Tonja Myers Receives ACHCA Facility Leadership Award
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Tonja Myers Receives ACHCA Facility Leadership Award
Alexandria, VA -- May 3, 2011 – The American College of Health Care Administrators (ACHCA) honored Tonja Myers, , Administrator of St. Francis of Bellingham in Bellingham, WA with the 2011 American College of Health Care Administrator’s Facility Leadership Award. The leadership award was celebrated during the awards banquet at ACHCA’s Annual Convocation and Exposition in New Orleans, LA, May 2, 2011. Three hundred ninety-two were awarded leadership awards nationally, 37 of which were at the awards banquet.Myers was one of 355 recipients who received the Facility Leadership Award with virtual recognition. This annual award recognizes administrators of nursing homes who have met superior health care standards. Selection of those receiving the award was based on reported skilled nursing facility resident data from the MDS that reflects the care and services provided. In addition to meeting stringent patient care and life safety code standards, recipient’s organizations must have an average occupancy above 90 percent, and the same administrator must have filled the role throughout the award year.
Founded in 1962, the American College of Health Care Administrators (ACHCA) is the only professional association devoted solely to meeting the professional needs of today's long-term care administrator and executive. ACHCA’s mission focuses on advancing leadership excellence in long term care through the provision of leadership education, promotion of professional advancement programs such as Fellowship and professional Certification, and facilitation of leadership development. ACHCA’s diverse membership includes administrators across the continuum of long-term care.
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Becky Reisinger
Marketing and Business Relations Manager
American College of Health Care Administrators
breisinger@achca.org
Phone: (202) 536-5120, ext 6446
