Vote Today for the ACHE-WI 2022 Education Topics

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We would like your input for our 2022 education plans. The chapter plans to share education and information with you through a variety of methods including: Face-to-Face credit event, member discussions, Career Development Academy and the chapter podcast, Coffee with the College.

Our chapter may select eight face-to-face panel templates that can be presented during the upcoming calendar year. These templates will be offered throughout the year at local programs and the Annual Conference.

Voting is now open for the ACHE-WI 2022 Education Survey. Please review each template and mark your top eight selections on the survey. The deadline to share your input is Monday, December 13, at noon.

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New Podcast Episode Released – Supporting a Team’s Emotional Resiliency: Gina Kangas, LCSW

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Many of us are doing our best to support the emotional resiliency of our teams over the last couple years, but not all leaders have the experience and tools to effectively manage through an ongoing crisis. Today, we get some help from Gina Kangas, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who serves as the Mental Health Outpatient Manager and back-up Employee Assistance Coordinator at the Zablocki VA Medical Center in Milwaukee. Gina explains how a collective sense of community can help us fight through these experiences together. Similarities in our experiences help us relate to each other and in times of stress, we just need someone to listen and understand. Gina tells us to be “that person” . . . that listening ear . . . for our employees. She also provides other stress-relieving tips and ways to integrate new staff in a virtual environment. We hope you enjoy.

ACHE Announces Nominating Committee 2022 Slate

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The ACHE Nominating Committee has selected a slate of leaders to be presented for approval at the Council of Regents Meeting, March 26. All nominees have been notified and have agreed to serve if elected. All terms begin at the close of the Council meeting in March. The 2022 slate is as follows:

Nominating Committee Member, District 1 (two-year term ending in 2024)
Christine C. Winn, FACHE
Senior Vice President, MD Anderson Cancer Center Institute and Physician Alignment
Cooper University Health Care
Camden, N.J.

Nominating Committee Member, District 4 (two-year term ending in 2024)
Todd A. Caliva, FACHE
CEO
HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake
Webster, Texas

Nominating Committee Member, District 5 (two-year term ending in 2024)
Jennifer D. Alderfer, FACHE
President
SCL Health/Good Samaritan Medical Center
Lafayette, Colo.

Governor (three-year term ending in 2025)
Noel J. Cardenas, FACHE
Senior Vice President/CEO
Memorial Hermann Southeast and Pearland Hospitals
Houston

Governor (three-year term ending in 2025)
Michael K. Givens, FACHE
Administrator/COO
St. Bernards Medical Center
Jonesboro, Ark.

Governor (three-year term ending in 2025)
Michele R. Martz, CPA, FACHE
President
UPMC Western Maryland
Cumberland, Md.

Governor (three-year term ending in 2025)
Dodie T. McElmurray, RN, FACHE
CEO, Community Hospitals
The University of Mississippi Medical Center
Grenada, Miss.

Chair-Elect
Delvecchio S. Finley, FACHE
President/CEO
Atrium Health Navicent
Macon, Ga.

Additional nominations for members of the Nominating Committee may be made from the floor at the annual Council of Regents Meeting.

Additional nominations for the offices of Chair-Elect and Governor may be made in the following manner: Any Fellow may be nominated by written petition of at least 15 members of the Council of Regents. Petitions must be received in the ACHE headquarters office (American College of Healthcare Executives, 300 S. Riverside Plaza, Ste. 1900, Chicago, IL 60606-6698) at least 60 days prior to the annual meeting of the Council of Regents. Regents shall be notified in writing of nominations at least 30 days prior to the annual meeting of the Council of Regents.

Thanks to the members of the Nominating Committee for their contributions to this important assignment:

Heather J. Rohan, FACHE
Michael J. Fosina, FACHE
John G. Faubion, FACHE
Col Stephanie S. Ku, FACHE
Jayne E. Pope, FACHE
John M. Snyder, FACHE
Jhaymee Tynan, FACHE
Peter J. Wright, FACHE

Save the Date: 2022 Congress

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Mark your calendars for the 2022 Congress on Healthcare Leadership, March 28–31, at the Hyatt Regency Chicago.

This year’s Congress agenda has more than 150 education and networking sessions. Featured faculty for the 2022 Congress includes:

  • Jon Meacham—Opening Session: Parker B. Francis Distinguished Lecture on Monday, March 28.
  • Ashish K. Jha, MD—Arthur C. Bachmeyer Memorial Address on Monday, March 28.
  • Nancy Snyderman, MD—Malcolm T. MacEachern Memorial Address on Tuesday, March 29.
  • Hakeem M. Oluseyi, PhD—Leon I. Gintzig Commemorative Address on Wednesday, March 30.

Some new additions to Congress this year:

  • Joint Federal Sector Day—Thursday, March 31.
  • Ignite Stage in the Solutions Center.
  • CEO-Exclusive sessions.
  • Expanded networking reception options.

Registration opens on Wednesday, Dec. 1.

Introduction of SB 688 & AB 720 to Create Wisconsin Military Medics & Corpsmen Program

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Milwaukee, WI – Heroes for Healthcare is proud to announce the introduction of legislation to create the Military Medics & Corpsmen (Wis-MAC) Program. The bi-partisan legislation, championed by Senator Jacque and Representative Summerfield, was officially introduced in the Wisconsin Senate on Veterans Day, November 11, 2021. This legislation addresses a critical workforce issue by providing a pathway for returning military medics, corpsmen, and medical technicians to apply their skills gained in active service to healthcare settings in Wisconsin.

 

Currently, when medically-trained service members and veterans transition to civilian life, their military healthcare training and hands-on patient care experience do not easily translate into comparable practice requirements in civilian healthcare settings. As a result, many veterans and service members are left unemployed, underemployed, or leave the healthcare field altogether.

Healthcare shortages have only worsened throughout the pandemic, and Senate Bill 688 is one important tool to make sure that all Wisconsinites have the access to high quality care they need and deserve.

SB 688 will create a pathway to allow medical personnel to work under a qualified supervising clinician, while they work toward a civilian licensure in Wisconsin. This Bill could have an immediate positive affect on the shortage of h

ealthcare workers, and it makes Wisconsin an attractive state for veterans and service members with healthcare experience. This legislation is modeled after successful programs in both Virginia and Veteran’s Administration healthcare settings across the U.S.

Shawn Lerch, CEO, Sauk Prairie Healthcare stated. “The Military Medics & Corpsmen program is a proven and innovative model that matches the experience and skills of medics and corpsmen with critical workforce needs of our health systems. This program will ensure high quality and safe care continues to be provided throughout the state. I am proud, as a Navy veteran and as a Healthcare CEO, to be a strong supporter and partner with Heroes for Healthcare to bring this essential program to Wisconsin.”

The following organizations have expressed their support for SB 688 and will join with Heroes in advancing the bill this legislative session: County Veteran Service Officers Association of Wisconsin; Wisconsin Primary Healthcare Association of Wisconsin; Concordia University of Wisconsin Veterans Service Department; Rural Wisconsin Health

Cooperative; Wisconsin Hospital Association; American Legion Department of Wisconsin; Wisconsin Veterans Chamber of Commerce; Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohican Indians; Herzing University; Tomah Health; Heartland Home Health; and Center for Veterans Issues.

Heroes for Healthcare thanks Sen. Jacque and Rep. Summerfield for their leadership on SB 688, along with the additional 26 bipartisan co-sponsors of the bill. Heroes for Healthcare is a Milwaukee-based non-profit that is dedicated to being a resource for our military during their transition to civilian life to achieve gainful employment in healthcare.

Chapter Podcast Survey

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Over the past year, ACHE Wisconsin Chapter has been releasing monthly podcasts in our series Coffee with the College. We hope that you have enjoyed them. As we plan for 2022, we would like your feedback to improve future podcasts. Please take this brief survey to share your insight and input on our chapter podcast, Coffee with the College.

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In case you missed some any of the podcasts, you can listen to them all here.

Our 2021 guests covered the topics of resiliency, AI, personal career journeys, public policy issues, patient experience and community health. Our guests included the following.

  • Teresa Lindfors, FACHE, MBA, RN, Chief Strategy & Business Development Officer, Stoughton Health
  • Minhaj U. Husain, MD, Infectious Disease Specialist, Advocate Aurora Healthcare
  • Ian B.K. Martin, M.D., M.B.A., FACEP, FAAEM, Professor with Tenure and System Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine, Professor, Department of Medicine, The Medical College of Wisconsin School of Medicine
  • Ron Galloway, Technology Researcher and Author
  • Seth Teigen, Chief Executive Officer, Providence Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo
  • Ryan Natzke, Chief External Affairs Officer, Marshfield Clinic Health System
  • Brad Wolters, Director of Federal Government Relations, Marshfield Clinic Health System
  • Joe Behn, MD, Vice Chair of Family Medicine, Clinical Practice, SWWI; Instructor of Family Medicine; and Chair of Virtual Community Care Subcommittee, SWWI at Mayo Clinic Health System
  • Kris Baird, President and CEO, Baird Group
  • Jerome Garrett, Department Administrator, University of Wisconsin Department of Family Medicine and Community Health

LDP Virtual Site Visit at North Central Health Care October 28th

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North Central Health Care hosted a full-day virtual site visit with our chapter Leadership Development Program (LDP) cohort, focused on master facility planning; an executive Q&A panel on leading through change & uncertainty; expansion of mental & behavioral health services; psychiatry residency program; understanding dementia; and a virtual tour. Special thanks to executives and professional staff including Jarret Nickel, MBA,LNHA, Tom Boutain, MBA, Dr. Robert Gouthro, Trisha Stefonek and Cagney Martin.

LDP cohort members include host Zach Ziesemer, Sandra Elsen, Alyssa Graffy, MHA, Kyle Landry, Jason Mattern, Maria Mejia, Jenny Nikolai, Mary A. Rueth, MBA, Melissa Schlimgen and Brayden Longnecker. Interested in applying for the next cohort? Watch for more information online or connect with LDP co-chairs Kathleen Olewinski, FACHE and Kelly Boggs to learn more!

Mid Careerist Spotlight – Nick Ladell

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Where were you at in your career when you joined ACHE?

I was an early careerist looking for something. My entire career had been in pharmacy and I needed to expand my perspective.

Where are you now in your career?

In a better place, ACHE is helping me develop, understanding health care, and has given me a different viewpoint on health care leadership.

How have you been involved with ACHE-WI?

Leadership Development Program

How has ACHE been valuable to your career progression?

ACHE has provided a community and perspective. I have been able to develop diverse relationships which have opened my eyes to health care outside my department, my organization, and our state.

Who has been the most influential person in your career?

Influential people have influence and the person with the most influence on my career is my mother. She helped set my eyes on a health care career early on and I have been thankful to her ever since.

What is something that you are working on recently that you are excited about?

My purpose is to serve. It is pretty simple really. Serving gets me excited, it makes my career fulfilling, and its fun! Currently, I am working on site centric leadership development program for our hospital. This program is needed and allows me to serve using my strengths, and let me tell you the impact is satisfying and hopefully will be long lasting.

What is the best gift that you ever received?

Tough question. The best gift is the same gift I receive from my wife every year on my birthday which is a homemade pie. We have been now been married for ten years, and those ten pies have been the best gifts.

National Association of Latino Healthcare Executives Charters Wisconsin Chapter

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The National Association of Latino Healthcare Executives (NALHE) is pleased to announce that it has chartered a new statewide chapter in Wisconsin.

The purpose of the NALHE Wisconsin Chapter is to provide a framework to bring together Latino/a/x and multicultural healthcare leaders and professionals, early careerists, students, local industry experts, community stakeholders, partners, sponsors, and affiliates as a group to meet, discuss, and influence factors which affect the representation of Latino/a/x and multicultural individuals in healthcare leadership roles in the State of Wisconsin, and to foster greater participation in the advancement of diversity, inclusion and health equity initiatives.

The Chapter’s goals are to:

  • Promote the Wisconsin Chapter
  • Increase membership
  • Create and promote programming and events that align, promote, or further our mission and goals
  • Create networking opportunities for current and prospective members
  • Partner with sister organizations, such as ACHE and NAHSE
  • Partner with local colleges/universities and assist with the development of student NAHLE Chapters
  • Promote the Annual Summit
  • Procure Sponsorship for Chapter sustainability

NALHE Wisconsin is led by:

  • Andres E. Gonzalez, Co-Founder/President
    •  Vice President, Chief Diversity Officer, Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin
  • Alexandra Urrutia-Comas, Co-Founder/President-Elect
    • Vice President, Operations, Aurora Sinai Medical Center
  • Catarina Colón, Co-Founder/Secretary
    • Associate, Husch Blackwell
  • Yvonne Castañeda Renick, Co-Founder/Secretary
    • Cardiology Clinic Manager, Herma Heart Institute

“NAHLE’s overarching goal is to create a future workforce of highly talented Latino/Latina healthcare executives to meet the challenge of delivering and improving healthcare in our diverse communities, and our new chapter in Wisconsin is another step forward towards achieving that goal,” said Colón.

 

Provided by: Husch Blackwell

Join the ACHE-WI Chapter Board

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The American College of Healthcare Executives-Wisconsin Chapter strives to assemble a board that encompasses a diverse representation of leaders throughout the state who are committed to the advancement of healthcare leadership and fulfilling the chapter’s mission. The mission of the Chapter is to be the professional membership society for healthcare executives; to meet its members’ professional, educational, and leadership needs; to promote high ethical standards and conduct; to advance healthcare leadership and management excellence; and to promote the mission of ACHE.
To be eligible to serve on the Board, an individual must be a member of the Wisconsin Chapter and have completed one year of membership in ACHE. Download the position description for more information and expectations. Board members should expect to commit 40-60 hours per year for board activities, which include:
  • Attendance at quarterly Board meetings, typically lasting 3-4 hours
  • Chair, co-chair or actively serve on one committee
  • Participation on the Regent Advisory Council (RAC), providing guidance and support in the advancement of the Regent’s goals for our Chapter
If you are interested in becoming a Board director, please complete the following by October 5, 2021 @ noon.
  1. Completed Board Application. Click here to apply.
  2. Attach your resume within the application.
  3. Support of 10 ACHE-WI members (an e-mail link to support you will be sent after your application and resume are received)
A ballot will be prepared and distributed to the full membership in mid-October and election results will be announced in late November. New directors will be asked to attend the virtual board meeting on November 2, 2021.