As a small or rural hospital, you may be facing many challenges, among them, an aging population, poor economic conditions and an undersupply of health care practitioners. Backed by a large network of small and rural hospitals, your membership with the Center will put you in touch with other CEOs, trustees and executive/clinical leaders facing challenges similar to your own. In addition, you’ll receive access to tools and resources specially designed to address these unique challenges.
To learn more about general membership in the Center for Healthcare Governance, please call Mark Colucci, Director of Membership, at 312-422-3245, or e-mail mcolucci@aha.org.
An organization qualifies for the small or rural membership option if it has fewer than 100 acute care beds; or is an acute care hospital located outside of a metropolitan statistical area (MSA); or has 4,000 or fewer annual admissions. As a Small/Rural Hospital member, you’ll receive the following benefits.
Education & Development
- Tuition-Free Board Education Credits which can be redeemed in exchange for two registrations at our national symposia or applied toward customized onsite education and programming.
- Board Chair/CEO Education, through our annual Partners in Leadership Board Chair/CEO Event.
- Live and Recorded Webinars, on issues critical to industry and organizational transformation and governance performance improvement topics.
Governance Publications
- Twenty Copies of New Advances in Healthcare Governance, which are published quarterly and aimed at providing insights and tools based on current needs in the field. Additional Advances in Healthcare Governance can be ordered online at discounted rates.
- Board Member Subscriptions to Trustee Magazine, the Center’s flagship publication, offering news, features, and interactive Trustee Workbooks for use at leadership educational sessions, in addition to a new Center Voices column covering current topics of interest. Trustee Workbooks and Center Voices articles are available to Center members via the Web site beginning the first of every month.
- Complimentary Governance Books chosen by the Center’s panel of leadership experts for member CEOs and board chairs each year. In addition, members receive a 20 percent discount on selected governance titles sold through the Center’s online store.
Governance Resources
- 24-hour Resource Repository Access, which can be used to view and download charters, policies, survey tools, publications and more. You’ll find locating the information you need to be a fast and easy process, as we’ve designed the online Repository with your needs in mind.
Governance Services
- Custom Governance Assessments & Consultation, on an annual basis via our Governance Assessment Process (GAP). On-site consultation with a Center facilitator is included, to interpret your assessment offer your organization guidance and next steps.
- Custom Research, through survey series’ conducted in response to current trends and issues, in collaboration with our strategic partners and sponsors. In addition, members have access to the Center community via outreach conducted by Center staff on your behalf.
- Governance Consulting, including direct access to the leading voices in healthcare governance. Each year you’ll take advantage of up to three hours’ consulting time, in addition to access to Experts on Demand, a service designed to address your specific governance questions within 24 hours.
- Meeting & Retreat Facilitation discounts, to be used in the engagement of any number of individuals from a roster of highly trained facilitators which can help even the strongest of leadership teams by contributing structure, encouraging participation, and helping build consensus.
- Speaking Services discounts, to bring the high caliber speakers and presenters found at our national symposia and regional workshops to your institution. The Center’s roster of speakers contains proven professionals who are viewed as the “go to” leaders in their respective fields of expertise.