The National Center for Healthcare Leadership (NCHL) is a not-for-profit organization that works to assure that high quality, relevant and accountable leadership is available to meet the challenges of delivering quality patient healthcare in the 21st century. NCHL’s goal is to improve health system performance and the health status of the entire country through effective healthcare management leadership.

Three NCHL Board members were named to Modern Healthcare's 2009 100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare list. Congratulations to Michael Dowling, President and CEO, North Shore-LIJ Health System; Patricia Gabow, President and CEO, Denver Health; Joseph Swedish, President and CEO, Trinity Health.

Also, three NCHL Leadership Excellence Networks participants were named in Modern Healthcare's Top 10 Health Systems Quality/Efficiency: Advocate Healthcare, Henry Ford Health System, and Trinity Health. We applaud the excellent work these systems are doing to imporve the health of their communities.

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