Online Registration

GHA member rate - $695

Guest rate - $195 (must be accompanied by a registered attendee)

Register online by June 1.

Refunds minus a $50 processing fee will be accepted through Friday, June 16.

Hotel Information

The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island

4750 Amelia Island Pkwy

Fernandina Beach, FL 32034

904-277-1100

Once you have registered for the conference, you will receive a GHA confirmation email. Included in this email will be your unique link to the hotel reservation website. Click the link and follow the prompts to reserve your hotel room. After you submit your reservation request, you will receive a confirmation email from The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island. Your reservation is not complete until you receive this confirmation. Room reservations or cancellations will be accepted only until Thursday, June 1.

Resort casual attire is appropriate for the entire meeting, including all evening functions.

Learning Objectives

• Describe why health care organizations should prioritize having a vision statement.

• Articulate what role the vision statement plays in the strategic planning process.

• Discuss how vision and market scanning influence longer-term health care strategy.

• Identify the key benefits to a holistic health system approach.

• Outline the general qualities and effectiveness of a focused solution.

• Convey the foundation of compassionate care: human presence.

• Demonstrate an understanding of individual patient and family needs in a clinical setting.

• Implement best practices in patient communication.

• Review the current state of the Georgia health care regulatory environment

• Characterize the ongoing financial impact of COVID-19 on hospitals and discuss how it continues to drive costs associated with workforce, non-labor costs, and drug costs.

Continuing Education

ACHE Face to Face:

By attending the panel discussion, It’s All About Vision: The Role Vision Plays In Your Strategic Planning Process, participants may earn 1.5 Face-to-Face Education Credits toward initial certification or recertification of the Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) designation.

ACHE Qualified Education:

By attending the 2023 Annual Summer Meeting offered by Georgia Hospital Association, participants may earn up to 3.5 ACHE Qualified Education Hours toward initial certification or recertification of the Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE) designation.

Hospital Leadership Training Program:

This activity is pending approval by the Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center to qualify for up to 5.0 recertification units for registered participants in the GHA and Georgia Southern University Hospital Leadership Training Program.

Nursing Home Administrators:

The Georgia Hospital Association Research & Education Foundation is an approved provider of nursing home administrator credits as a professional trade association in long-term care under Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 393-13-.02, (1) (a). Approved for 5.0 contact hours.