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CONTACT: Susie P. Gonzalez

susie.gonzalez@trinity.edu

Oct. 9, 2009

Hospital Executive to Present Views on National Health Care Reform at Trinity University Symposium  

SAN ANTONIO – Richard J. Umbdenstock, president and chief executive officer of the American Hospital Association (AHA), will discuss health care reform issues as part of the Leaders in Health Management Symposium at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, on the campus of Trinity University.

Mr. Umbdenstock’s presentation – titled “Health Care Reform, A National Perspective” – is free and open to the public, but reservations must be made by Friday, Oct. 16 to accommodate all participants. To reserve a seat, call Trinity’s Health Care Administration department at 210-999-8107 or e-mail HCADSymposium@trinity.edu.

The symposium will take place in the Ruth Taylor Recital Hall. Presented by Trinity’s Health Care Administration department, the event is co-sponsored by the Greater San Antonio Hospital Council.

Based in Washington, D.C., Mr. Umbdenstock is a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. He received a master’s degree in 1974 in Health Services Administration from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and a Bachelor of Arts in politics in 1972 from Fairfield University in Fairfield, Conn. 

Prior to assuming the AHA position, he was executive vice president of Providence Health & Services, an integrated health care system formed in 2006 through the merger of Providence Services and Providence Health System.  He served as president and chief executive officer of the former Providence Services in Spokane, Wash. The Providence system includes 27 hospitals, more than 35 non-acute facilities, physician clinics, a health plan, a liberal arts university, more than 46,000 employees, and housing and educational services.  The system serves communities in Alaska, Washington, Montana, Oregon, and California.

Mr. Umbdenstock’s career includes 11 years as an independent consultant for voluntary hospital governing boards in the United States and Canada.  He is the author of several books and articles for the hospital board audience, and has authored national survey reports for the AHA and its health Research and Educational Trust, and the American College of Healthcare Executives.

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