Alabama Primary Health Care Association Selects Power 2 Transform to Develop Leaders in Community Health Care

    MONTGOMERY, AL, February 18, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Alabama Primary Health Care Association, a leading provider of professional services to the state's non-profit community health network, has partnered with Power 2 Transform, a health care leadership development company founded by master trainer and speaker John Bentley.

Beginning Feb. 20, 2009, leaders from Alabama's community health centers will participate in a program called Leadership Vital Signs, which addresses key challenges in patient care, clinical operations, finance and staffing.

"The community health model is a beacon of effectiveness in our current health care crisis. Our goal is to strengthen communities by expanding service to at-risk populations across Alabama. We are looking forward to working with Mr. Bentley to help our health care leaders build upon their strengths and seize new opportunities," said Mary Hayes Finch, CEO of APHCA.

Serving about 300,000 Alabamians annually, community health centers provide a "home base" for low-income people who live in areas where medical clinics are sparse. Public and private studies have found that individual patients at these centers receive high-quality care at an annual cost well below just one visit to a hospital emergency department.

"The members of APHCA have a strong sense of mission and are committed to health care for Alabama's most vulnerable people. As leaders, they need workable strategies for a rapidly changing environment and tools for maximizing their own effectiveness. We are honored to partner with APHCA to help make that happen," Bentley said.

Contact:

Mary Hayes Finch
CEO, Alabama Primary Health Care Association
334-271-7068
[email protected]
www.alphca.com

John Bentley
President, Power 2 Transform
256-612-0015
[email protected]
www.power2transform.com

About Power 2 Transform

Power 2 Transform has earned a reputation for helping healthcare organizations develop a culture where providers routinely operate at their full creative power ensuring the highest levels of patient safety and satisfaction.

Our training processes help leaders transform their organizations into healthy work environments where employees feel valued, have better task management, and invest time and energy in their work -- important factors in solving such chronic workplace problems as, patient dissatisfaction, employee distrust, poor clinical outcomes, and elimination of waste.

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