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47 EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP Illinois Hospital Association, Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council to Merge in January By Tamara Rosin T he boards of the Illinois Hospital Association and the Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council have authorized the organizations to create a statewide, integrated body called IHA, which will begin combined operations in January 2016. Current IHA President and CEO Mary- jane Wurth will lead IHA's strategy and operations. MCHC President and CEO Dan Yunker will serve as an executive vice president, and president and CEO of the Midwest Healthcare Institute, a regional entity that will serve as an incubator for innovation and development. A.J. Wilhel- mi, IHA chief government relations officer, will serve as executive vice president for advocacy, policy and member services, and will lead the organization's advocacy initiatives in the Metropolitan Chicago Area, Springfield and in Washington, D.C. "This decision marks the beginning of a truly historical shift for Illinois health- care," Dean M. Harrison, president and CEO of Northwestern Memorial Health- Care and IHA board chair, and Michael S. Eesley, CEO of Centegra Health System and MCHC board chair, said in a joint statement. "Together, the leadership at IHA and MCHC are building a dynamic, integrated organization, with a powerful, unified voice that will support member healthcare institutions, and drive contin- ued innovation to benefit the health of all Illinoisans." n HOW CAN HOSPITALS IMPROVE PERFORMANCE AND REDUCE SUBSIDIES FOR ANESTHESIA SERVICES? Changes in the industry continue to impact revenue and costs associated with providing anesthesia services, and the subsidy required to maintain a productive level of service can be a major expense. Digging deeper into the factors behind the subsidy may reveal opportunities to reduce the cost while still achieving excellent performance. A good anesthesia group will be able to provide expertise and leadership to optimize the practice. This new white paper focuses on the specific challenges hospitals and anesthesia providers face in providing high quality, cost e‹ective care, with recommendations on how to to improve across clinical, operational and financial metrics. Read the white paper at EmCare.com/anesthesiawhitepaper. For more information about how EmCare can help your health system, contact us at 877.416.8079. 877.416.8079 www.emcare.com 47 EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP