Grinnell resident Ed Hatcher began serving on the American
Hospital Association Committee on Governance on Jan. 1, 2014.
The committee meets three times a year in locations
across the United States. It consists of 28 members that includes nine regional
members and up to 16 at-large members. Hatcher is serving as a regional member
and will represent members in the upper central states of the Midwest.
Hatcher was nominated by the AHA Board of Trustees to
serve on its Committee on Governance. This committee is a specialty committee
of the board of trustees and is responsible for providing input into AHA policy
development, leading effective involvement of hospital trustees in grassroots
advocacy, providing advice on AHA’s trustee initiatives, and enhancing
communication with and involvement of trustees in the AHA.
Hatcher has been involved in heathcare governance at
Grinnell Regional Medical Center since 1990 when he joined the board of
directors. Hatcher served on the board of directors from 1990 to 1999, and was
board president 1997 and 1998. He joined the GRMC Foundation Board in 1999 and
served until 2011, chairing the board in 2008. He rejoined the GRMC board of
directors in 2007, and again served as president in 2011-2012.
On the state level, Hatcher served as an IHA member of
the Iowa Congress of Trustees. Since
2001 he has been serving on the IHA Council on Education and Member Services.
The American Hospital Association is a not-for-profit
association of healthcare provider organizations and individuals 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 healthcare organizations, and 42,000 individual
members. Founded in 1898, the AHA provides education for healthcare leaders and
is a source of information on healthcare issues and trends.
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