CAHE Annual Meeting & Leadership Summit 2012 Speaker Bios Opening Session Leadership During Healthcare Reform & ACHE Update Gayle L. Capozzalo, FACHE, is executive vice president, strategy and system development, at Yale New Haven Health System in New Haven, Conn. She also serves as Chairman of the American College of Healthcare Executives, an international professional society of more than 35,000 healthcare executives who lead hospitals, healthcare systems and other healthcare organizations. With comprehensive programs in credentialing, education, career counseling, publications and research, ACHE works toward its goal of being the premier professional society for healthcare executives dedicated to improving healthcare delivery. Board certified in healthcare management as an ACHE Fellow, Ms. Capozzalo served as an ACHE Governor from 2007 to 2010. She also served as the ACHE Regent for Connecticut from 2004 to 2007 and chapter president of the CT Association of Healthcare Executives from 2006 to 2007. Ms. Capozzalo was named executive vice president at Yale New Haven Health in 1997. Prior to joining Yale New Haven Health, Ms. Capozzalo was senior vice president of organizational development for the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate World Health Care System in Houston from 1993 to 1997. She also served SSM Health Care System in St. Louis as senior vice president from 1986 to 1993 and as corporate director of planning/marketing from 1982 to 1986. Her previous roles include principal, Health Studies Institute Inc., in Columbia, Mo., from 1981 to 1982; business development staff member at St. Louis University Hospital and Clinics from 1980 to 1981; and a faculty member, University of Missouri Columbia Graduate Studies in Health Services Management, from 1978 to 1980. Ms. Capozzalo currently serves as an officer on the Board of the CT Association of Healthcare Executives. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Voluntary Hospitals of America Northeast and is immediate past chair and a board member of Connecticut Public Television. She has also served on the board of the International Festival of Arts and Ideas. She received her master s degree in public health from the University of Missouri Columbia and her bachelor s degree in political science and history from the University of Maryland.
Over Our Heads An analogy on healthcare, good intentions and unforeseen consequences Rulon F. Stacey, Ph.D., FACHE, joined Poudre Valley Health System in 1996 as the fifth CEO in just four years. Since that time, Dr. Stacey has led the transformation of PVHS into a health system with more than 5,300 employees and a dozen facilities in three states. During his time in Fort Collins, Dr. Stacey has distinguished himself as a healthcare executive, international speaker and author because of his ability to lead the industry in finding ways to align incentives with regional providers in order to maximize value to patients. These partnerships include nearly 20 joint ventures with physicians in the region and Medical Center of the Rockies, a unique joint ventured regional tertiary referral center between PVHS and Regional West Medical Center, Scottsbluff, Neb. These joint ventures have allowed the health system to focus on quality outcomes, while nearly quadrupling the net revenue and net assets of the health system. For these innovations, Dr. Stacey received the 1999 Robert S. Hudgens Award from the American College of Healthcare Executives as the Young Healthcare Executive of the Year. In 2005, Dr. Stacey was named as Northern Colorado s Business Leader of the Year by the Fort Collins Coloradoan and Entrepreneur of the year by The Northern Colorado Business Report. In 2000, the Graduate School of Public Affairs at the University of Colorado, Denver, named Dr. Stacey a Milstein Scholar for having written that year s best dissertation. In early 2007, Dr. Stacey was elected to serve on the governing board of the 38,000 member American College of Healthcare Executives. In March 2011, Dr. Stacey was confirmed as 77th Chairman of that organization s governing board. In November 2008, the President of the United States announced that Poudre Valley Health System was one of only three organizations and the only healthcare organization in the United States to receive that year s prestigious Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation s highest recognition for performance excellence. In August 2011, Modern Healthcare named Dr. Stacey among the 100 Most Influential People in Healthcare for 2011. Among others on the prestigious list were President Obama and Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Poudre Valley Health System was also recognized in 2010 as one of the top 100 health systems in the U.S. This recognition was in addition to Poudre Valley Hospital being named one of the top 100 hospitals five consecutive years and one of only seven hospitals in the United States to be designated as a Magnet hospital three times. Dr. Stacey is also the author of Over Our Heads, an intriguing account of why healthcare costs in the United States are so high. The issue is seen through the eyes of interesting fictionalized characters. A native of Provo, Utah, Dr. Stacey holds a bachelor of science in economics and a master s degree in health administration from Brigham Young University and a doctor of philosophy in Public Administration from the University of Colorado.
Leadership Summit hosted by Chester Elton Called the "apostle of appreciation," by the Globe and Mail, Canada's largest newspaper, and "creative and refreshing" by the New York Times, Chester Elton is co author of several successful leadership books and is an indemand speaker the world over. Chester Elton's books have been translated into over 20 languages and have sold over half a million copies worldwide. The Carrot Principle by Simon & Schuster has been a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller, and The 24 Carrot Manager has been called a "must read for modern day managers" by Larry King of CNN. In 2006, The Invisible Employee, from John Wiley & Sons also made the New York Times Best seller list. As a motivation expert, Chester Elton has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Fast Company magazine and the New York Times. He has also been a guest on CNN, Bloomberg Television, ABC's Money Matters MSNBC and on National Public Radio. A sought after speaker and recognition consultant, Chester is the senior vice president of the Carrot Culture Group with the O.C. Tanner Recognition Company. Chester Elton has spoken to delighted audiences from Seattle to Singapore and from Toronto to Istanbul, Turkey. In 2005 he was the highest rated speaker at the national Society for Human Resource Management annual conference (Bill Cosby was the number two rated speaker). He serves as a recognition consultant to Fortune 100 firms such as DHL, KPMG, Wal Mart and Avis Budget Group. However, the thing of which Chester Elton is most proud is that he is the father of four exceptional children!
Panel Discussion Physician Hospital Integration in the 21 st Century (1.5 Category I Credits) Panelists: Kevin L. Unger is President/CEO of Poudre Valley Hospital. Mr. Unger came to Poudre Valley Health System (PVHS) in 2001 as the Vice President of Planning and Strategic Development for PVHS. In 2003, he assumed the role of Vice President of Operations and Ambulatory Services for PVH. Mr. Unger earned his Bachelor of Arts Degree from Colorado State University in 1992, a Master of Science in Health Administration from the University of Colorado at Denver in 1998, and a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Colorado at Denver in 1998. Mr. Unger is currently a student at Colorado State University pursuing his Ph.D. in organizational development and change. Prior to joining Poudre Valley Health System, he served as the Administrator for the Department of Medicine at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center; Business Development Analyst for University Hospital in Denver; and a consultant for First Consulting Group. In 2003, Mr. Unger was selected by the Board of Examiners as a National Examiner for the Malcolm Baldrige Quality Award program. Mr. Unger served in this role for several application cycles. A native of Fort Collins, he and his wife, Stacy, are the proud parents of two children, Sydney and Mason. Jennifer Alderfer, FACHE is the President and Chief Executive Officer at North Suburban Medical Center and has been with HCA/HealthONE since 2000. She was promoted in April 2010 from the North Suburban Medical Center Chief Operating Officer role, a leadership position she held since 2006. Prior positions include Associate Administrator and Chief Operating Officer of HealthONE s The Medical Center of Aurora North Campus, as well as Administrative Fellow and Associate Administrator at HCA s Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas. Active in the community, Jennifer is a member of the Board of Directors of the Metro North Chamber of Commerce, the Colorado Health Administration Alumni Association, and the Colorado Hospital Association s Legislative Council. Jennifer is board certified in Healthcare Administration and is a Fellow with the American College of Healthcare Executives. She earned her Master of Health Administration (MHA) and Master of Business Administration (MBA) degrees at the University of Colorado Denver.
Robert Wallace, FACHE is Centura Health s Service Line Director for Rural Health. His responsibilities include business development and relationships with rural facilities as far east as Burlington and Goodland Kansas and as far south as Cortez. He started his career with Centura Health as the Administrator for Outreach for St. Anthony Central Hospital. He has worked with small rural hospitals in Colorado for the last 19 years. Over those years he has worked closely with the Colorado Rural Health Center and sits on the Colorado Health and Hospitals Rural Health Council. He spent four years as a member of the Board of Directors of Platte Valley Medical Center in Brighton and served over four years as a District Board member with the Evergreen Fire Protection District. Prior to joining St. Anthony and Centura Health, Mr. Wallace spent almost twenty years in Chicago working for a large Catholic Hospital. His background there included hospital operations as well as responsibilities for a forprofit subsidiary which owned and operated physician office buildings and Urgent Care centers. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree from St. Leo University in Florida and a Masters in Health Administration from Washington University in St. Louis. He is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and a member of the Medical Group Management Association. He is an active Rotarian and volunteers each year with the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards Camp held in Estes Park. He became interested in the Health care field after serving as a Hospital Corpsman with the United States Marines. He resides with his wife and family in Evergreen, Colorado. Mr. LaCouture, of counsel, formerly served as the chief legal officer for the Children s Hospital, a nationally renowned pediatric specialty hospital in Denver, Colorado. Mr. LaCouture was responsible for legal affairs, compliance and risk management activities. Prior to joining the Children s Hospital, Mr. LaCouture served as Vice President of Legal Services for Centura Health Corporation, the state s largest health care system. Prior to joining Centura, he was Associate General Counsel for University Hospital in Denver, Colorado. Mr. LaCouture has practiced exclusively in health care law during his 20 year legal career, primarily as in house counsel. He works in all areas of health care and hospital law, particularly in physician contracting, provider and medical staff relations, acquisitions and divestitures, patient care issues, end of life decision making, medical/legal ethics, regulatory compliance and risk management. Mr. LaCouture received his undergraduate degree from Brigham Young University with a double major in English and Italian. He received his law degree from the University of Denver College of Law.
Moderator: Mark Stevenson, FACHE, CHIE has served as the Executive Director, Aurora Operations, TRICARE Regional Office since 2010. Mark has 28 years of experience and success in managing healthcare programs, facilities, leading teams, and patient care delivery in the Federal and private sector including the Department of Defense, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, Department of Veterans Affairs, and Express Scripts, Inc. Mr. Stevenson was recently elected as the ACHE Regent at Large District 5 serving on ACHE s Council of Regents representing 12 States in the Western U.S. Mr. Stevenson also has a physical therapy and sports medicine background serving as an athletic trainer at the USAF Academy from 1983 1990. Mr. Stevenson has received numerous awards including the ACHE Exemplary Service Award (2008), Colorado Regent Senior Career Healthcare Executive Award (2007), Navy Regent Sustained Superior Contributions Award (2006), TRICARE Next Generation Award (2004), Rear Admiral Charles R. Loar Literary Award (2002), Superior Service Award Naval Postgraduate School (2001), Officer of the Year Naval Base Pearl Harbor (1995) and the Noncommissioned Officer of the Year USAF Academy Athletic Department (1987). Mr. Stevenson has served in various roles of ACHE Chapters in California, Hawaii, Washington DC, Washington, and Colorado including President of CAHE in 2007. Mr. Stevenson received his B.S. in Healthcare Management from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, Masters in Health Administration from Chapman University, Orange, CA, and a M.S. in Management from the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA. Additionally, Mr. Stevenson recently completed the America s Health Insurance Plan s Executive Leadership Program, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University earning the Certified Health Insurance Executive credential and Level III certification in Program Management from the Defense Acquisition University.