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Meetings

Our membership meetings, for networking and professional development, are held on the third Thursday of each month September – June. Light refreshments are served beginning at 5:15 p.m., and our notorious speakers present from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Please check our Prospective Members link to get information on membership fees.

All meetings except our special venue ones in December and June are located at the Berenbaum, Weinshienk & Eason Law Firm in the 48th Floor, Republic Plaza, 370 17th Street, Denver, CO 80202. Validated parking at the Adam’s Mark Hotel across the street. Click here for directions.

If you are new to CWFHA, give us a try and come to our next meeting.

2006-2007 Program Meeting Schedule

Fall 2006

October – Margo Karsten, PhD President & CEO, Karsten Consulting Former President & CEO, Poudre Valley Hospital

Power and Politics: Female Healthcare Leadership click here to see biography

 

November – Andrea Y. Coleman Chief Operating Officer, Penrose-St. Francis Health Services

Moving Patient Safety & Quality Forward in an Age of Increased Transparency and Complexity” click here to see biography

 

December- CWFHA ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARTY Happy New Year!

 

January – Jandel T. Allen-Davis, MD, F.A.C.O.G. Associate Medical Director, External Relations Kaiser Permanente Colorado Region.

Women and Civic Responsibility: The Importance of Women as Advocates for Women's Health  click here to see biography

 

SPRING Program Coming Soon!

 

Next Meeting

Please join us on Thursday, October 19, 2006 for our guest speaker Margo A. Karsten.

Power and Politics: Female Healthcare Leadership

Margo A. Karsten is presently President and CEO of Karsten Consulting, a company helping organizations to improve their work environment and employee engagement, align their HR systems, and prepare for Malcolm Baldrige review.

Prior experience includes 3 years as CEO/President of Poudre Valley Hospital, where Margo provided leadership and strategic direction for a 285-bed hospital, clinics and behavioral health.  In collaboration with the leadership team at Poudre Valley, Margo accomplished the following:  (1) Overall physician job satisfaction “top box” in the Avator data bank, 2005, (2) Patient Satisfaction improvement from the 42nd percentile ranking to the top 25th percentile ranking, (3) Turnover rate reduction from 22% to 8.2%, vacancy rate 4% in 2004 and 2.2% in 2005, (4) Malcolm Baldrige national site visit October 2005, (5) Revamped Employee Forums, attendance increased from 50 participants to 800, (6) Developed and implemented robotic program for three specialties, and (7) Developed clinical service lines in Maternal/Child/Ortho/Gastric Bypass, and Oncology.

All members are eligible to win a $100 gift certificate to Tallgrass Spa in Evergreen! Simply drop a business card at each membership meeting you attend and you may be this year's winner!