AHA’s behavioral health committee names new chairs, members

The American Hospital Association’s Committee on Behavioral Health has selected a new chair, chair-elect and committee members for 2023. 

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Matthew Stanley, DO, vice president of the behavioral health clinical service line for Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Avera Health, is the 2023 chair of AHA’s committee, according to a Jan. 4 press release from the organization. 

Jill Howard, RN, assistant vice president of behavioral health for Brentwood, Tenn.-based Lifepoint Health, will serve as the 2023 chair-elect.

Arpan Waghray, MD, CEO of mental health foundation Well-Being Trust, will serve as the 2023 past-chair. 

New committee members include:

  • Nathaniel Clark, MD, chief medical officer and behavioral health chief of staff for Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  • Beth Heinz, service line executive of mental health and addiction services for Minneapolis-based M Health Fairview
  • Garrett Hoover, president and chief operating officer for Westminster, Md.-based Carroll Hospital and senior vice president for Baltimore-based LifeBridge Health
  • Tracey Lavallias, executive director of the behavioral health service line for Lancaster (Pa.) General Health
  • Tamara Player, CEO of Prescott Valley, Ariz.-based Polara Health
  • Jesse Tamplen, vice president of behavioral health services for Walnut Creek, Calif.-based John Muir Health.
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