title: Keeping the contract: an interview with the new AHA chair-elect. Interview by Mary Grayson.
abstract: Kevin Lofton, CEO of Catholic Health Initiatives in Denver and chair-elect of the AHA, remains passionate about health care. In this first-person interview, he describes the need for hospitals to live up to their community contracts by building bridges with others, striving for transparency in safety and quality, and nurturing diversity on their executive teams.
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lofton
mesh_terms: D000573:American Hospital Association / Q000458:organization & administration*; D016542:Chief Executive Officers, Hospital; D018864:Cultural Diversity; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000191:economics / Q000941:ethics; D006788:Hospitals, Voluntary / Q000941:ethics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017057:Medically Uninsured; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D012941:Social Responsibility; D012945:Social Values; D012946:Social Welfare / Q000191:economics / Q000941:ethics; D014481:United States; D019472:Universal Health Insurance