Chicago Launches Charter Chapter of National Forum for Latino Healthcare Executives to Help Hispanics Reach the Boardrooms of Health Systems, Hospitals

“Lisa Aponte-Soto is among the visionaries of the emerging Chicago charter chapter of the National Forum for Latino Healthcare Executives (NFLHE), which was formed to increase the representation of Latinos at the executive level of U.S. hospitals and health systems.

“It can be really difficult to maneuver in the health care system without a network,” said Aponte-Soto, who is the marketing manager at the Department of Health Systems Management at Rush University Medical Center, a research and teaching hospital in Chicago. With less than 3% of Latinos in the health management industry nationwide, Aponte said there simply is not a longstanding pool of Latinos health administrators in the U.S. to serve as role models and mentors.

NFLHE President Hank Hernandez who met recently with board members in San Diego concurs. “It’s important to have chapters where large Latino populations exist to carry forth NFLHE’s vision of working on a local level on issues important to our communities,” said Hernandez, who is CEO of Las Palmas Medical Center in El Paso, TX.

“Establishing chapters is the key to realizing NFLHE’s objectives,” Hernandez said. “We believe chapters can help hospitals directly by actively engaging in and serving as a resource for health care issues directly affecting Latinos.”

This fall, the Chicago chapter will be hosting its inaugural event.”

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