CANANDAIGUA – Michael F. Stapleton, Jr., president/CEO of UR Medicine’s Thompson Health, recently became a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE), the nation’s leading professional society for healthcare leaders.
To obtain Fellow status, candidates must fulfill multiple requirements, including passing a comprehensive examination, meeting academic and experiential criteria, earning continuing education credits and demonstrating professional/community involvement. Fellows commit to ongoing professional development and undergo recertification every three years.
“The healthcare management field plays a vital role in providing high-quality care to the people in our communities, which makes having a standard of excellence promoted by a professional organization critically important,” says Deborah Bowen, FACHE, CAE, president and CEO of ACHE. “By becoming an ACHE Fellow and earning the distinction of board certification from ACHE, healthcare leaders demonstrate a commitment to excellence in serving their patients and the community.”
Stapleton became president/CEO at Thompson in July 2012, having first joined the health system in March 2011 as executive vice president and chief operating officer. He is a board member for Mercy Flight Central, Ontario ARC, the United Way of Ontario County and Holy Childhood.
Stapleton holds a master’s of science degree in healthcare system leadership from the University of Rochester, a bachelor’s of science in nursing from St. John Fisher College and a bachelor of arts in psychology from SUNY Oswego. Prior to his arrival at Thompson, he was the CEO of Lakeside Health System in Brockport and held several management positions at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester.