What's Happening
Joann Emge named new ICAHN president
Joann Emge, CEO, Sparta Community Hospital will serve as ICAHN's new Board President in 2020. New board members include Rex Brown, CEO, Hillsboro Area Hospital, and Karissa Turner, CEO, Wabash General Hospital. Click below for the full slate of officers and award winners.
PR-Marketing Peer Network Meeting
The next PR-Marketing-Development Peer Network meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 7 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the newly renovated Pana Community Hospital. Jaci Haack and Patrice McDevitt will present "Basics of CRM and its Impact on Small and Rural Hospitals" during the morning session, followed by a round-table discussion in the afternoon.
Skills for Managers and Supervisors
"Bringing New Ideas Up Through the Hospital: Innovative Thinking Skills for Managers and Supervisors" will be presented in webinar format on Thursday, January 9 from 9 to 10 a.m. by ICAHN Professional Education Services. Join this webinar and gain ideas on ways to handle innovation and change with an engaged and aligned team.
PCI honors illini with telehealth award
The Partnership for a Connected Illinois awarded Kathleen Hull (right), CEO, Illini Community Hospital, along with Holly Jones, Administrative Director of Nursing, and Rose Ghattas (left), Blessing Health System Virtual Health Coordinator, its 2019 Award for Excellence in Telehealth Leadership, during a recent luncheon held in Chicago. Illini Community Hospital provides 1,500 telehealth visits per year.
2020-2021 SHIP Grant Applications
Deadline to apply for the SHIP (Small Hospital Improvement Program) grants is Wednesday, January 8. SHIP grant priorities are ICD-10 and HCAHPS. Hospitals that applied for, and are participating, in a Special Innovations Project in FY 2019-2020 must again apply/participate.
Sexual Harassment Training
ICAHN Professional Education Services will conduct a Sexual Harassment Training on Wednesday, January 15 from 11 a.m. to noon. Discussion will focus on the new Illinois continuing education requirements on sexual harassment for RNs, LPNs, athletic trainers, counselors, nursing home administration, occupational and physical therapists, and social workers.
Better Together
As a member-driven organization of 56 critical access and small, rural hospitals, we believe our strength lies in the work we do together. Through collaboration we can positively impact the future of CAHs and their rural communities.
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