Health Department's Joel Tate elected to American College of Healthcare Executives Council of Regents

MOBILE, Alabama -- Joel W. Tate, FACHE, Assistant Health Officer, Mobile County Health Department, has been appointed to the Council of Regents, the legislative body of the American College of Healthcare Executives. The Council of Regents serves as the vital link between ACHE and members by approving governance and membership regulations as well as promoting ACHE programs, services and activities within their respective areas.

Tate will take office at the Council of Regents meeting March 14, 2015, during ACHE’s 58th Congress on Healthcare Leadership at the Hilton Chicago. As a Regent, Tate will represent ACHE’s membership in District 4.

“I am honored to be selected for this new role with the American College of Healthcare Regents and to represent our state,” Tate said. “This is an exciting time to be recognized as a leader within the field of healthcare executives.”

Before his promotion to Assistant Health Officer in 2014, Tate joined the Mobile County Health Department in 2011 as a public health director overseeing the agency’s largest bureau. Prior to that, Tate led hospitals in Alabama and Oklahoma as president. From 2004 to 2009 he was president of Walker Baptist Medical Center in Jasper, Ala. From 1995 to 2004, he was President and CEO at McAlester Regional Health Center in McAlester, Oklahoma, a 267-bed acute care facility with a staff of nearly a 1,000.

Earlier in his career, he served in leadership positions with Integris Health Systems in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Tate also worked as an adjunct professor at Oklahoma Baptist University for four years, teaching healthcare administration and senior level seminars.
He earned an MBA from Oklahoma City University, in Oklahoma City and a B.S. degree in healthcare administration from Oklahoma Baptist University. He is a 2013 graduate of Leadership Mobile.
Tate serves on the Board of the Satsuma City School System, and was re-certified as a fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives in 2006. He serves on the Board of Directors for the ACHE Alabama Executive Forum. Tate is an Alabama Public Health Employees Association member, and also serves as a member of the Lions Club in Satsuma and the Rotary Club in Mobile.
American College of Healthcare Executives

The American College of Healthcare Executives is an international professional society of more than 40,000 healthcare executives who lead hospitals, healthcare systems and other healthcare organizations. ACHE offers its prestigious FACHE credential, signifying board certification in healthcare management. ACHE's established network of 80 chapters provides access to networking, education and career development at the local level. In addition, ACHE is known for its magazine, Healthcare Executive, and its career development and public policy programs. Through such efforts, ACHE works toward its goal of being the premier professional society for healthcare executives dedicated to improving healthcare delivery.

The Foundation of the American College of Healthcare Executives was established to further advance healthcare management excellence through education and research. The Foundation of ACHE is known for its educational programs, including the annual Congress on Healthcare Leadership, which draws more than 4,000 participants, and groundbreaking research. Its publishing division, Health Administration Press, is one of the largest publishers of books and journals on health services management including textbooks for college and university courses.