St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center CEO Christopher M. Dadlez has been elected to the board of trustees of the American Hospital Association (AHA) for a three-year term, beginning Jan. 1, 2012.
The Board of Trustees is the policy-making body of the AHA and has ultimate authority for the governance and management of the organization’s direction and finances.
As a regional trustee, Dadlez, a Simsbury resident, will serve as chair the AHA’s Regional Policy Board.
He is also a member of the AHA Equity of Care Committee and an AHA Fellow in Healthcare System Reform. Dadlez also currently serves as chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Connecticut Hospital Association.
Dadlez, who joined Saint Francis in October, 2004, previously served as president and CEO at Mercy Hospital, Canton, Ohio.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of New Hampshire and a master’s degree in hospital administration from the Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University.
