Kathleen Becker, president of SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital in St. Louis, will lead the AHA's Constituency Section for Metropolitan Hospitals as 2018 chair of its governing council. Dennis Pullin, president and CEO of Virtua Health in Marlton, NJ, is council chair-elect and will become chairperson in 2019. The section provides representation, advocacy and educational opportunities to help the nation's suburban and urban hospitals better serve the health needs of patients and communities. For more on its governing council, see the AHA news release.

Related News Articles

Headline
The Nebraska Hospital Association has established a relief fund following a tornado outbreak April 26. All funds raised will go to help hospital employees in…
Headline
The AHA May 1 announced five winners of the AHA Dick Davidson NOVA Award for their hospital-led collaborative efforts to improve community health. The winning…
Headline
Two behavioral health experts from Illinois-based Ascension Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital share how its intensive outpatient perinatal care…
Headline
As part of AHA’s recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month in May, Rebecca Chickey, AHA’s senior director for behavioral health services, writes about the “…
Headline
AHA released ready-to-use resources for National Hospital Week, May 12-18, including a digital toolkit and social media graphics. The association is also…
Headline
Herbert Pardes, M.D., 89, former president and CEO of NewYork-Presbyterian, died this week following an illness. Pardes was a longstanding and influential…