Friday, November 22, 2013

Hatcher to Serve on American Hospital Association Committee on Governance

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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