The American Hospital Association has named Benjamin K. Chu, MD, MPH, MACP, group president for Kaiser Permanente Southern California and Kaiser Permanente Hawaii, as chair-elect of the association.
He will become chair of AHA, the group's top elected leader, in 2013.
"It is my privilege to serve in this role as hospitals from across the country discuss how we can best care for our patients in this changing health care landscape," Dr. Chu said in a statement. "Healthcare is at a crossroads and hospitals will play an important role in improving the health of all Americans."
Specializing in internal medicine, Dr. Chu previously served as senior associate dean at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and associate dean and vice president for clinical affairs at the New York University School of Medicine and Medical Center. From 1989 to 1990, he was a legislative assistant for health for New Jersey Senator Bill Bradley, holding a Robert Wood Johnson policy fellowship.
Dr. Chu also serves on the board of the Commonwealth Fund in New York and is chair of the American Legacy Foundation. He has previously served on the American Hospital Association Board and was a member of its executive committee in 2008. Currently he is an AHA representative to The Joint Commission.
Dr. Chu earned his medical degree from New York University and holds a master's of public health from Columbia University and a bachelor's degree from Yale University.
Read the Kaiser Permanente release on Dr. Benjamin Chu.
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He will become chair of AHA, the group's top elected leader, in 2013.
"It is my privilege to serve in this role as hospitals from across the country discuss how we can best care for our patients in this changing health care landscape," Dr. Chu said in a statement. "Healthcare is at a crossroads and hospitals will play an important role in improving the health of all Americans."
Specializing in internal medicine, Dr. Chu previously served as senior associate dean at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and associate dean and vice president for clinical affairs at the New York University School of Medicine and Medical Center. From 1989 to 1990, he was a legislative assistant for health for New Jersey Senator Bill Bradley, holding a Robert Wood Johnson policy fellowship.
Dr. Chu also serves on the board of the Commonwealth Fund in New York and is chair of the American Legacy Foundation. He has previously served on the American Hospital Association Board and was a member of its executive committee in 2008. Currently he is an AHA representative to The Joint Commission.
Dr. Chu earned his medical degree from New York University and holds a master's of public health from Columbia University and a bachelor's degree from Yale University.
Read the Kaiser Permanente release on Dr. Benjamin Chu.
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