
Peconic Bay Medical Center’s President and CEO Andrew J. Mitchell, FACHE has been selected to speak at the 2016 Annual Congress on Leadership of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) in Chicago, Illinois.
ACHE is a national organization of healthcare executives with more than 27,000 members.
Mitchell will deliver an address titled “Using Philanthropy as a Change Agent,” joined by Betsy C. Taylor, the principal of Accordant Philanthropy. Mitchell and Taylor have previously published two ACHE articles on the same subject. The seminar will focus on the case history of Peconic Bay Medical Center and the role that strategically aligned philanthropy played in transforming a community hospital into a highly respected regional medical center.
Mitchell has held a dual role in heading both the hospital/health system and forming and leading the system’s foundation. Taylor is a nationally recognized philanthropic consultant who focuses on assisting boards in the quest for highly successful philanthropic development.
ACHE is dedicated to being the preeminent professional society for healthcare executives dedicated to improving health. The Annual Congress on Healthcare Leadership is the signature education event of the organization bringing together healthcare executives from across the nation. The 2016 Congress will be held in Chicago, Illinois from March 14-17, 2016.
Source: Press release issued by PBMC dated January 5, 2016.