About NPHHI

The National Public Health and Hospital Institute (NPHHI) is a private, nonprofit organization established in 1988 to address the major issues facing public hospitals, safety net organizations, underserved communities, and related health policy issues of national priority. Its membership includes over 100 healthcare organizations that comprise the National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems (NAPH). The NPHHI board includes public and nonprofit sector leaders in health policy and service delivery.

NPHHI Mission is to:

• Conduct research on issues of operational value to NAPH members.
• Provide targeted educational and training programs for senior administrative and medical leadership in our hospitals.
• Support NAPH’s advocacy agenda with financial and operational research.
• Disseminate best practices and key research findings about public hospitals and their patients to the health care community.

NPHHI Board of Directors

Officers

Chair

William Walker, MD
Contra Costa Health Services

Secretary

Kirk Calhoun, MD
The University of Texas Health Center at Tyler

Treasurer

Vacant

Recording Secretary/Ex-Officio

Larry Gage
National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems

Past Chair

Michael Belzer, MD
Hennepin County Medical Center

Member Directors

David Burnett, MD (Ex-Officio)
University Health System Consortium

Reginald Coopwood, MD (2007-09)
Metropolitan Nashville Hospital Authority

Patricia A. Gabow, MD (2007-09)
Denver Health

Caroline M. Jacobs (2007-09)
New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation

Dennis Keefe (2007-09)
Cambridge Health Alliance

Gene O’Connell (2007-09)
San Francisco General Hospital

At-Large Directors

Ray Baxter (2007-09)
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc.

Sara Rosenbaum, JD (2007-09)
Center for Health Policy Research- GW Department of Health Policy

Alan Weil (2007-09)
National Academy of State Health Policy