This event provided a wonderful opportunity to not only hear about what is going on with ACHE as a member, but it was also an amazing way to introduce friends and colleagues to ACHE. As members we all know the value of being part of this organization and there are certainly many of us who have been working on getting others to join. What better way to have explained the value of joining than to show them the opportunities ACHE can provide and hear directly from the incoming Chairman live.
Edward H. Lamb, FACHE
Division President, Western Division
IASIS Healthcare
Edward H. Lamb, FACHE, is division president, Western Division, IASIS Healthcare, South Jordan, Utah.He also serves as Chairman-Elect of the American College of Healthcare Executives, an international professional society of more than 40,000 healthcare executives who lead hospitals, healthcare systems and other healthcare organizations. With comprehensive programs in credentialing, education, career counseling, publications and research, ACHE works toward its goal of being the preeminent professional society for healthcare executives dedicated to improving health.
Board certified in healthcare management as an ACHE Fellow, Mr. Lamb served as an ACHE Governor from 2010 to 2013. He served as the ACHE Regent for Alaska from 2001 to 2006. He also has served on numerous ACHE committees.
Mr. Lamb has served in his current role at IASIS Healthcare since October 2011. Prior to that, he served as president/CEO of Corpus Christi (Texas) Medical Center (HCA) from 2009 to 2011; president/CEO of Alaska Regional Hospital (HCA), Anchorage, from 1999 to 2009; and COO of that facility from 1997 to 1999. Mr. Lamb served as CEO of St. Luke’s Behavioral Health Center and Barrow Hearth Lung Center (St. Luke’s Health System), Phoenix, from 1993 to 1996.
He served as CEO of Charter Hospital of the East Valley, Chandler, Ariz., from 1991 to 1993 and president/CEO of River Region Hospital, Vacherie, La., from 1990 to 1991. Mr. Lamb was assistant administrator of Las Encinas Hospital (HCA), Pasadena, Calif., from 1988 to 1990; assistant administrator of Charter Summit Hospital, Salt Lake City, from 1986 to 1988; and administrative assistant/medical technologist at Orem (Utah) Community Hospital from 1983 to 1986.
In addition to his service to ACHE, Mr. Lamb serves as chairman of the board of the Utah Hospital Association and as a member of the American Hospital Association’s Regional Policy Board 8. He also serves on the boards of the Utah Foundation and the University of Utah MHA Program Advisory Board and has been actively involved in community leadership throughout his career. Mr. Lamb formerly was a member of the board of directors of the Alaska State Hospital and Nursing Home Association for 10 years and served as its chairman in 2005. He and his wife, Debbie, are founding members of the Alaska Chapter of the Brigham Young University Alumni Association.
