National Center for
Healthcare Leadership

Dedicated to advancing healthcare leadership and organizational excellence by building diverse, inclusive, and collaborative relationships in the US and abroad.

Collaboration · Education · Research

NCHL is widely recognized as the premier source for evidence-based healthcare leadership practices, cultivating communities for peer collaboration across organizations, and collectively developing industry models and benchmarks to improve healthcare. 

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We champion three Premier Membership Programs

Each of these programs supports its members through collaboration, education, and research to help them achieve their business goals as they pursue excellence and solutions.

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Leadership Excellence Networks (LENS)

A collaborative of senior leaders from US hospitals and health systems dedicated to strengthening
leadership and organizational excellence through communities of practices focused on the advancement of diversity, equity, and inclusion; leadership development; well-being; and talent metrics, analytics, and planning. 

National Council on Administrative Fellowships (NCAF)

A consortium of fellowship sites and graduate health management programs that work together to continuously improve early-career development opportunities for our next-generation healthcare leaders. NCAF creates an industry standard in the recruitment of administrative fellows.

US Cooperative for International Patient Programs (USCIPP)

A consortium of US academic medical centers and health systems that work with international patients and hospitals, foreign governments, and other partners from around the world. A program focused on continuing education, market research, benchmarking, and collaboration. 

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