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The Akron Regional Hospital Association (ARHA) was created in 1936. 

MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the Akron Regional Hospital Association (ARHA) is to work on behalf of its hospitals through:

  • Coordination of services that assist hospitals in meeting and improving the healthcare needs of the communities they serve.  These services include:  
    • Advocacy and Representation
    • Policy Development
    • Communication and Information
    • Education
    • Research and Data

 

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
 
Alan J. Bleyer (Chair)
President and CEO
Akron General Health System
 
Michael Reichfield
CEO
Affinity Medical Center
James Pope
President and CEO
WRH Health System
 
Gary Hallman
President and CEO
Medina General Hospital
Willard Roderick (Immediate Past Chair)
CEO
Barberton Citizens Hospital
 
Andrew Escamilla
President and CEO
Regency Hospital
Thomas Cecconi (Vice Chair)
President and CEO
Mercy Medical Center
 
Stephen Colecchi
President and CEO
Robinson Memorial Hospital
William Considine
President and CEO
Akron Children’s Hospital
 
Patricia Mahovich
President and CEO
Select Specialty Hospital
NE Ohio, Inc.
 
Kathleen Rice
President and COO
Cuyahoga Falls General Hospital
 
Patricia Mahovich
CEO
Select Specialty Hospital
Akron SHS
Thomas Whelan (Secretary/ Treasurer)
President
Lodi Community Hospital
 
Thomas J. Strauss
President and CEO
Summa Health System
Edward  Roth
President and CEO
Aultman Health Foundation
 
Jim Castle*
President and CEO
Ohio Hospital Association

 *Ohio Hospital Association:  ARHA and the Ohio Hospital Association have a formal relationship.  ARHA is supported as a 20% regional Northeast Ohio office of OHA.   This has proven to be a very valuable relationship among our joint member hospitals.  The OHA staff serves as an exemplary resource for ARHA and its members regarding national, statewide and other issues/initiatives affecting hospitals.  The OHA and ARHA Presidents attend one another’s Board meetings and serve as liaisons among the two hospital associations.