National Association of Health Services Executives (NAHSE)
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NAHSE New Jersey.
Our Mission:
The National Association of Health Services Executives (NAHSE) is a non-profit association of Black health care executives founded in 1968 for the purpose of promoting the advancement and development of Black health care leaders, and elevating the quality of health care services rendered to minority and underserved communities.
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NAHSE's purpose is to ensure greater participation of minority groups in the health field. Our basic objective is to develop and maintain a strong viable national body to more effectively have input in the national health care delivery system. This organization has provided a vehicle for Black professionals to effectively participate in the design, direction and delivery of quality healthcare to all people.
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Our Vision:
NAHSE will be recognized globally as the premier professional membership society for Black professionals in health care management. NAHSE strives to improve the health status, economic opportunities and educational advancement of the communities we serve.
Our Story
NAHSE places its origin as far back as the early 1930's, when a group of black health executives formed what was then called the National Hospital Association (NHA), an affiliate of the National Medical Association (NMA). In 1936, a meeting of all "Negro hospital executives" was called and held at Lincoln Hospital in Durham, NC. At that meeting, the NHA was renamed the National Conference of Hospital Administration (NCHA). Dr. Albert W. Dent was named Chairman and Mr. John Procope was named Secretary-Treasurer. After several changes in leadership, the Conference's activities were limited to one informal meeting held in conjunction with the annual AHA meeting. In 1968, NAHSE was formed and Mr. Everett V. Fox was named the first President.
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The New Jersey Chapter of NAHSE was chartered on March 26th, 2017 as the 29th chapter in the United States. As the first and only chapter established in the state of New Jersey, this chapter serves health care professionals living throughout the five regions of the state.
Transformational leadership is the foundation of the New Jersey Chapter focusing on recruitment, team-building, and motivation while simultaneously striving to improve the health status, economic opportunities and educational advancement of the communities we serve. This chapter is unique because aside from being located in one of the most diverse states in the United States, this chapter calls home a state that is proudly recognized as one of the best places to work in healthcare.