For Immediate Release
CHICAGO, March 23, 2020—Michael J. Fosina, FACHE, president, NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital, Bronxville, and senior vice president, NewYork-Presbyterian, New York, has assumed the office of Chairman of the American College of Healthcare Executives. Fosina was installed by the Council of Regents.
Fosina succeeds ACHE’s outgoing Chairman Heather J. Rohan, FACHE, president, HCA TriStar Division, Brentwood, Tenn.
Board certified in healthcare management as an ACHE Fellow, Fosina has served on the ACHE Board of Governors since 2016. He also served as the ACHE Regent for New York—Metropolitan New York from 2013 to 2016 and on numerous ACHE committees throughout the years.
In addition to his service to ACHE, Fosina is active on several boards of professional and community organizations, nursing homes and senior centers, and is an advisory board member for the University of Delaware, College of Health Sciences; a member of the board of trustees for Silvercrest Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation; a board member for LiveOn NY (Council of Senior Centers); Westchester County Association; and the Business Council of Westchester. He also remains active as a Fellow in the New York Academy of Medicine and is a former Health and Aging Policy Fellow and a Congressional Fellow.
As Chairman, Fosina will serve the second part of a three-year term preceded by serving as Chairman-Elect and followed by serving as Immediate Past Chairman.
For more information about Fosina, 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 management 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.
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