PRESIDENT ' S MESSAGE
Several thoughts for you in this edition of our Newsletter : 2016 ACHE Member Needs Survey :
Your votes are in , following the ACHE 2016 Member Needs Survey conducted in May . Thank you for taking the time to respond to this important survey . Great news is that our Chapter had a 13 % increase in the number of affiliates participating in this year ? s survey .
The preliminary results show improvement over the 2015 survey in a number of areas and show that we ranked better in many areas of interest to our affiliates than other chapters on a national comparative basis . Thank you for the good news .
We showed gains in the familiarity with our Chapter ? s activities and services ; meeting attendance ; satisfaction with meetings and events and in this area ranked better than mean of the results of all other chapters .
Your scores indicated general endorsement of the career assistance services of the Chapter . You recommended continuing to work on several areas : Newsletter ; Website ; Career development services ; and Fellow advancement services .
We will review details of the results of the survey at the next Board meeting ( October 20 ) and brief you at our November 10 Quarterly Breakfast Education session on some of the ideas generated .
Our next Quarterly Breakfast Education session , November 10 , at the Houston Junior League Building , will feature two special programs :
A . Our friend , colleague and favorite son , Chuck Stokes , FACHE , Chief Operating Officer of the Memorial Hermann Health System , and incoming Chairman of the American College of HealthCare Executives , will provide an update on the state of the ACHE and be with us as part of the College ? s continuing efforts to get the Chairman Officers with the Affiliates throughout the country .
B . Also joining us will be Ted Shaw , President of the Texas Hospital Association . Ted will be giving us one of the first glimpses into the expected impact of the 2016 National Election results from the November 8 elections . The first post mortem we will have a chance to receive focusing on healthcare issues of concern to us all .
Be sure to encourage your family , your employees and friends to vote in the November 8 elections ! Chapter Board Member Election
Your Board ? s Vice President , Jeanna Barnard , CEO of Bayshore Medical Center , Pasadena , will be leading us through the election of five new Board members for three year terms ; one Board member to fill a vacancy for a one-year term ; and the new Vice-President of the Chapter Board at our Quarterly Breakfast Education session on November 10 . Watch for Jeanna ? s update to you with the Nominating Committee ? s recommendations of these important nominations to lead your Board through 2017 shortly .
Respectfully ,
Jack
Jack Buckley Jr ., FACHE , President , ACHE-SETC