The American Hospital Association is excited that the IHF 39th World Hospital Congress is coming to
   Chicago in 2015! In addition to participating in the program, several of our hospitals will open their
    doors to their colleagues from around the world to highlight the many changes and innovations taking
    place in American health care.

   The IHF World Hospital Congress is always a special event. The most important innovations in health
    care emerge when global leaders can gather to hear from one another, exchange ideas and discuss
    solutions. I hope you will be able to join us in Chicago.
  Rich Umbdenstock, FACHE - President/CEO, American Hospital Association

  I look forward to welcoming health care executives from around the world to Chicago in October 2015
   for the IHF 39th World Hospital Congress.

   Among the attendees will be leaders from within the American College of  Healthcare Executives’ own
   40,000-plus members. ACHE and its members greatly value lifelong learning and the pursuit of
   achieving health care management excellence, and this event will be no exception. With the incredible
   amount of  change being experienced in health care globally, 2015 IHF Chicago will provide a unique
   opportunity for visionary health care leaders from across the globe to exchange ideas and best practices.
   I look forward to seeing you in Chicago and sharing in that exchange with you. 
  Deborah J. Bowen, FACHE, CAE - President/CEO, American College of  Healthcare Executives

  Aging population with chronic conditions worldwide calls for transformation in healthcare as we know
   it. To cope with the ever-increasing burden of medical cost on nations' economies, many innovative
   ideas need to be tried both in the  delievery of healthcare and how we measure outcome with patients at
   the center.

  At IHF's 39th World Hospital Congress in Chicago, with Advancing Global Health and Health Care as
   theme, we will get to hear and discuss innovative ideas with healthcare leaders from around the globe,
   and for the first time, IHF will honor innovative programs with IHf Awards. Come and join us in
   Chicago!
  Kwang Tae Kim, MD, PhD, President, International Hospital Federation

  It has been an honor for me to lead the international committee that has put together such a wonderful
   program for the IHF 39th World Hospital Congress.

  During the event, world-renowned leaders will give the outstanding plenarysessions, and the best and
   brightest from IHF’s member countries will talk about advances in the delivery of health care in their
   countries. Both practitioners and academics will present free papers on topics that address the main
   Congress themes. And numerous innovations will be highlighted in the educational poster sessions
   submitted from around the world. I look forward to seeing you all in Chicago in October 2015.
  Thomas C. Dolan, PhD, FACHE, FASAE - Chairman, Congress Scientific Committee