By Josefa Paganuzzi, Thompson & Bender for NYP-Lawrence Hospital
Nov. 11, 2020: Michael J. Fosina, MPH, FACHE, president of NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital, and senior vice president, NewYork-Presbyterian, has been named chairman of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) for 2020-2021. Fosina assumed the role as chairman earlier this year. He previously served as chairman-elect.
“I’m honored to assume the ACHE chair at such a critical time in our nation’s healthcare history,” said Fosina, a resident of New Rochelle. “In addition to the severe challenges we face from the pandemic, we continue to confront unresolved societal issues such as health disparities, the uninsured and the fiscal sustainability of Medicare and Medicaid. We have also entered an era of rapid change, so I look forward to working with my colleagues to develop solutions and strategies that allow our institutions to thrive in the future.”
Fosina is a long-time member of the NewYork-Presbyterian executive team. In addition to his service to ACHE, Fosina is an advisory board member for the University of Delaware, College of Health Sciences; a member of the board of trustees for Silvercrest Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation; and a board member for LiveOn NY (Council of Senior Centers) and the Business Council of Westchester. He is also an active Fellow in the New York Academy of Medicine, and he was a Health and Aging Policy Fellow from 2011 to 2013, and a Congressional Fellow from 2011 to 2012.
Fosina received his master’s degree in public health from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Delaware.
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