Councils and Committees

AzHHA Committees, Councils, Work Groups, Task Forces and Roundtables

As an AzHHA member, you can influence the future of healthcare in Arizona by serving on one of the many committees, councils, task forces and work groups that guide the Association and help shape its position on key issues. By collaborating with your colleagues from across the hospital provider spectrum, you can help create positive change in Arizona's healthcare environment.

Advocacy & Regulatory
  • Committee on Behavioral Health
  • Committee on Federal Relations
  • Committee on Legislative Affairs
  • Committee on Small Rural Hospitals
  • Emergency Department Overcrowding Work Group
  • Healthcare Compliance Task Force
  • Public Relations Roundtable
  • Rehabilitation Services Provider Committee
  • Task Force on Healthcare Compliance
  • Vice Presidents of Medical Affairs/Chief Medical Officers Work Group

Contact: AzHHA Public Affairs Department, 602-445-4300.

Communications
  • Public Relations Roundtable

Contact: Bridget O'Gara, vice president, Communications, bogara@azhha.org or 602-445-4300, ext. 4318.

Finance
  • Managed Care Task Force

Contact: Jim Haynes, vice president, Finance & chief financial officer, jhaynes@azhha.org or 602-445-4300, ext. 4308.

Quality & Patient Safety
  • Patients Role in Safety (Forget Me Nots)
  • Patient Safety Officer Work Group
  • The Med Form Advisory
  • WRAPS (Western Region Alliance for Patient Safety)
  • Color Coded Wristband Standardization Work Group (Retired)

Contact: Adda Alexander, executive vice president, aalexander@azhha.org or 602-445-4300, ext. 4314 or Barb Averyt, Program Director - Safe and Sound, baveryt@azhha.org or 602-445-4300, ext. 4321.

AzHHA Service Corporation
  • Job Fair Program Committee
  • State Compensation Fund of Arizona Safety Commission

Contact: John Koeneke, manager for business development, jkoeneke@azhha.org or 602-445-4300, ext. 4313.

Strategic Initiatives
  • Community Benefits Advisory Work Group
  • Economic Impact Study
  • Transparency Work Group

Contact: Jim Haynes (Transparency Work Group), vice president, Finance & chief financial officer, jhaynes@azhha.org or 602-445-4300, ext. 4308 or Bridget O'Gara (Community Benefits Advisory Work Group and Economic Impact Study), vice president, Communications, bogara@azhha.org or 602-445-4300, ext. 4318.

Workforce

Contact: Adda Alexander, executive vice president, aalexander@azhha.org or 602-445-4300, ext. 4314
Barb Averyt, Program Director - Safe & Sound, baveryt@azhha.org or 602-445-4300, ext. 4321
Beth Ellis, Project Director - Arizona Healthcare Workforce Data Center, bellis@azhha.org or 602-445-4300, ext. 4319.