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Berger President and CEO Elected to Council of Regents of American College of Healthcare Executives

Circleville, OH -- December 9, 2003 Larry W. Thornhill, FACHE, President and Chief Executive Officer of Berger Health System, has been elected to the Council of Regents, the legislative body of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE). Regents serve as the vital link between the ACHE and its affiliates by approving governance and membership regulations as well as promoting ACHE programs, services, and activities within their respective areas.

Thornhill will take office at the Council of Regents meeting on February 28, during ACHE's 47th Congress on Healthcare Management at the Hyatt Regency Chicago. As a Regent, Thornhill will represent ACHE's membership in southeast Ohio.

Thornhill has served as President and CEO of Berger Health System since 2001. Prior to coming to Berger, he served as Chief Executive Officer of Paulding County Hospital in Paulding, Ohio and as Chief Operating Officer for Touchette Regional Hospital in Centreville, Illinois.

Thornhill is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives and a member of the Ohio Hospital Association and the Mid Ohio Regional Planning Commission.

Thornhill received his bachelor's degree in business management from Wayland Baptist University, a master's degree in public administration from the University of Oklahoma, and a master's degree in business administration from Regis University.

American College of Healthcare Executives

The American College of Healthcare Executives is an international professional society of nearly 30,000 healthcare executives who lead our nation's hospitals, healthcare systems, and other healthcare organizations. ACHE is known for its prestigious credentialing and educational programs and its annual Congress on Healthcare Management, which draws more than 4,000 participants each year. ACHE is also known for its journal, the Journal of Healthcare Management, and magazine, Healthcare Executive, as well as groundbreaking research and career development and public policy programs. ACHE's publishing division, Health Administration Press, is one of the largest publishers of books and journals on all aspects of health services management in addition to textbooks for use in college and university courses. Through such efforts, ACHE works toward its goal of improving the health status of society by advancing healthcare leadership and management excellence.