Laura Palmer, DHA, CMT, CLT, knows that a culture of health starts with service. As a member of the CAHL Volunteer Outreach and Member Recognition Committee, she shares her passion for volunteering this month and encourages all members to seek out opportunities to...
Applying Transformational Leadership to the Collaborative Field of Radiation Therapy
By Cheryl Young, EdD, RT(T) This Sponsor Contribution is excerpted from the Master’s Thesis of the author and is reprinted with permission. Radiation Therapy, as defined by educators Perez and Brady (2008),1 is a clinical modality utilizing ionizing radiation to treat...
Member Spotlight | Carla Stanley
Carla Stanley, HC,BSN,RN,FACHE,HCM-BC,NEA-BC Chief Nurse Executive with Cal Corrections Health Care Services. Carla Stanley was honored with a 2022 Service Award at this year’s CAHL Annual Meeting, held in August 2022. Carla learned servant leadership at an early...
Strategy and Strategic Planning in Healthcare: Are They Dead or Alive
Andrew S. James RN, MS, MHA, FACHE Yevgeny Ostrovskiy MBA, MS-HCA An Excerpt A business strategy is a set of guiding principles that, when communicated and adopted within the organization, generate a desired pattern of decision-making. A strategy, therefore, relates...
It is time to provide your voice on California Health policy
Over the last few pandemic years, the general public and healthcare leaders have realized the importance of Federal and State policy. I write to you with 15 years of healthcare experience, including clinical roles, operational leadership, organizational strategy, and...
Leadership – A Military Medicine Necessity
By Maj Marc Rittberg, USAF, MSC Leadership is defined by Dictionary.com as “the position or function of a leader, a person who guides or directs a group.” There is a lot to be said about that statement. How does one measure leadership or account for leadership being...