Hospital leaders appointed to statewide groups

HILLSDALE — Six members of Hillsdale Hospital’s leadership team were recently appointed to serve on Michigan Health and Hospital Association (MHA) statewide councils and committees. MHA councils serve the statewide healthcare community by influencing association policies and focusing on issues specific to the appropriate MHA group.

Jeremiah “JJ” Hodshire, President & Chief Executive Officer: Hodshire is in his third year serving on the MHA Board of Trustees. He is also again serving on the Small or Rural Hospital Council, and the Human Resources & Workforce Council. On the Small or Rural Hospital Council,, Hodshire helps to identify and examine issues unique to small and rural providers from a regulatory and policy development viewpoint. He also offers insight on issues affecting the healthcare workforce through his service on the Human Resources & Workforce Council.

Rachel Lott, Chief Communications Officer: Lott is again serving on the Legislative Policy Panel. This group examines healthcare legislation impacting Michigan hospitals. By serving on this panel, she will be involved in making recommendations of formal association positions on legislation and help guide association advocacy efforts based on the MHA Board of Trustees’ legislative priorities.

John Robertson, Chief Quality, Information & Technology Officer: Robertson will serve on the newly formed Chief Quality Officer (CQO) Council, which provides a forum to assemble, promote and advance the role of CQOs, catalyzing the delivery of safe care. The council will also provide insight, advice and recommendations to the MHA and its patient safety organization, the Keystone Center. He will also advise on policy issues related to health equity, safety, quality management and compliance issues through his service on the Safety & Quality Committee.

Meghan Campbell, Chief Nursing Officer: Campbell will serve on the Person and Family Engagement Advisory Council (PFEAC), which promotes and accelerates the principles of person-and-family-centered care in Michigan hospitals. The PFEAC provides the voice of patients and families within the MHA and MHA Keystone Center. As chief nursing officer, Campbell and her team are directly engaged with patients and their families during the course of their care.

Doris Whorley, Director of Risk Management, Patient Advocate & Recipient Rights Advisor: Whorley will service alongside Campbell on the Person and Family Engagement Advisory Council (PFEAC) . In her role as patient advocate, Whorley has a front-row seat to the experience of patients and their families, and is often their first point of contact for questions or concerns during or after their care.

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Joshua Daugherty, Information Technology Manager & Network Administrator: Daugherty will begin serving on the Health Information Technology Strategy Committee to identify and develop strategies to help the MHA and its members with health information technology issues by reviewing regulatory and industry trends with significant implications for member hospitals and health systems.

"Our vision as an organization is to lead the nation in defining and advancing the role of rural health providers,” said Lott, who is also Hillsdale Hospital’s spokesperson. “Through our service on these councils and committees, we, by provide the rural perspective to further that effort here in Michigan, joining with our MHA colleagues and fellow healthcare organizations to sustain and continuously improve the care we provide to all our communities.”

— Contact Reporter Corey Murray at cmurray@hillsdale.net or follow him on X, formerly Twitter: @cmurrayHDN.

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