Berlin, Md. –Kim Justice, FACHE, vice president planning/operations at Atlantic
General Hospital recently became a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare
Executives (ACHE), the nation’s leading professional society for
healthcare leaders.
“The healthcare management field plays a vital role in providing
high-quality care to the people in our communities, which makes having
a standard of excellence promoted by a professional organization critically
important,” says Deborah J. Bowen, FACHE, CAE, president and chief
executive officer of ACHE. “By becoming an ACHE Fellow and earning
the distinction of board certification from ACHE, healthcare leaders demonstrate
a commitment to excellence in serving their patients and the community.”
Fellow status represents achievement of the highest standard of professional
development. In fact, only 9,100 healthcare executives hold this distinction.
To obtain Fellow status, candidates must fulfill multiple requirements,
including passing a comprehensive examination, meeting academic and experiential
criteria, earning continuing education credits and demonstrating professional/community
involvement. Fellows are also committed to ongoing professional development
and undergo recertification every three years.
Justice is privileged to use the FACHE® credential, which signifies
board certification in healthcare management and ACHE Fellow status. “I
am extremely grateful to have earned this designation and truly believe
myself and the other FACHE executives and leaders at Atlantic General
Hospital are furthering the hospital and health system’s mission
and ethical commitment to the community through lifelong learning,”
said Justice.
Justice has been with Atlantic General Hospital since 1993 and prior to
becoming vice president of planning/operations in 2000 held positions
as laboratory manager and director of ancillary services. She coordinates
all aspects of the design, bidding and construction for the Hospital's
facility expansion or renovation which have included a new emergency department
and administrative wing, infusion center, pharmacy, outpatient hospital
clinic, multiple physician offices, women’s diagnostic center, radiology
suites including MRI and CT, endoscopy suite, urology center, site and
plant improvements, the Barrett Medical Office Building and now the new
John H. “Jack” Burbage, Jr. Regional Cancer Care Center. She
is a member of the American College of Healthcare Executives and serves
on the Worcester County Health Planning Advisory Council, Tri-County Regional
Health Planning Committee and Worcester Technical High School Advisory
Committee.
For more information regarding the FACHE credential, please contact the
ACHE Division of Member Services at (312) 424-9400, by emailing contact@ache.org, or visit
ache.org/FACHE.
About the American College of Healthcare Executives
The
American College of Healthcare Executives is an international professional society of more than 40,000 healthcare
executives who lead hospitals, healthcare systems and other healthcare
organizations. ACHE offers its prestigious FACHE® credential, signifying
board certification in healthcare management. ACHE's established network
of more than 78 chapters provides access to networking, education and
career development at the local level. In addition, ACHE is known for
its magazine,
Healthcare Executive, and its career development and public policy programs. Through such efforts,
ACHE works toward its goal of being the premier professional society for
healthcare executives dedicated to improving healthcare delivery.
The Foundation of the American College of Healthcare Executives was established to further advance healthcare management excellence through
education and research. The Foundation of ACHE is known for its educational
programs—including the annual Congress on Healthcare Leadership,
which draws more than 4,000 participants—and groundbreaking research.
Its publishing division, Health Administration Press, is one of the largest
publishers of books and journals on health services management including
textbooks for college and university courses.