Hello KAMSS Members

It has  been an honor to serve as KAMSS president in 2009.  I’d like to personally thank each and every one of you for your support last year and to this fine was a very busy year.  It takes all of us collectively as a Team working to achieve our goals, accomplish our vision and provide value to this association. Words cannot express my gratitude for

you allowing me to serve and be a part of KAMSS. I know that you will be just as supportive and kind to the 2010 KAMSS officers as you were to me.  I am forever grateful!  We have had another successful year thanks to all of you.

Below is just a list of a few of our successes:

• 32 new members joined in 2009
• 76 people registered for our annual KAMSS conference
• More than 10 KAMSS members attended the NAMSS Conference
• Special thanks to Stephen Bassett and his team on the Website project
• Our 2010 annual educational conference agenda is almost completed thanks to Lisa Adams
• Congratulations again to our 2009 Outstanding Medical Staff Services Professional – Kevin Bratcher, CPCS

For 2010 we are welcoming with excitement the following KAMSS Officers:

• President – Lisa Adams, Lexington Clinic, Lexington, KY
• Immediate Past President – Linda Woolridge, Norton Audubon Hospital, Louisville, KY
• President Elect – Jake Barrick, The Medical Center, Bowling Green, KY
• Treasurer – Morgan Armstrong, Clark Regional Medical Center, Winchester, KY
• Secretary – Lisa Merchant, Floyd Memorial Hospital, New Albany, IN
• Bluegrass Chapter President –  Veronica Shepherd, Central Baptist Hospital, Lexington, KY
• Southwest Chapter President – Vicki Emerson, Murray-Calloway County Hospital, Murray, KY
• Southern Chapter President – Beth Gooden, T. J. Samson Hospital, Glasgow, KY

God Bless all of you and I pray you have a prosperous New Year!

Linda Woolridge, MBA
President, Kentucky Association of Medical Staff Services - 2009
Medical Staff Services
Norton Audubon Hospital