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Welcome to the Association for Healthcare Administrative Professionals, a membership association of the American Hospital Association.
AHCAP is a non-profit healthcare organization dedicated to executive assistants, administrative assistants, and other professionals reporting to healthcare management. AHCAP is the largest professional membership organization committed exclusively to healthcare executive assistants.
| VISION: |
A profession of administrative professionals recognized as leaders who support and strengthen the delivery of health care. |
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To advance professional development, leadership, value and excellence of health care administrative professionals through education, recognition, communication and advocacy.
AHCAP appreciates and welcomes a wide range of human abilities and differences, and promotes involvement and expanded access to leadership opportunities, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, nationality, disability, appearance, geographic location or professional level.
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| VALUES: |
- AHCAP values the individual strengths of our members by responding to their professional needs and opinions.
- Embrace and promote the importance of our members’ role in health care leadership and management.
- Embrace the diversity of members’ talents and expertise.
- Value the need for innovative products and services to respond to the changing needs of our members.
- Value the relationship with AHA and the collaborative partnerships between members and staff.
- Recognize the necessity to contribute to the health and well-being of the communities we serve.
- Value the opportunity to contribute to the success of our members as health care professionals.
- Value the differences in its membership and recognize that these differences add value to this organization, enrich the educational experience and promote personal growth.
- Value differences, respect all of its members and maintain a climate in which everyone is treated with dignity.
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"Belonging to this organization, attending the annual meetings, and having the privilege of serving on the Annual Conference Planning Committee, has helped me better understand and manage the many challenges facing those of us in the health care arena today."
Kendra M. Croshaw
Assistant to the President
Children's Health System
Norfolk, VA
"One of the most important and satisfying things I've gotten from AHCAP is the interaction and education from my peers. There is a tremendous wealth of talent among our membership."
Kathleen Wyckoff
Executive Assistant
Desert Samaritan Medical Center
Mesa, AZ
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