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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 Health care 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 (Immediate Past Chair)
President and CEO
Akron General Health System
 
Gary Hallman
President and CEO
Medina General Hospital
Edward  Roth
President and CEO
Aultman Hospital
 
Craig Johnson
CEO
Regency Hospitals of N. Central Ohio
 
James W. Pope
President
Summa Hospitals: Barberton and Wadsworth Rittman
 
Cheryl Patterson
COO
Regency Hospitals - Akron & Ravenna
 
Thomas E. Cecconi (Chair)
President and CEO
Mercy Medical Center
 
Stephen Colecchi
President and CEO
Robinson Memorial Hospital
William Considine
President and CEO
Akron Children’s Hospital
 
Kimberly Thomas
CEO
Select Specialty Hospital
Akron
 
Kathleen A. Rice
President and COO
Cuyahoga Falls General Hospital
 
Jason Pirtz
CEO
Select Specialty Hospital
NEOhio Inc.
 
Thomas Whelan (Secretary/ Treasurer)
President
Lodi Community Hospital
 
Thomas J. Strauss
President and CEO
Summa Health System
Ronald L. Bierman
CEO
Affinity Medical Center
 
Jim Castle*
President and CEO
Ohio Hospital Association
 
  

 *Ohio Hospital Association:  ARHA and the Ohio Hospital Association have a formal relationship.  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.