Click on the map below to find the chapters in your region.
New England
New England Society for Healthcare Communications
Kelly Woodsum
Executive Director
PO Box 336
Rowley, MA 01969
Phone: 978.948.8600
Fax: 978.948.2709
E-mail: kwoodsum@neshco.org
New England Society for Healthcare Strategy
Jeffrey B. Hughes
Principal
PO Box 831 47 Oliver Street
New Castle, NH 03854
Phone: 603.436.6360
E-mail: jb921@rcn.com
Donna Powell (Adminstrative Coordinator)
E-mail: contact@neshs.org
Mid-Atlantic
Capital Area Healthcare Communicators
PO Box 33043
Washington, DC 20033
Website: www.healthcommunicators.org
Richard Sheehe
Principal, the Sheehe Group
1510 Farsta Court
Reston, VA 20190
Phone: 202.527.2681
E-mail: info@richardsheehe.com
Maryland Society for Healthcare Strategy & Market Development
Constance Whittington Helms
President
Whittington Helms & Assoc., LLC
4 Prospect Bay Drive West
Grasonville, MD 21638
Phone: 410.339.7816
E-mail: mshsmd@yahoo.com
Website: www.mshsmd.org
Healthcare Planning & Marketing Society of New Jersey
Norm Tessell
President
HPMSNJ
17 Bedford Lane
Newton, PA 18940
Phone: 215.840.6636
E-mail: n.tessell@verizon.net
Website: www.hpmsnj.org
Communications Committee of the Iroquois Healthcare Alliance
Stacy Connors
Asst Vice President, Media Relations & Advocacy
Iroquois Healthcare Alliance
17 Halfmoon Executive Park Drive
Clifton Park, NY 12065
Phone: 518.383.5060
Fax: 518.383.2616
E-mail: sconnors@iroquois.org
Website: www.iroquois.org
Healthcare Public Relations & Marketing Society of Greater New York
Theresa Cavanaugh
Corporate Director, Marketing
Continuum Health Partners
555 West 57th Street, 19th Floor
New York, NY 10019
Phone: 212.523.7195
E-mail: tcavanaugh@chpnet.org
Public Relations Committee of the Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council
Janine Logan
Director of Communications
Nassau-Suffolk Hospital Council
1383 Veterans Memorial Highway, Suite 26
Hauppauge, NY 11788
Phone: 631.963.4156
Fax: 631.435.2343
E-mail: jlogan@nshc.org
Southeast
Alabama Healthcare Public Relations and Marketing Society
Peter Frohmader
Marketing Director
Jackson Hospital
1725 Pine Street
Montgomery, AL 36106
Phone: 334.293.8805
Fax: 334.293.8971
E-mail: frohmaderp@jackson.org
Carolinas Healthcare Public Relations and Marketing Society
Margaret Gregory
Director, Marketing & Public Relations
Providence Hospitals
2435 Forest Drive
Columbia, SC 29204
Phone: 803.256.5460
E-mail: Margaret.Gregory@ProvidenceHospitals.com
Website: www.chprms.com
Carolinas Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development
Sara Bullock
Service Line Director, Orthopedics
Georgetown Memorial Hospital
606 Black River Road
Georgetown, SC 29442
E-mail: sarabullock249@hotmail.com
Website: www.cshsmd.org
Florida Society for Healthcare Public Relations & Marketing
Florida Hospital Association
306 East College Avenue
Tallahassee, FL 32301
Phone: 850.222.9800
Fax: 850.561.6230
Website: www.fha.org
Vikki Arnold Mioduszewskiobin
Senior Editor/Medical Writer
Baptist Health
841 Prudential Dr Ste 1801
Jacksonville, FL 32207
Phone: 904.202.5122
E-mail: vikki.mioduszewski@bmcjax.xom
Georgia Society for Healthcare Marketing & Public Relations
Georgia Hospital Association
1675 Terrell Mill Road
Marietta, GA 30067
Amy C Winn
Director Corporate Communications
University Health Care System
1350 Walton Way
Augusta, GA 30901-2629
Phone: 706.828.2492
Fax: 706.828.2469
E-mail: awinn@uh.org
Kentucky Healthcare Strategy Forum
Elizabeth Cobb
Kentucky Hopsital Association
Website: www.khsf.net
Kentucky Society for Hospital Public Relations
Kentucky Hospital Association
PO Box 24163
Louisville, KY 40224
Barbara Taylor
Owensboro Medical Health System
Director of Marketing and Public Relations
811 East Parrish Ave.
Owensboro, KY 42303
Phone: 270.685.7191
E-mail: barbara.taylor@omhs.org
Mississippi Hospital Association
Society for Healthcare Marketing and Public Relations
Shawn Rossi
Vice President for Marketing & Public Relations Mississippi Hospital Association
P.O Box 1909 - 116 Woodgreen Crossing
Madison, MS 39110
Phone: 601.368.3237
E-mail: srossi@mhanet.org
Website: www.mhanet.org
Christina Brown
Director of Marketing
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle
2522 5th Street, South
Columbus, MS 39701
Phone: 662.244.1000
Tennessee Society for Health Care Marketing & Public Relations
Tory Daughrity
Director, Marketing & Public Relations
Henry County Medical Center
P O Box 1030
Paris, TN 38242-1030
Phone: 731-644-8266
E-mail: tdaughrity@hcmc-tn.org
Virginia Society for Healthcare Marketing & Public Relations
Virginia Hospital Association
PO Box 31394
Richmond, VA 23294
Website: www.vshmpr.com
West Virginia Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development
Jim Strawn
President
Highland Hospital
300 56th Street
Charleston, WV 25304
Phone: 304.348.1417
E-mail: jstrawn@highlandhosp.com
Southcentral
Arkansas Society for Healthcare Marketing and Public Relations
Laura Pickens
Vice President Marketing
St Bernards Healthcare
225 East Jackson Avenue
Jonesboro, AR 72401
Phone: 870.972.4483
E-mail: lpickens@sbrmc.org
Louisiana Society for Hospital Public Relations and Marketing
Christine Albert
Assistant Vice President Marketing
Touro Infirmary
1401 Foucher Street
New Orleans, LA 70630
Phone: 504.897.8263
E-mail: christine.albert@touro.com
Oklahoma Hospital Association Public Relations & Marketing Society
Oklahoma Hospital Association
4000 North Lincoln Boulevard
Oklahoma City, OK 73105
Cathie Cordis
Director, Public Relations
Logan Medical Center
PO Box 1017
Guthrie, OK 73044
Phone: 405-282-6700
E-mail: ccordis@loganhosp.com
Midwest
Illinois Society for Healthcare Marketing & Public Relations
Tracy Simons
Director of Community Relations and Marketing
Silver Cross Hospital
1200 Maple Road
Joliet, IL 60432-1497
Phone: 815.740.7119
E-mail: tsimons@silvercross.org
Website: www.ishmpr.org
Indiana Healthcare Marketing and Public Relations Society
Kristi Whitacre
Public Relations Manager
Union Hospital
1606 N. 7th Street
Terre Haute, IN 47804
Phone: 812.238.7495
E-mail: kwhitacre@uhhg.org
Michigan Society for Healthcare Planning & Marketing
Frank Veltri
Director, Strategic Planning
St. John Health System
28000 Dequindre Road, 2nd Floor
Warren, MI 48092
Phone: 586.753.0006
Fax: 586.753.0008
E-mail: frank.veltri@st.john.org
Cincinnati Alliance for Healthcare Marketing
Holly Smith
Planning and Marketing Analyst
St. Elizabeth Medical Center
210 Thomas More Parkway, Ste B
Crestview Hills, KY 41017
Phone: 859.301.6325
E-mail: hsmith1@stelizabeth.com
Hospital Council of Northwest Ohio
Jan L. Ruma
Executive Director - Toledo
Lucas County CareNet - Hospital Council of Northwest Ohio
3231 Central Park West Drive Suite 200
Toledo, OH 43617
Phone: 419.842.0800
Fax: 419.843.8889
E-mail: jruma@hcno.org
Website: www.hcno.org
Health Care Public Relations & Marketing Society for
Southeastern Wisconsin
Tammy Ward
Account Executive
Gentiva Home Health
10909 W Greenfield Avenue
West Allis, WI 53214
Phone: 262.723.8400
E-mail: president@hcprms.org
Website: www.hcprms.org
Wisconsin Healthcare Public Relations & Marketing Society
Heather Sullivan
Marketing Specialist
Mercy Health System
Janesville, WI 53548
E-mail: president@whprms.org
Website: www.whprms.org
Uppermidwest
Iowa Society for Healthcare Marketing & Public Relations
Ross Bruno
Vice President of Business Development
Hellman
PO Box 18368
Waterloo, IA
E-mail: r.bruno@hellman.com
Kansas Association of Health Care Communicators
Kansas Hospital Association
PO Box 2308
Topeka, KS 66601
Marcia Newell
Marketing and Development Coordinator
Clay County Medical Center
PO Box 512
Clay Center, KS 67432-0512
E-mail: mnewell@ccmcks.org
Minnesota Health Strategy and Communications Network
Deb McKinley
Communications and Outreach Manager
Stratis Health
2901 Metro Drive, Suite 400
Bloomington, MN 55425
E-mail: dmckinley@stratishealth.org
Website: www.mhscn.com
Missouri Association for Healthcare Public Relations & Marketing
Shawn Arni
Director of Marketing
Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics
2401 Gillham Road
Kansas City, MO 64108-4619
Phone: 816.346.1371
E-mail: sarni@cmh.edu
St. Louis Society for Healthcare Planning & Marketing
Maureen Foster
Director, H. R. Support
Ascension Health
4600 Edmundson Road
St. Louis, MO 63134
Phone: 314.253.6820
Fax: 314.253.6714
E-mail: mfoster@ascensionhealth.org
Kansas City Healthcare Communicators Society
Jennifer Benz
Public Relations Director
Liberty Hospital
2525 Glenn Hendren Drive
Liberty, MO 64168
Phone: 816.792.7095
Fax: 816.407.4667
E-mail: jennifer.benz@libertyhospital.org
Website: www.kchcs.org
Nebraska HealthCare Marketers
Julie Lausterer
Marketing Development and Community Relaions
Saudners Medical Center
1760 County Road J
Wahoo, NE 68066
Phone: 402.443.1427
E-mail: jlausterer@saunersmedicalcenter.com
South Dakota Association of Healthcare Marketing & Public Relations
Peggy Vidal
Lead Public Relations Coordinator
Regional Health
PO Box 6000
Rapid city, SD 57709
Phone: 605.719.5633
E-mail: pvidal@regionalhealth.com
Intermountain
Colorado Healthcare Communicators
P.O. Box 300217
Denver, CO 80203
Phone: 303.265.9270
E-mail: info@healthcarecommunicators.org
Website: www.HealthcareCommunicators.org
Kelly Robbins
CEO
A Marketing Connection, Inc.
1232 Cottonwood Street
Broomfield, CO 80020
Phone: 303.460.0285
E-mail: kelly@kellyrobbinsllc.com
Idaho Society for Healthcare Marketing & Public Relations
Idaho Hospital Association
PO Box 8927
Boise, ID 83707
Phone: 208.338.5100
Donnie Holden
Marketing Director
Life Care Centers of Treasure Valley
502 N. Kimball Place
Boise, ID 83704
Phone: 208.337.1900
Fax: 208.377.1905
Montana Health Care Communications & Development Association
Carol Condon
Glendive Medical Center
202 Prospect Drive
Glendive, MT 59107-5200
Phone: 406.345.8996
E-mail: ccondon@gmc.org
New Mexico Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development
Stephanie Gonzales
Community Liaison
SolAmor Hospice
5700 Harper NE, Suite 300
Albuquerque, NM 87109
Phone: 505.821.2500
Fax: 505.821.2505
E-mail: stephanie.gonzales@solamorhospice.com
Website: www.shsmd-nm.org
Utah Society for HealthCare Communications and Marketing
Chantelle Turner
Public Relations Specialist
University Health Care/University of Utah Health Sciences
420 Chipeta Way, Suite 1900
Salt Lake City, UT 84108
Phone: 801.581.7387
Fax: 801.585.5188
E-mail: chantelle.turner@hsc.utah.edu
West
Health Care Communicators of San Diego
Megan Richards,Co-President
Public Relations Coordinator
Scripps Health
4275 Campus Point Court
San Diego, CA 92121
Phone: 858.678.6894
Healthcare Public Relations and Marketing Association of
Southern California
Amanda Weig
Director, Marketing & Public Relations
Greater Newport Physicians
P.O. Box 6270
Newport Beach, CA 92658
Phone: 949.574.4490
E-mail: Amanda.weig@nautilushmg.com
Healthcare Communicators of Oregon
P. O. Box 3441
Portland, OR 97208-3441
Rika Bering
President
Healthcare Communicators of OR
21215 S Sweetbriar Road
West Linn, OR 97968.9345
Phone: 503.580.0162
E-mail: rbering@rbering.com
