20 years of experience. Kim started her career as a Registered Nurse in the Critical Care area (Cardiothoracic Intensive Care, Surgical Intensive Care & Trauma). She has held several leadership roles including RN & Team Leader at John C. Lincoln North Mountain Hospital, Manager, Director and Service Line Leader at the Hospital of Saint Raphael, New Haven, CT, and Chief Nursing Officer, Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Executive Officer at Sharon Hospital, Sharon, CT.

A Connecticut native, Kim spent 7 years living in Phoenix, AZ., pursuing her nursing education and obtaining an Associate’s Degree from Glendale Community College, Bachelor’s Degree of Science in Nursing from Grand Canyon University, Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Phoenix and her MBA from University of Phoenix. She lives in Wolcott, CT with her husband Jeff, of 21 years, and their two children Jeffrey 16, Isabella 14 and English Bulldog, GusGus. She has served on the Board of Education in Wolcott for eight years as the Chair of the Negotiations Committee, she serves as a volunteer for the Chesprocott Health District, is Co-Chair of the sponsorship committee for chapter, manages her son and daughter’s hockey teams and is an avid hockey Mom.

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.