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Profile: Angela Westhoff
Angela Cole Westhoff has been recently appointed as the President/ CEO of the Maine Health Care Association. Prior to this role, Ms. Westhoff held similar positions with the Maine Dental Association and the Maine Osteopathic Association. Angela has over 20 years of non-profit management experience with a focus on health care, reimbursement policy, public health, and communications. Ms. Westhoff graduated from the University of Maine with a bachelor and master’s degree in communication, with concentrations in health communication and public relations. She is a graduate of the Hanley Health Leadership Development program as well as a past president of the American Osteopathic Society of Executive Directors and the Maine Public Health Association. In 2017, she received national recognition from the American Academy of Osteopathy with an Academy Award, the highest honor bestowed upon non-physicians. She has served on various public health committees and is a current volunteer for United Way of Kennebec County. Angela resides in Sidney, ME with her husband and daughter and she enjoys running, hiking, and kayaking in her spare time. To reach Angela via email: awesthoff@mehca.org.
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- Articles posted by this author:
- Time is Running Out for Future Leader’s Nominations
- Panelists Wanted for Caring for ME Healthcare Recruitment Events & Direct Care Workers Needed to Tell their Stories
- New LPN Program Coming to SMCC: Attend an Upcoming Info Session to Learn More!
- Maine DOL has Workplace Labor Law Posters in Multiple Languages Available To Print for Free
- Mills Administration Launches $1.5 Million Maine Jobs & Recovery Plan Initiative to Promote Health Care Careers
- Call for Nominations for the Future Leaders Program
- Apply Now: AHCA/NCAL Diversity Executive Leadership Program
- Two New Workforce Development Resources: Caring for ME Website & HealthCare Training for ME
- Limited Staffing Support Available for Skilled Nursing and Long Term Care Facilities
- AHCA/ NCAL Report Highlights Ongoing Risk of Nursing Home Closures
- Legislative Update
- Submit Your Nomination for AHCA/NCAL Future Leaders Program
- Mills Administration Launches Healthcare Training for ME
- Free PPE Available to Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities
- MHCA Issues Call for Nominations for Annual Future Leaders of Long Term Care in America Program
- Important Announcement on Minimum Data Set Submission Management System
- Legislative Update
- Free Employment Listing for LTC Providers & Marketing Campaign
- Provider Relief Fund Updates: Phase 4 Awards Continue and Reporting Period 1 Challenges
- Legislative Highlights
- MedPAC Recommendations for Skilled Nursing Facilities
- Start Now: Provider Relief Fund Reporting Period 2 Deadline March 31
- Nursing Facility (NF) and Residential Care Facility (PNMI Appendix C) Rates are Available for Billing
- Legislative Session Highlights for the Week of March 7th, 2022
- AHCA Releases Report Highlighting Unprecedented Economic Crisis in Nursing Homes
- Legislative Session Highlights for the Week of February 28th, 2022
- Maine Health Care Employer Marketing Campaign
- Maine Nursing Workforce Trend Report
- HRSA to Make More than $560 Million in PRF Payments
- Legislative Session Highlights for the Week of February 21st
- MHCA Legislative updates for the week of February 14th
- Updated Guidelines on Payment Supports for Residential Facility COVID-19 Outbreaks
- Legislative session highlights for week of January 31, 2022
- Update on January 1, 2022 Rate Adjustments and Supplemental Wage Add-On for Sections 67 and 97, Appendix C
- Legislative session highlights for the week of January 24th
- Members of Congress call on White House to investigate staffing agency price gouging
- MHCA Work Force Committee reconvenes
- 130th Legislature Kicked off on January 5th, 2022
- State Workforce Survey & Marketing Campaign
- Increased Payment Rates for Long Term Care Facilities & Restoration of the SWA
- Update on Phase 4 Provider Relief Fund and ARP Rural Payments
- Maine Health Care Association CEO Message
- Federal Vaccine Mandate Update
- COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Update
- OSHA Vaccination Rule for Large Employers on Hold
- Immunization Requirements for Health Care Workers Rule Released
- Maine Health Care Worker COVID-19 Vaccination Dashboard Updated
- Nursing Home Administrators Licensing Board Seeking Candidates
- DHHS Publishes Updated Supplemental Payment FAQs for Sections 2, 67, and 97 Appendix C Providers
- Maine Health Care Association Meets with Senator Angus King’s Policy Staff
- Maine Health Care Association Meets with Senator Susan Collins
- AHCA/NCAL Sends Letter to Federal Trade Commission on Staff Agency Price Gouging
- Updated Supplemental Payment Information for Sections 2, 67, and 97 Appendix C Providers, Updated Frequently Asked Questions
- Maine Jobs and Recovery Healthcare Workforce Initiative Survey
- John Bolduc Elected to National NCAL Board
- Maine Veteran’s Home- Bangor Receives National Quality Award
- Health Care Worker COVID-19 Vaccination Data Updated & Flexibility for New Hires
- Long Term Care Supplemental Payment FAQ Now Available
- MHCA Comments on Chapter 264 - Immunization Requirements for Health Care Workers
- PRF Phase 4 & Rural Distribution Application Open
- DHHS Round 1 of Supplemental Payments Issued Last Week
- AHCA/ NCAL Issues Statement IN Support of the SKILLS Act
- Updated Supplemental Payment Information for Sections 2, 67, and 97 Appendix C Providers
- MHCA Annual Business Meeting is one week away!
- HRSA Releases Updates for Phase 4 PRF Funds & Rural Distribution
- MHCA annual business meeting to be held via Zoom, September 23rd
- MHCA Advocacy in Action
- Senator Collins Leads Efforts to Urge HHS to Release PRF Resources
- Update on HHS Provider Relief Funds
- Maine Health Care Worker Vaccine Mandate – October 1st
- MHCA Board Votes to Support AHCA/NCAL Statement on Vaccinations of Long Term Care Workers
- Reminder: HETL Open for Nursing Facility Staff Surveillance Testing
- CMS Proposes New Medicare Physician Payment Rule
- CRF Financial Relief Grant 2.0 Due Tomorrow, July 9th by 5:00 PM
- PNMI Appendix C Facilities: Update to Rates for State Fiscal Years 2020 and 2021
- MHCA Welcomes New Director of Finance
- Updated Application & Deadline for DHHS Relief Grants
- Staffing Transitions: New Faces at MHCA