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ASHFSA, HFM to merge into one group

NEW YORK The American Society for Healthcare Food Service Administrators, or ASHFSA, and the National Society for Healthcare Foodservice Management, or HFM, have agreed to merge the two professional societies into one organization.

The boards of both groups voted April 6 to consolidate the two professional societies and form the Association for Healthcare Foodservice, or AHF. Officials indicated that the consolidation would boost membership 20 percent to 30 percent in the first year alone over membership figures for ASHFSA and HFM individually.

“The boards of directors from both groups unanimously agreed that a consolidation into one single, strong association will best serve the needs of today’s health care foodservice leaders, prepare the next generation and ensure long-term growth and viability for our industry,” said Bruce Thomas, president of HFM.

AHF will be led by one national board of directors along with an industry advisory board, a past presidents council and working committees. Officials said operator membership would be restricted to self-operated health care foodservice facilities, though it would also include students, educators, administrators, business partners, chefs and consultants.

HFM president-elect Kris Schroeder of Swedish Medical Center in Seattle has been named AHF’s inaugural president. ASHFSA president-elect Denisa Cate of Henry County Medical Center in Paris, Tenn., will serve as the new organization’s president-elect.

Members of AFH "will have access to the industry’s absolute best tools, experts and resources," said Deanne Carlisle, the current president of ASHFSA.

"The creation of AHF from these two separate organizations will strengthen the professionalism of health care foodservice operators and business partners in these economic times," she said.

Contact Elissa Elan at [email protected].

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