Local Executive Earns Top Healthcare Management Credential
Ruth Lefton Becomes FACHE Fellow
CONTACT: Rodney Yancey
Corporate Communications Manager
215-456-3922
yanceyr@einstein.edu
Philadelphia, PA, August 11, 2008 ─ Ruth Lefton, FACHE, COO, MossRehab and Einstein at Elkins Park, recently became a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives
(FACHE) – the nation’s leading professional society for healthcare leaders.
“Because healthcare management ultimately affects the people in our communities, its is critically important to have a standard
of excellence promoted by a professional organization,” says Thomson C. Dolan, PhD, FACHE, CAE, president and chief executive
officer of ASCHE. “By becoming an ACHE Fellow and simultaneously earning board certification from ACHE, healthcare leaders
can show that they are committed to providing high-quality service to their patients and community.”
Fellow status represents achievement of the highest standard of professional development. In fact, only 7,500 healthcare executives
hold this distinction. To obtain Fellow status, candidates must fulfill multiple requirements, including passing a comprehensive
examination, meeting academic and experiential criteria, earning continuing education credits and demonstrating professional/community
involvement. Fellows are also committed to ongoing professional development and undergo recertification every three years.
Ms. Lefton is privileged to use the FACHE credential, which signifies board certification in Healthcare management and ACHE
Fellow status. Lefton is a resident of Elkins Park, PA.
About the American College of Healthcare Executives
The American College of Healthcare Executives is an international professional society of more than 30,000 healthcare executives
who lead our nation’s hospitals, healthcare systems and other healthcare organizations. ACHE is known for its prestigious
credentialing and educational programs and its annual Congress on Healthcare Leadership, which draws more than 4,500 participants
each year.
About Albert Einstein Healthcare Network
Albert Einstein Healthcare Network is a 1,200 bed integrated delivery network serving the communities of North Philadelphia
and Montgomery County, PA. A founding member of the Jefferson Health System, Einstein combines the best of academic medicine
and community service, employing nearly 7,000 people, and offering training programs for physician residents and fellows,
nurses and other health professionals. The Network provides healthcare services through the Albert Einstein Medical Center
and Einstein at Elkins Park hospitals, its MossRehab and Belmont Behavioral Health divisions, Germantown Community Health
Services, Willow Terrace (a nursing home), Willowcrest (a center for subacute care), outpatient facilities such as Center
One and Einstein Neighborhood Healthcare, network of primary care and specialist practices throughout the community. For more
information, visit www.einstein.edu or call 1-800-EINSTEIN.
Publish date: August 13, 2008
