For Immediate Release
CHICAGO, March 26, 2022—Anthony A. “Tony” Armada, FACHE, executive vice president/chief transformation officer, Generations Healthcare Network, Lincolnwood, Ill., has assumed the office of Chair of the American College of Healthcare Executives. Armada was installed by the Council of Regents.
Armada succeeds ACHE’s outgoing Chair Carrie Owen Plietz, FACHE, regional president, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland, Calif.
Board certified in healthcare management as an ACHE Fellow, Mr. Armada served as an ACHE Governor from 2017 to 2020, as an ACHE Regent-at-Large for District 3 in 2013 and on many ACHE committees.
In addition to his service to ACHE, Mr. Armada is a member of the Healthcare Executive Study Society; the Standards Council for the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education; the Beaumont Society at Michigan State University; and the Alumni Association, Xavier University.
He has received numerous awards including the Technology and Innovation Visionary Leader from Asian Weekly Pacific Northwest; the Business Leaders of Color Award from Chicago United; and the Chicago Filipino-American Hall of Fame Leadership Award from Via Times and CPR-TV. Modern Healthcare recognized him as one of its “Top 25 Minority Executives in Healthcare” three times, and in 2011, he received the Dean Conley Award from ACHE for his article “Diversity in Healthcare: Time to Get REAL!” published in Frontiers of Health Services Management. Mr. Armada also received the Service Award (2008), the Distinguished Service Award (2010) and the Exemplary Service Award (2012) through ACHE’s Recognition Program.
As Chair, Armada begins the second part of a three-year term preceded by serving as Chair-Elect and followed by serving as Immediate Past Chair.
For more information about Armada, visit ache.org/Leadership.
Director of Communications
Department of Marketing
American College of Healthcare Executives
300 S. Riverside Plaza, Suite 1900
Chicago, IL 60606
(312) 424-9417
rliss@ache.org
CHICAGO, March 26, 2022—Anthony A. “Tony” Armada, FACHE, executive vice president/chief transformation officer, Generations Healthcare Network, Lincolnwood, Ill., has assumed the office of Chair of the American College of Healthcare Executives. Armada was installed by the Council of Regents.
Armada succeeds ACHE’s outgoing Chair Carrie Owen Plietz, FACHE, regional president, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland, Calif.
Board certified in healthcare management as an ACHE Fellow, Mr. Armada served as an ACHE Governor from 2017 to 2020, as an ACHE Regent-at-Large for District 3 in 2013 and on many ACHE committees.
In addition to his service to ACHE, Mr. Armada is a member of the Healthcare Executive Study Society; the Standards Council for the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education; the Beaumont Society at Michigan State University; and the Alumni Association, Xavier University.
He has received numerous awards including the Technology and Innovation Visionary Leader from Asian Weekly Pacific Northwest; the Business Leaders of Color Award from Chicago United; and the Chicago Filipino-American Hall of Fame Leadership Award from Via Times and CPR-TV. Modern Healthcare recognized him as one of its “Top 25 Minority Executives in Healthcare” three times, and in 2011, he received the Dean Conley Award from ACHE for his article “Diversity in Healthcare: Time to Get REAL!” published in Frontiers of Health Services Management. Mr. Armada also received the Service Award (2008), the Distinguished Service Award (2010) and the Exemplary Service Award (2012) through ACHE’s Recognition Program.
As Chair, Armada begins the second part of a three-year term preceded by serving as Chair-Elect and followed by serving as Immediate Past Chair.
For more information about Armada, visit ache.org/Leadership.
About the American College of Healthcare Executives
The American College of Healthcare Executives is an international professional society of more than 48,000 healthcare executives who lead hospitals, healthcare systems and other healthcare organizations. ACHE’s mission is to advance our members and healthcare leadership excellence. ACHE offers its prestigious FACHE® credential, signifying board certification in healthcare management. ACHE's established network of 77 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 vision of being the preeminent professional society for leaders dedicated to improving health. 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.Contact
Randy LissDirector of Communications
Department of Marketing
American College of Healthcare Executives
300 S. Riverside Plaza, Suite 1900
Chicago, IL 60606
(312) 424-9417
rliss@ache.org