Eugene Woods, chief executive officer for Roy L. Schneider Hospital, has become a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, the highest level of achievement within the organization.
The college is the preeminent professional society for the nearly 30,000 health care executives in the U.S. and internationally, and fewer than 1 in 10 members have risen to fellow status.
Woods said in a statement this week he was excited to meet his personal goal of passing college fellow requirements–including many years of health care management experience, educational and leadership achievement and completion of a significant project–before turning 40 years old.
He said because health care is rapidly changing, affiliation with the college is vital to staying up to date on the many facets of managing a health care organization.
Woods will be formally inducted as a fellow in March during the 2001 Congress on Healthcare Management meeting in Chicago.
