Message from the Regent
	A fond Farewell from Chapter President
	Aloha and Welcome from Chapter President 2013
	Mahalo to the 2012 Chapter Board and Welcome to the 2013 Chapter Board
	"Accountability for the Care We Provide" Panel Discussion November 8th, 2012
	Insight from our future Healthcare Administrators on the Panel Discussion of November 8, 2012
	Guam Program Council Luncheon on November 14th, 2012
	Chapter News: New Fellows, Recertified Fellows, New Members
	5 Ways to Keep Your Organization Upbeat
	Chapter end of year financial report

CHAIR, Guam Local Program Council
Robert Rawleigh
Robert.Rawleigh@med.navy.
mil

SECRETARY
Darlena Chadwick
dchadwick@queens.org

TREASURER
Lance Segawa, FACHE
lsegawa1@hhsc.org

DIRECTORS
Bobbie Ornellas, FACHE
bornellas001@hawaii.rr.com

Charlotte Hildebrand, FACHE
charlotte.hildebrand@us.army.
mil

Joanne Reid, FACHE
reidj012@gmail.com

Robert Rawleigh
Robert.Rawleight@mednavy.
mil

Steve Robertson, FACHE
SteveR@kapiolani.org

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT
Stan Berry, FACHE
sberry@shrinnet.org

STUDENT
Jen Dacumos
Jennifer.Dacumos@palimomi.
org  

The Guam Local Program Council (GLPC) of the Hawaii-Pacific Chapter of American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) held another successful networking lunch at the Fiesta Resort World Café on Tumon Bay in Guam.  The event was well attended by 32 health care professionals from diverse organizations within the private and public healthcare sectors.  The GLPC meets monthly and has hosted three networking lunches this year to carry on the learning precepts of the ACHE, and collaborate professionally on the unique challenges facing the healthcare landscape on Guam and the Pacific Islands in Micronesia.

The Chair of the GLPC, LCDR Daren Verhulst, opened the luncheon event with a short business meeting and then introduced guest speaker CAPT Jeff Plummer, Commanding Officer, U.S. Naval Hospital Guam (NHG).  CAPT Plummer began his remarks with an overview of Navy Medicine’s mission to provide high quality healthcare to patients worldwide in wartime and peacetime aboard ships, in the air, at sea and on the battlefield.  He then spoke to Navy Medicine’s 113 years of service on Guam and praised the military and civilian partnerships that provide care in the Western Pacific far from other resources.  He then shared lessons on leadership, and spoke about the professional responsibility we have as active members of the ACHE to live up to our motto "For Leaders Who Care."  CAPT Plummer’s remarks to the audience emphasized the fact that in healthcare, there is no single style of leadership and focused on the importance of healthcare executives staying current with professional readings, driving leadership engagement in their respective institutions, and seeking personal development of leadership traits and skills.  He discussed several books from his personal reading list to illustrate the lessons learned and the value of continued professional reading.  CAPT Plummer is board certified in healthcare management and a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives, where he actively serves on the ACHE Regent's Advisory Council.

LCDR Verhulst concluded the meeting with an invitation to all members to participate in the upcoming ACHE Board of Governors (BOG) Study group program, which will be hosted by the Medical Service Corps officers of NHG.  The next networking event for the Guam Council of the GPLC will be held in February 2013.  

 

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Annual Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) Meeting When:  April 15th  & 16th , 2013 Where:  Ala Moana Hotel (Oahu) At this seminar, in partnership with HFMA, we will be offering 1.5 hours of ACHE credit for continuing education.  We will keep you updated as we finalize the details with ACHE.