The ACHE’s Management Innovations Poster Session

An experienced healthcare and hospital administrator, Steve Carlson has served tenures as president of the Flagstaff Medical Center (FMC) in Flagstaff, Arizona, and CEO of the Community Medical Center (CMC) in Missoula, Montana. He currently builds upon his past experience at FMC and CMC as a partner in Carlson, Gould and Associates, a healthcare consulting firm. Steve Carlson also holds active membership in the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE).

In addition to administering board certification through the official ACHE Fellow (FACHE) designation, the ACHE sponsors a range of research initiatives. The organization encourages all healthcare management researchers to submit their work for the Management Innovations Poster Session of the annual ACHE Congress on Healthcare Leadership.

Past presentations at the Management Innovations Poster Session have covered topics such as leveraging community partnerships to reduce re-admissions for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and implementing lean Six Sigma processes to limit the excessive use of ancillary resources in surgical intensive care units. Candidates for the 2018 Management Innovations Poster Session can submit entries from the autumn of 2017 until January 16, 2018.

About Steve Carlson FMC

Steve Carlson, the former president of Flagstaff Medical Center (FMC), now owns and operates SGC HC Consulting of Missoula, Montana. The firm advises health care clients such as independent hospitals on a variety of issues included M&A activity. Prior to establishing SGC HC Consulting, Steve Carlson served as CEO of Community Medical Center, a 150-bed facility that provides services including high risk obstetrics, pediatrics and oncological care. His time at Community was preceded by his tenure as President of FMC, a 265-bed facility in Flagstaff, Arizona.

In preparation for his career in health care leadership, Mr. Carlson attended the University of Minnesota, from which he earned his MHA. While a graduate student, he was elected class president. Before studying at the University of Minnesota, he completed his BS from Saint John’s University, where he completed an Independent Study in chemistry and business.

An outdoorsman, Mr. Carlson stays active by participating in sports like fly fishing, jogging and golf. His volunteer activity includes advising the Poverello Center of Missoula, a community based homeless shelter, on the development of job placement services for homeless residents.