Area executive earns healthcare management credential

Patrick L. Muldoon, president and chief executive officer of HealthAlliance Hospital, recently became a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives, the nation's leading professional society for healthcare leaders.

Fellow status represents achievement of the highest standard of professional development, only 7,500 healthcare executives hold this distinction. To obtain fellow status, candidates must fulfill multiple requirements, including passing a comprehensive examination, meeting academic and experiential criteria, earning continuing education credits and demonstrating professional/community involvement. Fellows

are also committed to ongoing professional development and undergo recertification every three years.

"We are proud, but not surprised, of Patrick attaining this prestigious status," said Gail M. Allen, chairperson of the Central New England HealthAlliance, Inc. and HealthAlliance Hospital Board of Trustees. "Patrick continues to give 110 percent to our hospital, its employees, physicians, volunteers, and the surrounding communities. This is one more example of his dedication and efforts toward providing high-quality healthcare."