Dr. Mark Peters Named National Grassroots Champion by American Hospital Association
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Award Recognizes 52 Individuals for Exceptional Leadership
Dr. Mark Peters, EJGH President, and CEO have been named a Grassroots Champion Award winner by the American Hospital Association. This prestigious, national award recognizes healthcare leaders throughout the United States for their service to their community and for successfully promoting the hospital’s mission. As Louisiana’s only award recipient, Dr. Peters is honored as a strong proponent of patient safety, clinical excellence through evidence-based practice and healthcare reform.
Dr. Peters and the Class of 2010 award winners will be honored at the American Hospital Association’s Annual Membership Meeting on April 27. The AHA is the national advocate for its members, which includes more than 5,000 member hospitals, health systems, and other health care organizations, and 38,000 individual members.
AHA Recognizes Grassroots Champions
Washington D.C. – The American Hospital Association (AHA), in partnership with the state hospital associations, today awarded 52 individuals with the American Hospital Association Grassroots Champion Award. As a 2010 Grassroots Champion, these individuals are being recognized for exceptional leadership in generating grassroots and community activity in support of a hospital’s mission.
The American Hospital Association Grassroots Champion Award was created to recognize those hospital leaders who most effectively educate elected officials on how major issues affect the hospital’s vital role in the community, who have done an exemplary job in broadening the base of community support for the hospital and who are tireless advocates for hospitals and their patients.
“We depend upon strong local voices to help tell the story of hospitals as cornerstones of the communities they serve,” said Rich Umbdenstock, AHA president, and CEO. “This award is a small token of our appreciation for the hard work and dedication of these individuals to improving health and health care in America.”
Winners will be recognized at a special Breakfast of Grassroots Champions at the AHA Annual Membership Meeting on Tuesday, April 27, 2010.
About AHA – The AHA is a not-for-profit association of health care provider organizations and individuals that are committed to the improvement of health in their communities. The AHA is the national advocate for its members, which includes more than 5,000 member hospitals, health systems, and other health care organizations, and 38,000 individual members. Founded in 1898, the AHA provides education for health care leaders and is a source of information on health care issues and trends.
The 2010 Grassroots Champions are:
Alaska – Ryan Smith
Chief Executive Officer, Central Peninsula Hospital
Alabama – Donald Jones
Administrator, Marion Regional Medical Center
Arkansas – James David Cicero
President, Ouachita Medical Center
Arizona – Suzanne Pfister
Vice President, External Affairs, St. Joseph’s Hospital, and Medical Center
California – Susan Hollander
Chief Government Affairs Officer, Providence Health & Services-California
Colorado – Karl Gills
Chief Executive Officer, Yampa Valley Medical Center
Connecticut – Peter J. Karl
President and Chief Executive Officer, Eastern Connecticut Health Network
District of Columbia – Helen C. Turner
Vice President, Quality Improvement & Medical Staff Affairs, Georgetown University Hospital
Delaware – Steven A. Rose, R.N., M.N.
President and Chief Executive Officer, Nanticoke Memorial Hospital
Florida – Mark O’Bryant
President and Chief Executive Officer, Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare
Georgia – Timothy Stack
President and Chief Executive Officer, Piedmont Healthcare
Hawaii – Phyllis Dendle
Director, Government Relations, Kaiser Permanente Hawaii
Iowa – Douglas Cropper
Chief Executive Officer, Genesis Health System
Idaho – Victoria Alexander-Lane
Chief Executive Officer, Steele Memorial Medical Center
Illinois – Meghan Clune
Vice President, Government and Community Relations, Advocate Health Care
Indiana – Mark Moore
President and Chief Executive Officer, Bloomington Hospital
Kansas – Dennis George
Chief Executive Officer, Coffey County Hospital
Kentucky – Terry Peeples
Chief Executive Officer, Jennie Stuart Medical Center
Louisiana – Mark Peters, M.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer, East Jefferson General Hospital
Massachusetts – Christine C. Schuster, R.N., MBA
President and Chief Executive Officer, Emerson Hospital
Maryland – Barbara Epke
Vice President, LifeBridge Health
Maine – Darlene Stromstad
President and Chief Executive Officer, Henrietta D. Goodall Hospital
Michigan – Nancy Schlichting
President and Chief Executive Officer, Henry Ford Health System
Minnesota – Rocklon Chapin
Executive Vice President & Sr. Officer, St. Mary’s/Duluth Clinic Health System
Missouri – Myra Evans
Chief Executive Officer, Community Hospital – Fairfax
Mississippi – Douglas Higginbotham
Executive Director, South Central Regional Medical Center
Montana – Nicholas Wolter
Chief Executive Officer, Billings Clinic
North Carolina – Sharon Tanner
President and Chief Executive Officer, Albemarle Health
North Dakota – David Molmen
Chief Executive Officer, Altru Health System
Nebraska – Glenn Fosdick
President and Chief Executive Officer, Nebraska Medical Center
New Hampshire – Henry Lipman
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, LRGHealthcare
New Jersey – Russ Molloy, Esq.
Vice President Government Relations, Meridian Health
New Mexico – J. Alex Valdez
Chief Executive Officer, CHRISTUS St. Vincent Regional Medical Center
Nevada – Jim Miller
President and Chief Executive Officer, Renown Regional Medical Center
New York – Betsy Wright
President and Chief Executive Officer, Woman’s Christian Association Hospital
Ohio – Howard Rohleder
President and Chief Executive Officer, Salem Community Hospital
Oklahoma – Charles Skillings
President and Chief Executive Officer, Unity Health Center
Oregon – Roy Vinyard
President and Chief Executive Officer, Asante Health System
Pennsylvania – Garry Scheib
Chief Operating Officer, University of Pennsylvania Health System
Puerto Rico – Richard Machado
President and Chief Executive Officer, Hospital Hermanos Melendez
Rhode Island – Fred Allardyce
Trustee, Westerly Hospital
South Carolina – S. Wayne Harris
Director, Business Development Affiliated Services, AnMed Health
South Dakota – Maureen Cadwell
Chief Executive Officer, Sanford Mid-Dakota Medical Center
Tennessee – Bernard Mattingly
Chief Executive Officer, Cookeville Regional Medical Center
Texas – Steve Sanders
Chief Executive Officer, Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Hospital
Utah – Steven Bateman
Chief Executive Officer, St. Mark’s Hospital
Virginia – James Dunn
Vice President of Advocacy and Community Affairs, Bon Secours Richmond Health System
Vermont – Thomas Huebner
President and Chief Executive Officer, Rutland Regional Medical Center
Washington – John Fletcher
Senior Vice President and Chief Executive Officer, Washington/Montana Region Providence Health & Services
Wisconsin – Duane Erwin
President and Chief Executive Officer, Aspirus
West Virginia – Brent Marstellar
President and Chief Executive Officer, Cabell Huntington Hospital
Wyoming – Thomas Nordwick
President and Chief Executive Officer, Memorial Hospital of Converse County