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Interview with Vivian Echavarria, FACHE, director of operations, Alaska Native Medical Center.(Fellow American College of Healthcare Executives)(Interview)

Publication: Journal of Healthcare Management
Publication Date: 01-MAR-07
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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Vivian Echavarria, FACHE, CHES, is Athabascan Indian who works for Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium at Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage, Alaska. She has more than 20 years of experience working in rural Alaska and in Anchorage. As director of operations, she oversees operations...

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...management of ancillary and support services and collaborative clinical management of a Level II trauma center/medical center within an integrated tribal healthcare delivery system in Alaska.

Ms. Echavarria received a master's in public health from Loma Linda University. She is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and is an avid volunteer and mentor in her community, serving in various leadership roles such as cochair of the American Lung Association of the Northwest and past president and board member of the Alaska Health Fair, Inc. She serves on the board of the Institute for Diversity in Health Management. In 2001, Ms. Echavarria received the Alaska Health Education Consortium's Barbara Berger Award for excellence in health education and health promotion.

Dr. Grazier: How have your responsibilities changed from deputy operating officer w director of operations?

Ms. Echavarria: As the newly promoted director of operations, I will be working closely with the chief physician executive on clinical operations and process improvement efforts. It expands...

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