Ballance promoted to CHA chief of staff

medicine, internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology and pediatrics. This funding is available in part from the $1.4 billion SongBrown Workforce for a Healthy California for All package. That funding initiative aims to expand and diversify the health care workforce. The Santa Cruz, California, Dominican Hospital is part of CommonSpirit Health.

The Avila Institute of Gerontology of Germantown, New York, has received a $720,000 grant from the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation to fund an 18-month pilot program entitled “Sisters Aging Well Together.” The program aims to enable Catholic sisters worldwide to assess their communities and address elder concerns. Each community will learn techniques through education and training so it can implement solutions to address elders’ needs. The Avila Institute of Gerontology, which is part of the Carmelite Sisters for the Aged and Infirm, is an educational resource for eldercare professionals, religious communities, and others on how best to provide compassionate care to the elderly. Hotelier Conrad N. Hilton established his grantmaking foundation in 1944 to help impoverished and disadvantaged people worldwide. Today, the work includes efforts to boost the work of Catholic sisters.

Amy Ballance, who started at CHA in March 2022 as its senior director, member engagement, has accepted the position of chief of staff.

As chief of staff, Ballance will continue to work on strategic initiatives and oversight of member engagement.

As senior director, member engagement, she worked on strategic projects including member value, communication and community impact.

Before coming to CHA, Ballance worked as director of strategic planning for BJC HealthCare. She worked 15 years with Hospital Sisters Health System in various roles with oversight responsibilities for clinical services, operations, physician relations, business development, strategic planning and marketing. She also was divisional vice president and interim CEO for HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital in Breese, Illinois.

Ballance

Ballance received her master of healthcare administration from Saint Louis University and a bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.