2026 NESHS Spring Conference  

Thursday, May 14, 2026, 8:30 - 2:30pm

Approved for 3.0 hours of ACHE Qualifying Education credits

Inspirational to Executed - Moving Strategy from Plan to Practice. Connect your planning and operations while developing your team to prepare for a future of continuous adaptability. 

From strategy to success: Connecting planning and operations to deliver results in rapidly changing (dynamic) landscape.  
With the constant changes occurring in regulations, capital and resources it is imperative that strategy be flexible, adaptable and effectively implemented.  Bringing the thinkers and the doers together to propel strategy forward during these times of uncertainty is critical for organizational success.  Hear from organizations that have worked with their early career strategists and managers to break down the silo’s, learn from each other and optimize execution of the strategy.

Agenda:

8:15am    Check-in, breakfast and visit sponsor tables

9:00am    Keynote speaker:  Strategy that Drives Change:
Mark Coughlin, FACHE, Principal, Capital Healthcare Planning

10:00am  Networking Break

10:30am  Speaker #2: From Strategy to Execution Connecting Planning, Governance and Execution
Pamela L. Scagliarini MBA FACHE, SVP, Administration, Yale New Haven Health System

11:15am  Speaker #3: The Best Boss Effect
Aaron Bujnowski, Managing Director at Alvarez & Marsal

Aaron Bujnowski explores findings from his research involving more than 1,000 individuals who describe the best bosses they ever had. He introduces “The Best Boss Effect,” a leadership framework centered on the idea that exceptional leaders prioritize people as the pathway to achieving outstanding results. 

12:00pm  Lunch and Networking 

1:00pm   Speaker Panel:  Moving Strategy from Plan to Practice: Sharing Real-World Examples of Strategic Execution

Our panel members will discuss their experiences with strategic execution, providing attendees with practical examples of successes and failures. They will share their insights and learnings to help attendees gain a practical understanding of best practices.

2:20pm   Sponsor raffle drawing (must be present at drawing to win)

2:30pm   Meeting close

Location

The Verve Hotel by Hilton
1360 Worcester Street | Natick, MA 01760
Link to 15% Hotel discount to reserve a room

Special Offer to non-members – If you would like to attend the Spring Conference and become a NESHS member, you can save $25 off your individual membership by joining now ($200 discounted member rate for conference + $125 discounted individual membership fee = $325). That’s only $75 more than the non-member conference fee). 

ACHE - Approved for 3.0 hours of ACHE Qualifying Education Credit

The program being presented by the CT Association of Healthcare Executives, (2026 NESHS Spring Conference) has been approved by the American College of Healthcare Executives for 3.0 hours of ACHE Qualifying Education credit.

As an independent chartered chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives, the CT Association of Healthcare Executives, is authorized to award 3.0 hours of ACHE Qualifying Education credits toward advancement or recertification in the American College of Healthcare Executives. Participants in this program who wish to have it considered for ACHE Qualifying Education credit should list their attendance when they apply to the American College of Healthcare Executives for advancement or recertification. Attendees will need to self-report their credits using link titled “My Education Credit” on their myACHE profile page.

Investment
NESHS Members: $200
Non-members: $250
New Membership + Conference: $325
Student-members:  $60 (must be a full-time student)

Refunds for events:  NESHS appreciates that you may register/pay for an event with every intention of attending, but something unexpected comes up and you can no longer attend.  If you need to cancel and request a refund, please contact our Administrator, Deb Fiumedora via e-mail at [email protected] or use the form below.  NESHS is not able to honor cancellation/refund requests within 30 days of an event as the funds are used to prepay for event expenses.