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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

 

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

The ARHA Board of Trustees is comprised of the CEO from each member health system or hospital.

Thomas Whelan (Chair)
President
Lodi Community Hospital
Thomas DeBord
President
Summa Barberton & Wadsworth Rittman Hospitals

 

 

Thomas E. Cecconi (Past Chair)
President and CEO
Mercy Medical Center
Dawne Wheeler
Interim CEO
Select/Regency Hospitals:  Select Canton

 

 

Edward Roth (Vice Chair)
President and CEO
Aultman Hospital
Vincent McCorkle
President and CEO
Akron General Health System

 

 

Kimberly Thomas (Secretary/Treasurer)
CEO
Select/Regency Hospitals:  Select Akron
Dr. Robert Kent
CEO
Summa Western Reserve Hospital

 

 

Ronald L. Bierman
President and CEO
Affinity Medical Center
Timothy Rolsen
CEO
Select/Regency Hospitals: Regency Barberton & Ravenna

 

 

Invited Guest:
Jim Castle
President and CEO
Ohio Hospital Association
Robert Stall
President
Medina Hospital – a Cleveland Clinic hospital

 

 

Stephen Colecchi
President and CEO
Robinson Memorial Hospital
Thomas J. Strauss
President and CEO
Summa Health System

 

 

William Considine
President and CEO
Akron Children’s Hospital
Jackie Toth
President and CEO
Acute Care Specialty Hospital at Aultman

 *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.