Dear Center Member,

Each year, the Center for Healthcare Governance holds a special CEO/board chair event exclusively for Center members.

I am excited to announce that this year's event, an interactive breakfast discussion, will be held in conjunction with our Winter Symposium, February 15-18, at the Arizona Biltmore Resort in Phoenix, AZ. The breakfast, "Working with Physicians to Advance Quality and Performance Excellence," will take place Tuesday, February 17, at 7 a.m.

Alice Gosfield, president of Alice Gosfield and Associates, and David Pryor, M.D., chief medical officer for Ascension Health, are scheduled to take part in the discussion and Center Senior Consultant Jamie Orlikoff, president of Orlikoff & Associates, Inc., will moderate.

You recently should have received an invitation for this event with additional details on time and room location and directions on how to register.

I hope you are able to take time out of your busy schedule to join us for this special program, as well as to attend our symposium, "Rethinking Governance: The Shifting Roles of Management and Governance."

Thanks for your continued membership in the Center and for your commitment to exceptional governance.

John R. Combes, M.D.
President & COO

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Fall Symposium on Governing & Leading Healthcare Organizations
September 13-16, 2009
White Sulphur Springs,
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The Center for Healthcare Governance developed Speakers Express to help make the high-caliber speakers and presenters found at its national symposia and regional workshops available to organizations throughout the country. Our speakers are proven professionals who are viewed as the "go-to" leaders in their respective fields of expertise, customizing their presentations to fit the unique needs of each organization.

The Center for Healthcare Governance introduces Susanna E. Krentz, whose expertise includes strategic planning, service line planning, physician needs assessment and alignment, portfolio analysis and feasibility assessments. Learn more about Susanna E. Krentz below:

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