National Association of Health Services Executives Celebrating Our Future by Remembering Our Past: NAHSE at 50 National Association of Health Services Executives Celebrating Our Future by Remembering Our Past: NAHSE at 50 Diane M. Howard, Ph.D., FACHE, Editor National Association of Health Services Executives 1140 Connecticut Avenue, NW Suite 505 Washington, DC 20036 www.nahse.org ISBN-13: 978-1727066630 ISBN-10: 1727066634 Copyright © 2018 by National Association of Health Services Executives Cover design by Stacy Marshall Contents NAHSE History Moves Forward ...................................................................................xi The Winds of Change ....................................................................................................... 1 The Importance of Historical Documentation .............................................................. 3 The Long Hot Summer .....................................................................................................8 Early Hospitals in America ............................................................................................13 Establishing the American Medical Association and National Medical Association .............................................................................14 Formalizing Standards ................................................................................................... 17 The National Hospital Association ...............................................................................18 Black Hospital Reform ................................................................................................... 19 Leaders of the Hospital Reform Movement ................................................................21 The NHA and the AHA ................................................................................................. 24 The Role of Philanthropy ............................................................................................... 27 The Demise of the NHA .................................................................................................30 The National Conference of Hospital Administrators ...............................................31 The Sequel: The National Association of Health Services Executives .....................34 GeĴ ing the Work Study Program Started ................................................................... 38 Meeting a National Need ...............................................................................................40 Planning a Covert Takeover ...........................................................................................44 Minority Employment in Management and Administrative Positions (MEMAP) ..................................................................46 The Howard University Health Administration Program .......................................48 The First National NewsleĴ er .......................................................................................50 Race, Politics, and Hospitals .........................................................................................53 St. Albans Naval Hospital ..............................................................................................57 Annual Health Care Symposiums ................................................................................58 A Year of Setbacks ...........................................................................................................60 v AnnualContents NAHSE Meeting .............................................................................................. 62 Severing Ties with the AHA ..........................................................................................63 Robert Merri Leaves the National Offi ce .................................................................. 67 Coming Alive in 1975 ..................................................................................................... 69 A Rift with the Chicago Chapter .................................................................................. 70 RWJF Grant Funding Saves the Day ............................................................................ 72 Joint Commi ee of NAHSE and ACHA ......................................................................73 The First National Awards Luncheon ..........................................................................77 NAHSE’s Second Executive Director ...........................................................................77 National Black Hospital Fund (NBHF) ........................................................................80 A Solicitation from the UNCF ....................................................................................... 85 Honoring the Founders in Dallas in 1976 ....................................................................85 The First NAHSE Retreat: .............................................................................................87 1977—A Period of Transition ........................................................................................ 89 Containing Hospital Costs .............................................................................................92 Soliciting DHEW SUPPORT ..........................................................................................93 Special Health Career Opportunity Grant (SHCOG) ................................................ 95 The Congressional Black Caucus’ Health Brain Trust Meetings ............................. 96 The 1977 Membership Campaign ...............................................................................101 Eff ect of the Membership Campaign ......................................................................... 104 Institutional Membership Concerns During the Early Years ................................ 105 Reuniting with the AHA .............................................................................................. 110 The National Offi ce Closes .......................................................................................... 111 The Second NAHSE Retreat ....................................................................................... 116 At the Crossroads of Despair .......................................................................................120 A Plan of Action for the AHA ..................................................................................... 121 The ACHA Ad Hoc Commi ee on Minority Aff airs ...............................................126 NAHSE External Affi liations .......................................................................................129 National Offi ce Finds a New Home ........................................................................... 132 A Struggle within a Struggle ....................................................................................... 138 vi NAHSE’s Second Policy Brief ..................................................................................... 140 Charting the Future Direction of NAHSE ................................................................. 142 Asking the AHA for More ........................................................................................... 143 Building a Paid Membership ......................................................................................144 The Forward Plan ..........................................................................................................146 “Together We Stand” ....................................................................................................150 The National Offi ce Closes—Again ............................................................................152 AHA/NAHSE Joint Relations Commi ee Initiatives............................................... 153 1985: The Year of Commitment ...................................................................................155 The Third NAHSE Retreat ..........................................................................................157 The Sugar Ditch Lawsuit.............................................................................................. 159 Implementing the AHA-NAHSE Joint Relations Initiatives .................................. 160 The National Offi ce Finds New Home ...................................................................... 161 Minority Health Care Task Force Report ...................................................................162 The First NAHSE Educational Conference ............................................................... 164 Urban Shelters & Health Care Systems .................................................................... 165 Continuing the Services of USHCSI ........................................................................... 166 The Health Careers Opportunity Program Grant Application .............................. 168 Focusing on Disparities ................................................................................................171 Second Annual Education Conference ...................................................................... 172 The Question ..................................................................................................................174 Twenty Years Later........................................................................................................ 176 Celebrating the Twentieth Anniversary .....................................................................179 Improving the Educational Conference