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Catholic Health East Promotes Kenneth A. Becker
Vice President of Advocacy and Government Relations Assumes Fund Development Responsibilities

July 08, 2008

Ken Becker

Newtown Square, Pa., Monday, July 28, 2008 – Catholic Health East (CHE) announced the promotion of Kenneth A. Becker, CHE’s vice president of advocacy and government relations since 2000. Effective immediately, Becker has been appointed vice president of advocacy, government relations and fund development.

Since 2007, in addition to his other duties, Becker has been overseeing CHE’s Fund Development Council. In his newly expanded role, he will be responsible for advancing the health system’s philanthropic and fund development strategies. He will work with RHCs/JOAs in a consulting role, enhancing collaborative efforts and the sharing of best practices, with the goal of increasing their individual and collective abilities to identify, seek and achieve additional funding to support key ministry objectives.

“We are very pleased to have Ken Becker as a leader within Catholic Health East,” says Sr. Julianna Casey, IHM, executive vice president, mission integration. “He is a talented, energetic leader who works well with all of our constituent groups. He is well-deserving of this promotion, which recognizes his increasing role in guiding fund development strategies throughout our ministry.”

Prior to joining CHE, Becker was the national grassroots director for the American Hospital Association (AHA) in Washington D.C. In that position, he was responsible for creating and maintaining AHA’s national grassroots/advocacy network and served as political and advocacy liaison for the association’s 5,000 members and 100 state and metropolitan hospital associations. Becker received his Masters degree in Public Policy from American University in Washington, D.C. and his B.A. in Political Science from Colorado College in Colorado Springs, CO.

Catholic Health East, a multi-institutional Catholic health system co-sponsored by 10 religious congregations and Hope Ministries, is based in Newtown Square, Pa. Catholic Health East provides the means to ensure the continuation of the Catholic identity and operational strength of the Sponsors’ health ministries, which are located in 11 eastern states from Maine to Florida. The system includes 33 acute-care hospitals, four long-term acute-care hospitals, 36 freestanding and hospital-based long-term care facilities, 12 assisted-living facilities, five continuing-care retirement communities, seven behavioral-health and rehabilitation facilities, 25 home health/hospice agencies and numerous ambulatory and community-based health services. More information is available on the CHE website at www.che.org.

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