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April 2008 - Minnesota Hospital Association retains The Walker Company to assist in a broad range of association development projects
The Minnesota Hospital Association (MHA) has retained The Walker Company to work with the association’s senior leaders to assist in developing and implementing a variety of association projects in 2008-2009.
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April 2008 - Colorado Hospital Association subscribes to The Walker Company’s governance newsletter service
The Colorado Hospital Association will begin publication of the Colorado Trustee, an 8-page quarterly governance newsletter, in spring 2008. The Colorado Trustee is one of ten quarterly governance newsletters produced by The Walker Company exclusively for the trustees of state hospital association members.
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April 2008 - American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration (ASHHRA) retains The Walker Company to plan and facilitate three “Thought Leader Forums”
The American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration (ASHHRA) has engaged The Walker Company to assist in planning and facilitating three “Thought Leader Forums,” bringing together high-level thought leaders to brainstorm, dialogue and share their best thinking related to the topics at hand. The Thought Leader Forums will take place in July 2008, October 2008, and in the first quarter of 2009.
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March 2008 - Iowa Hospital Association retains The Walker Company to present programs at its 2008 Annual Meeting
The Iowa Hospital Association has retained The Walker Company to plan and present a mock board meeting, to be followed by a presentation on “Great Governance X Factors”, at its 2008 Annual Meeting. For information on the mock board meeting, click here.
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March 2008 - Marengo Memorial Hospital retains The Walker Company to provide governance services
Marengo Memorial Hospital (MMH) has engaged The Walker Company to provide a broad range of governance development services in 2008-2009. The company’s GovernanceWORKS™ service package includes a broad array of governance-building services, including governance self-assessment, governance succession planning, board education, evaluation of governance systems and process, and more.
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March 2008 - Georgia Hospital Association retains The Walker Company to present two webcasts
The Georgia Hospital Association has retained The Walker Company to present two governance webcasts in May and June 2008. The first webcast will focus on “boardroom basics,” and the second will focus on “community connections.” Recordings of the webcasts will be available to Georgia Hospital Association members on CDs.
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March 2008 - Group Services for America’s Blood Centers engages The Walker Company to conduct a governance self-assessment
Group Services for America’s Blood Centers has engaged The Walker Company to conduct a governance self-assessment. The assessment will be conducted in Summer 2008 in preparation for the organization’s governance retreat, which will be facilitated by The Walker Company in October 2008.
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February 2008 - Granite Falls Municipal Hospital and Manor retains The Walker Company to plan and facilitate its 2008 Strategic Planning Retreat
The Walker Company has been retained by Granite Falls Municipal Hospital and Manor, Granite Falls, MN to facilitate its 2008 Strategic Planning Retreat, held in March 2008. The Walker Company will conduct a pre-retreat survey to gather input prior to the retreat, and facilitate the retreat, which will make extensive use of our OptionWORKS™ electronic polling technology. For more information about OptionWORKS™ click here.
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February 2008 - The Arkansas Association of Hospital Trustees retains The Walker Company to develop a trustee orientation manual
The Walker Company has been retained by the Arkansas Association of Hospital Trustees (AAHT) to develop a comprehensive trustee manual for use by its members. The manual will include basic governance accountabilities, national and state health care trends, regulations and legal issues, a healthcare vocabulary and more.
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February 2008 - Wisconsin Hospital Association engages The Walker Company to present a “mock board meeting”
The Wisconsin Hospital Association has retained The Walker Company to present a “mock board meeting” at its 2008 Rural Health Conference in June. For information on the mock board meeting program, click here.
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February 2008 - The Metropolitan Chicago Health Council retains The Walker Company to conduct a governance self-assessment and facilitate its annual meeting
The Metropolitan Chicago Health Council has engaged The Walker Company to conduct a board self-assessment. The online assessment will be conducted in April 2008 in preparation for the Council’s retreat, which will be facilitated by The Walker Company in June 2008.
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January 2008 - Illinois Hospital Association engages The Walker Company to present “ Illinois Hospital Association Governance Challenge” program
The Illinois Hospital Association has retained The Walker Company to present an interactive governance education session at its 2008 Small and Rural Hospitals Annual Meeting. The “Governance Challenge” is a unique "game-show" presentation that allows audience members to answer questions about governance issues and challenges using OptionWORKS™, The Walker Company’s innovative electronic voting system. For more information on the Governance Challenge, click here.
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January 2008 - The Okalahoma Organization of Nurse Executives engages The Walker Company to present a full-day program on succession planning
The Okalahoma Organization of Nurse Executives (OONE) has engaged The Walker Company to present a full-day program on nurse executive succession planning at its Spring Meeting in Tulsa, OK. The presentation will include a combination of presentation and audience interaction, including a “Nurse Jeopardy” game show, and discussion questions revolving around a unique “Case Brief” on a fictional Oklahoma hospital.
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January 2008 - Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association engages The Walker Company to present a “mock board meeting”
The Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association has retained The Walker Company to present a “mock board meeting” at its Spring Conference in April 2008. For information on the mock board meeting program, click here.
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