Valued Voice

The WHA Health Care Leadership Academy, designed to help current and emerging leaders better understand the “business of health care,” graduated 10 individuals from seven WHA member hospitals on June 16. These graduates were asked to reflect on their experience in the program:

It is because of these positive experiences and outcomes that the Wisconsin Hospital Association (WHA) will again be offering this certificate program in 2027. As with previous years, this hybrid program is available through the partnership between the Wisconsin School of Business Center for Professional & Executive Development (CPED) and WHA. Registration is now open and you are encouraged to sign up early.

The need to build resilient and capable health care leaders with the skills to successfully navigate the complexities and opportunities of the future of health care is vital. Hospital and health system leaders have a particular need to understand the “business of health care” so they can contribute in more meaningful ways to improve patient care, cost management, and effective service delivery.

The 2027 WHA Health Care Leadership Academy is for clinician and non-clinician staff and is targeted toward two groups of people within WHA member hospitals:

• Leadership staff who aspire to be promoted into the C-Suite
• Newer C-Suite leaders who want to continue to be promoted within the hospital

Registration for the 2027 program is now open. Partial scholarships are available to the first 20 registrants.

For more information about the 2027 WHA Health Care Leadership Academy, including registration, click here. For questions about the academy or other WHA education programs, email education@wha.org. To view the program brochure, click here.