1. APRIL 2009 EDUCATION SESSION “Hospitals and the Economic Crisis” A Presentation by: Ellen Riley Senior Vice President of Kaufman Hall

2. BRIEF BUSINESS MEETING Mission Board Officers/Members New Members/Fellows Chapter Performance

3. The Mission of WSHEF is to….. promote interaction and communication among healthcare professionals; foster professional development and educational forums; address critical healthcare issues on local, state, and national levels.

4. Current Board Officers President – Sandra Slater-Duncan, MBA, MHA, FACHE Past President – Gary Smith, PhD, FACHE President Elect – Mary Ann Keogh Hoss, PhD, FACHE Treasurer – James Sapienza, FACHE Secretary - Cathy Murphy-Thomas, MHA Other Board Members Steve Saxe, FACHE Jennifer Nazarko, FACHE David Brooks, FACHE Col. Gene Raynaud, FACHE Jim Steinruck, FACHE Ted Dunham Joe Marotta, FACHE Leo Greenawalt, JD, FACHE (WSHA rep) Just Coming Off the Board Martin Benning (recent past WSHEF Secretary)

5. New Fellows 6 Re-certified Fellows 5 New Members 15 Total Membership798 Welcome and Congratulations

6. ACHE Chapter Performance Criteria MERIT - Awarded to all fully chartered chapters that meet or exceed at least 1 of 3 performance standards. EXCELLENCE - Awarded to all fully chartered chapters that meet or exceed at least 2 of 3 performance standards. DISTINCTION - Awarded to all fully chartered chapters that meet or exceed at least 3 of 3 performance standards.

7. 2008 Award of Chapter Merit Awarded to all fully chartered chapters that meet or exceed at least 1 of 3 performance standards EDUCATION & NETWORKING PERFORMANCE – 5.57 Goal of 5.40 hours+ of event programming per member (2008 actual was 5.57) NET MEMBERSHIP GROWTH Goal of 8%+ (2008 actual was 4.56%) CHAPTER MEMBER SATISFACTION Goal of 7.64 on 10.0 point scale as measured in annual ACHE survey (2008 actual was 7.3)

8. 2009 Chapter Performance Objectives Our Chapter goal is to meet at least 2 of 3 performance standards to achieve Chapter of Distinction EDUCATION & NETWORKING PERFORMANCE 7.79 hours+ of event programming per member (2008 actual is 5.57 against 2008 goal of 5.4) NET MEMBERSHIP GROWTH 13% or higher (2008 actual is 4.56% against 2008 goal of 8%) CHAPTER MEMBER SATISFACTION 7.69 on 10.0 point scale as measured in annual ACHE survey (2008 actual is 7.64 against 2008 goal of 7.69) ADVANCEMENT OF ELIGIBLE MEMBERS 10.5%+ of new fellows compared to % eligible candidates

9. IN CLOSING Visit our website at http://wshef.ache.org/ Let us know your ideas for improving Chapter performance Get more involved in chapter activities (especially needed in our Programs and Communications Committees)