Members and Fellows Profile

 

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AMERICAN COLLEGE OF HEALTHCARE EXECUTIVES
2024 MEMBERS and FELLOWS PROFILE

The American College of Healthcare Executives’ membership totaled 49,224 as of January 1, 2024. The following statistics represent the 38,382 in Member and Fellow statuses. Students account for 4,868 and other special member statuses account for the balance. Totals vary because of missing data in our database.

Age Members and Fellows (number) Members and Fellows (percent)
< 30 1,766 4.9
30-39 7,415 20.6
40-49 11,521 32.0
50-59 10,158 28.2
60+ 5,144 14.3
Total: 36,004 100.0
Median: - 47.6

 

GENDER Members and Fellows (number) Members and Fellows (percent)
Female 17,426 49.0
Male 18,146 51.0
Total: 35,572 100.0

 

RACE/ETHNICITY Members and Fellows (number) Members and Fellows (percent)
White (non-Latino) 20,542 69.1
Black (non-Latino) 4,045 13.6
Hispanic/Latino 2,096 7.1
Asian or Pacific Islander 2,672 9.0
American Indian, Eskimo or Aleut 228 0.8
More than one minority selected 137 0.5
Total: 29,720 100.0

 

EDUCATION Members and Fellows (number) Members and Fellows (percent)
Doctorate or Two Masters 11,395 29.8
One Masters 23,229 60.8
Bachelors or less 3,586 9.4
Total: 38,210 100.0

 

FIELD OF HIGHEST GRADUATE DEGREE* Members and Fellows (number) Members and Fellows (percent)
Hospital/Health Service Administration 13,357 39.9
Business 9,018 27.0
Public Health/Public Administration 1,981 5.9
Clinical or Allied Health/Administration 6,814 20.4
Other 2,281 6.8
Total: 33,451 100.0

 

CIVILIAN STATUS Members and Fellows (number) Members and Fellows (percent)
Civilian 34,404 91.4
Veterans' Affairs 1,079 2.9
Uniformed Services 2,171 5.8
Total: 37,654 100.0

 

COLLEGE STATUS Members and Fellows (number) Members and Fellows (percent)
Member 29,731 77.5
Fellow 8,651 22.5
Total: 38,382 100.0

 

ORGANIZATION Members and Fellows (number) Members and Fellows (percent)
Freestanding Hospital/Medical Center 9,890 26.4
Member hospital of a non-Federal Hospital System 6,914 18.5
Member hospital of a Federal Hospital System (Military/VA/IHS) 2,264 6.0
Corporate Headquarters of a Healthcare System 4,034 10.8
Ambulatory Care Facility/Group Practice 2,409 6.4
Managed Care/HMO/PPO 707 1.9
Post Acute/Chronic Care 590 1.6
Public Health/Community Health/Mental Health Agency 1,133 3.0
Consulting firm 2,305 6.2
Association 368 1.0
Educational Institution/Research Institute 1,657 4.4
Military (non-hospital/clinic setting) 697 1.9
Health-Related Industry 2,141 5.7
Other 2,336 6.2
Total: 37,445 100.0

 

POSITION Members and Fellows (number) Members and Fellows (percent)
Chief Executive Officer 4,632 12.7
Chief Operating Officer 2,019 5.5
Chief Financial Officer 525 1.4
Chief Information Officer 163 0.4
Chief Medical Officer 715 2.0
Chief Nursing Officer 786 2.1
Senior Vice President 960 2.6
Vice President 3,860 10.5
Department Head/Director 10,883 29.7
Manager 3,970 10.8
Staff 2,215 6.1
Consultant 1,904 5.2
Not currently employed/Between jobs 416 1.1
Retired 104 0.3
Other 3,457 9.4
Total: 36,609 100.0

 

PRIMARY SPECIALTY Members and Fellows (number) Members and Fellows (percent)
General Management 13,585 43.8
Financial Management 1,816 5.9
Nursing Services 2,012 6.5
Human Resources Management 531 1.7
Clinical Support 1,310 4.2
Ancillary Services 491 1.6
Medical Staff Relations/Recruitment 597 1.9
Information Systems/Medical Records 861 2.8
Quality Assurance/Utilization/Ethics 1,246 4.0
Legal/Risk Management 342 1.1
Marketing/Planning/Public Affairs 875 2.8
Medical Care Program 1,085 3.5
Ambulatory Care/Emergency Services/Readiness 1,261 4.1
Managed Care/HMO/PPO 644 2.1
Long-Term Care 264 0.9
Home Health Services 144 0.5
Mental Health/Substance Abuse 447 1.4
Fund Development/Community Relations/Volunteers 90 0.3
Educational Administration/Residency Program 458 1.5
Teaching/Academic Research 408 1.3
Governance 339 1.1
Policy/Advocacy/Government Affairs 548 1.8
Other 1,658 5.3
Total: 31,012 100.0

 

OTHER SPECIALIZED CREDENTIALS*  
Medicine 2,034
Nursing 3,337
Law 306
Nursing Home Administration 457
Accounting 401

 

* Because of changes in our online collection of member information after May 2017, current data in this category are not comparable to data from previous years.