OrthoWilmington CEO Earns Fellow Status In Prestigious National Society

Feb. 1, 2013 - PRLog -- January 29, 2013
Contact: Jennifer Loper • OrthoWilmington, P.A. • 910-332-1507
Jennifer.Loper@orthowilmington.com • orthowilmington.com

Wilmington, NC, January 24, 2013—OrthoWilmington Chief Executive Officer Stephen L. DeBiasi, FACHE, CMPE, recently became a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare

Executives, the nation’s leading professional society for healthcare leaders, particularly hospitals and healthcare systems.

“Because healthcare management ultimately affects the people in our communities, it is critical to have a standard of excellence promoted by a professional organization,” says Thomas C. Dolan, PhD, FACHE, CAE, president and chief executive officer of ACHE. “By becoming an ACHE Fellow and simultaneously earning board certification from ACHE, healthcare leaders can show that they are committed to providing high-quality service to their patients and community.”

Fellow status represents achievement of the highest standard of professional development, with only 7,500 healthcare executives holding this distinction. To obtain Fellow status, candidates must fulfill multiple requirements, including passing a comprehensive examination, meeting academic and experiential criteria, earning continuing education credits and demonstrating professional/community involvement. Fellows are also committed to ongoing professional development and must undergo recertification every three years.

For more information regarding the FACHE credential, please contact the ACHE Division of Membership at (312) 424-9400 or contact@ache.org, or visit ache.org/FACHE.

OrthoWilmington offers comprehensive orthopaedic services, specialties and technologies to patients throughout southeastern North Carolina, with locations in Wilmington, Jacksonville and Leland. The extensive medical team includes fellowship-trained and board-certified experts in a variety of subspecialties, including spine, sports medicine, joint replacement & reconstruction, hand & upper extremity, foot & ankle, and trauma. In addition to surgical specialties, PM&R (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physicians offer non-surgical treatment options for musculoskeletal conditions.

For more information, including patient education resources, visit orthowilmington.com.

The American College of Healthcare Executives is an international professional society of more than 30,000 healthcare executives who lead hospitals, healthcare systems and other healthcare organizations.

ACHE is known for its prestigious FACHE® credential, signifying board certification in healthcare management, and its educational programs including the annual Congress on Healthcare Leadership, which draws more than 4,000 participants each year. ACHE’s established network of more than 80 chapters provides access to networking, education and career development at the local level. Through such efforts, ACHE works toward its goal of being the premier professional society for healthcare executives dedicated to improving healthcare delivery.