NAHQ State Associations
Your State Association...
- provides a chance for local networking
- presents local educational programs
- offers membership rosters
- distributes newsletters
Affiliated state associations and their presidents are listed below.
If you have an update to this list, please contact
Cassidy Follins at cfollins@nahq.org or 847/375-3675.
Scroll down to find a state association in your area.
Alaska Association for Healthcare Quality
Rosemary M Craig, CPHQ
Director of Quality Management
South Peninsula Hospital
4300 Bartlett Street
Homer, AK 99603
Phone 907/235-0389
Fax 907/235-0305
rmc@sphosp.com
Arizona Association for Healthcare Quality
Website www.azahq.org
Jeanne Stueland
6625 E. Calle Redondo
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
Phone 480/882-6593
Fax 480/882-4415
jstueland@shc.org
Myrna Feldman
1671 W. Placita del Codello
Sahuarita, AZ 85629
Phone 602/923-5710
Fax 520/874-4017
sandmfeldman@aol.com
Arkansas Association for Healthcare Quality
Website www.arkahq.org
Sandra J. Grinder
4300 W. 7th 118/LR
Little Rock, AR 72205
Phone 501/257-6187
Fax 501/257-6179
sandra.grinder@va.gov
Roseann Hudoba
700 W. Grove
El Dorado, AR 71730
Phone 870/864-3532
Fax 870/862-3125
roseann.hudoba@triadhospitals.com
California Association for Healthcare Quality
Website www.cahq.org
Helen Gatti - Association Manager
heleng@cahq.org
Tricia Kassab
Assistant Vice President Clinical Quality
21 Marseille Way
Foothill Ranch, CA 92610
Phone 714/347-7843
Fax 714/347-7524
tricia.kassab@stjoe.org
Judy Pugach
Presbyterian Intercommunity Hospital
12401 Washinton Blvd.
Whittier, CA 90602
Phone 562/698-0811 x3718
jpugach@pih.net
Healthcare Quality Coalition of Colorado
Website www.HQCC.org
Roya Nassirpour
QM Manager
The Medical Center of Aurora
1400 South Potomac Ave. #205
Aurora, CO 80012
Phone 303/873-5954
Roya.Nassirpour@HealthONEcares.com
Connecticut Association for Healthcare Quality
Website http://ctahq.org
Anne Huben-Kearney
63 Sentinel Hill Rd
North Haven, CT 06473
Phone 800/225-6168 x374
Fax 203/234-3993
akearney@promutualgroup.com
Janice Watkins
300 Seaside Ave
Milford, CT 06460
Phone 203/876-4000 x4053
janice.watkins@milfordhospital.org
Delaware Association for Healthcare Quality
Website www.dahq.org
Kathy Schmidt RN MS CPHQ
DAHQ President
Nemours/A.I duPont Hospital for Children
1600 Rockland Road
Wilmington, DE
Phone 302/293-9543
Fax 302/651-6439
kschmidt@nemours.org
District of Columbia Association for Healthcare Quality
Website www.dcahq.org
Emmett Ervin, MPA CPHQ
52 Valley St. #111
Providence, RI
Phone 410/262-5861
Fax 401/274-1527
emmettervin@cox.net
Florida Association for Healthcare Quality
Website www.fahq.org
Mary Huddleston RN, MHSE, CPHQ
VISN 8 Quality Management Officer
Network 8 (10N8)
10000 Bay Pines Blvd
PO Box 406
Bay Pines, FL 33744
Phone 727/319-1143
Fax 727/319-1234
mary.huddleston@va.gov
Sandi O'Neal RN, M.Ed, MS, CPHQ
Administrator, Quality Management
Florida Health Care Plan
Holly Hill, FL 32117
Phone 386/676-7150
Fax 386/428-2566
soneal@fhcp.com
Illinois Association for Healthcare Quality
Website www.iahq.net
Kathleen Self, CPHQ
5707 W Timber Oak Ct.
Peoria, IL 61615
Phone 309/655-6872
Fax 309/655-3892
kathleen.s.self@osfhealthcare.org
Indiana Association for Healthcare Quality
Website www.inahq.com
Linda Ostermeier, CPHQ
7095 N Cty Rd 800 E
Brownsburg, IN 46112
Phone 317/782-6523
Fax 317/782-6736
linda.ostermeier@ssfhs.org
Natalie Webb
8900 Keystone Crossing
Indianapolis, IN
Phone 317/818-8015
Cell 765/617-8541
NWebb@vha.com
Iowa Association for Healthcare Quality
Website http://www.iaahq.org/
Val Droog
1000 Lincoln Circle SE
Orange City, IA 51041
Phone 712/737-5225
droogv@ochealthsystem.org
Rhonda Davis
6000 Westown Pkwy
West Des Moines, IA 50266
Phone 515/440-8527
Fax 515/440-8200
rdavis@iaqio.sdps.org
Kansas Association for Healthcare Quality
Liz Boesche-Conrade, MS
Newman Regional Health
Performance Improvement Coordinator
1201 W 12th Avenue
Emporia, KS 66801
Phone 620/343-6800 x2103
Fax 620/341-7801
lboesche@newmanrh.org
Kentucky Association for Healthcare Quality
Website www.kahq.org
Delores Luke, RN BSN NHA
Director PI & RM
218 Hwy 3345
West Liberty, KY 41472
Phone 606/743-3186 x232
Fax 606/743-9604
dluke@arh.org
Judith C. Martin, RN BS CCM
1669 Shakerag Rd
Hanson, KY 42413
Phone 270/339-0266
rmartin@vci.net
Louisiana Association for Healthcare Quality
Website www.lahq.org
Portia McDaniel
123 Colonial Dr
Alexandria, LA 71301
Phone 318-473-0010 ext 2370
Portia.McDaniel@va.gov
Steven Savant
100 Jonah Circle
Lafayette, LA 70508
Phone 337-521-1025
Steven.Savant@HeartHospitalofLafayette.com
Maine Association for Healthcare Quality
Website www.MaineAHQ.org
Cindy Bridgham, RN
Maine Medical Center
22 Bramhall St.
Portland, ME 04102
Phone 207/662-4887
Fax 207/662-4610
bridgc@mmc.org
Jeff Gregory
Maine Medical Center
22 Bramhall St.
Portland, ME 04102
Phone 207/662-4483
Fax 207/662-1481
gregoj@mmc.org
Maryland Association for Healthcare Quality
Website www.mdahq.org
Josephine Howard
15907 North Thames Court
Accokeek, MD 20807-2050
Phone 301/292-4802
Cheri C. Wilson
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
600 N. Wolfe St.
Carnegie 171
Baltimore, MD 21287
Phone 410/502-6025
Fax 410/614-7742
cwilso42@jhmi.edu
Massachusetts Association for Healthcare Quality
Website www.mahq.org
Theresa Trainor, LPN BS CPHQ
Masspro
245 Winter Street
Waltham, MA 02451
Phone 781-419-2792
Fax 781-890-3223
ttrainor@maqio.sdps.org
Nina Rauscher, MS RNB CPHQ
Children's Hospital Boston
300 Longwood Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
Phone 617-355-6000
Fax 617-730-0627
nina.raucher@childrens.harvard.edu
Michigan Association for Healthcare Quality
Website www.mahq.com
Nancy Vecchioni
Phone 248/465-7325
nvecchio@mpro.org
Cynthia Blasses
Phone 586/294-5677
cblasses@comcast.net
Minnesota Association for Healthcare Quality
Website www.mhqp.com
Jennie Rodlund
7655 Lake Elmo Ave. North
Stillwater, MN 55082
Phone 651/439-6536
jjandjl@comcast.net
Sally Irrgang
8519 Clinton Ave South
Bloomington, MN 55420
Phone 651/662-6223
sally_j_irrgang@bluecrossmn.com
Mississippi Association for Healthcare Quality
Karen Warner
123 Tiffany Drive
Brandon, MS 39042
Phone 601/351-8000 x4828
Fax 601/351-8326
warnerka@msh.state.ms.us
Susan Stevens
800 Saint Joseph Street
Waveland, MS 39576
Phone 228/467-8739
Fax 228/467-8872
sstevens@hancockmedical.net
Missouri Association for Healthcare Quality
Dorothy Andrae, MHA BSRN CPHQ
200 N. Keene Street
Columbia, MO 65201
Phone 573/817-8300 x209
Fax 573/817-8330
dandrae@primaris.org
Becky Miller, MHA CPHQ CHE
2422 Hyde Park Road
Suite B
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Phone 573/636-1014
Fax 573/636-8608
bmiller@mocps.org
Nebraska Association for Healthcare Quality, Risk, and Safety
Website www.neahq.org
Gail Brondum
Pender Community Hospital
603 Earl Street
Pender, NE 68047
Phone 402/385-4040
Fax 402/385-2155
brondumg@mercyhealth.com
Kathi Kelly
Memorial Healthcare Systems
300 North Columbia
Seward, NE 68434
Phone 402/646-469
Fax 402/646-4636
kathikellyrn@yahoo.com
Nevada Association for Healthcare Quality
Website http://www.nvahq.org
Kathleen Bruttomesso
kathleen.bruttomesso@uhsinc.com
New Hampshire Association for Healthcare Quality
Website http://www.nhha.org/prof_societies/sites/nhahq/nhahq_index.htm
Kathy M. Rhinehart
99 E Shore Drive
Weare, NH 03281-4417
Phone 603/421-2306
Fax 603/421-2053
kathy.rhinehart1@hcahealthcare.com
New Jersey Association for Healthcare Quality
Website http://www.hqpnj.org
Janet Crockett, RN MPH CPHQ
Clinical Outcomes Coordinator
Raritan Bay
Medical Center
530 New Brunswick Ave
Perth Amboy, New Jersey
08861
Phone 732/442-3700 x 5759
Email: jcrockett@rbmc.org
New York Association for Healthcare Quality
Website www.nyahq.org
Roslyn Shein, MA BS RN CPHQ
170 Nome Ave
Staten Island, NY 10314
qualhelth@aol.com
North Carolina Association for Healthcare Quality
Website www.ncahq.org
Tina Flack
6100 Starlight Dr
Concord, NC 28027
Phone 704/355-7489
Fax 704/355-3793
tina.flack@carolinashealthcare.org
Tammy Woerner
145 Huntington Drive
Dunn, NC 28334
Phone 910/892-1000 x4965
Fax 910/891-6030
twoerner@bjrh.org
Ohio Association for Healthcare Quality
P. Mardi Atkins
Manager, External Surveys QPSI Patient Experience Outcomes
Cleveland Clinic
9500 Euclid Ave. W15
Cleveland, OH 44195
Phone 216/445-0084
mardiatkins@adelphia.net
Oregon Association for Healthcare Quality
Ellen Altman, RN BSN MA CPHQ
Director of Quality Management Services
Samaritan Health Plans
3600 NW Samaritan Drive
Corvallis, OR 97330
Phone 541/768-5055
Fax 541/768-4482
ealtman@samhealth.org
Pennsylvania Association for Healthcare Quality
Maureen MacCoy, MBA BSN CPHQ
Director Case Management
1710 Hillcrest Lane
Aston, PA 19014
Phone 609/708-2332
Fax 484/322-6767
maccoymc@aetna.com
Rhode Island Association for Healthcare Quality
Donna Collins, RN, MS CPHQ
Director, Quality Management Department
Rhode Island Hospital –POB 334
593 Eddy Street
Providence RI 02903
Phone 401/444-8243
Fax 401/444-4416
dmcollins@lifespan.org
South Carolina Association for Healthcare Quality
Website http://www.sc-ahq.org
Tim Fagan
101 E. Wood St.
Spartanburg, SC 29303
Phone 864/560-6336
Fax 864/560-7360
tfagan@srms.com
Nancy White
1700 Skyline Drive
Spartanburg, SC 29304
Phone 864/573-3050
Fax 864/573-3443
nancy.white@maryblack.org
South Dakota Association of Quality Managers
Website www.sdaho.org/Quality%20Managers/SDAQM.htm
Mark East, MS
PO Box 7406
Sioux Falls, SD 57117-7406
Phone 605/336-1965
Fax 605/274-3274
meast@sdsma.org
Nancy McDonald, RN BSN
300 Byron Blvd.
Chamberlain, SD 57325
Phone 605/234-7126
Fax 605/234-7113
mcdonaln@sanfordhealth.org
Tennessee Association for Healthcare Quality
Website www.tahq.org
Michelle Franklin
4950 Smithson Road
College Grove, TN 37046
Phone 615/591-0758
Fax 866/741-0169
michelle.franklin@hcahealthcare.com
Michael Greer, CPHQ
LifePoint Hospitals, Inc
103 Powell Ct, Suite 200
Brentwood, TN 37027
Phone 615-565-1586
michael.greer@lpnt.net
Texas Association for Healthcare Quality
Website www.txquality.org
Sandra W. Jones
5375 Highland Drive
Denison, TX 75020
Phone 903/416-4132
Fax 903/416-2300
sjones@thcs.org
Bob Stakem
7011 Southwest Freeway
Houston, TX 77074
Phone 713/970-7211
Fax 713/970-9674
rstakem@aol.com
Susan Mellott
5322 West Bellfort #208
Houston, TX 77035
Phone 713-726-9919
Fax 713-726-9964
mellottandassoc@att.net
Utah Association for Healthcare Quality
Website http://uahq.org
Fritz Kron
3833 Riverwood Dr.
Provo, UT 84604
Phone 801/372-2110
Fax 801/357-7742
fritz.kron@intermountainmail.org
Judi Matts
1034 N. 500 W.
Provo, UT 84604
Phone 801/357-7462
Fax 801/357-7189
judith.matts@intermountainmail.org
Virginia Association for Healthcare Quality
Website www.vahq.org
Suzy Pace
8260 Atlee Road
Mechanicsville, VA 23116
Phone 804/764-6642
susan_pace@bshsi.com
Judy Thomas
1201 Broad Rock Blvd.
Richmond, VA 23249
Phone 804/675-5000 x2832
Fax 804/675-5319
judith.thomas2@va.gov
Washington Association for Healthcare Quality
Website www.wsahq.org
Jackie Huck RN MPH
720 Olive Way, Suite 300
Attn: Medical Management
Seattle, WA 98101-1830
Phone 206/613-8937
Fax 206/521-8834
jackie.huck@juno.com
Dorcas Hirzel
Pullman Regional Hospital
835 SE Bishop Blvd.
Pullman, WA 99163-5512
Phone 509/332-2541
Fax 509/332-6767
dorcas.hirzel@pullmanregional.org
West Virginia Association for Healthcare Quality
Elizabeth A. Harvey
17 Meadow View Lane
Morgantown, WV 26508
Phone 304/285-6717
Fax 304/599-8382
jenkinsharveyL@monhealthsys.org
Melinda Russell
6 Greenbrier Ave
Charleston, WV 25526
Phone 304/347-6608
Fax 304/347-6728
melindarussell@hcahealthcare.com
Wisconsin Association for Healthcare Quality
Website www.wahq.org
Linda Buel, RN, CPHQ
Quality Analyst
UW Hospital and Clinics
UW Children's Hospital
600 Highland Ave
Madison, WI 53792-2433
Phone 608/203-4616
Fax 608/203-4627
la.buel@hosp.wisc.edu
Gloria Field
Saint Michael's Hospital
900 Illinois Ave
Stevens Point, WI 54481
Phone 715/346-5257
Fax 715/346-5326
fieldg@smhosp.org
Wyoming Association for Healthcare Quality
Kris Urbanek
Phone 307/587-3396
Fax 307/587-3622
kurbanek@wyqio.sdps.org
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