Barbara Arrington

Background

Arrington, Barbara was born on February 7, 1948 in Honolulu. Daughter of Wade Hampton Arrington III and Marie E. (Kaleda) Arrington Bailey.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Columbia University, 1970; Master of Science in Public Health, U. Missouri, 1976; Doctor of Philosophy, St. Saint Louis University, 1985.

Career

Planning assistant/extern, State Office Comprehensive Health Planning, Jefferson City, Missoury assistant DON, Mid-Missouri Mental Health Center, Columbia instructor nursing, Lutheran Medical Center, St. Louis home care coordinator, New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, New York City staff public health nurse, Visiting Nurse Svc. New York, New York City senior planner, planning associate, Greater St. Louis Health Systems Agency, 1976-1979; with school public health, health science center, St. Saint Louis University, since 1979; assistant professor community health, St. Saint Louis University, since 1981; associate professor health administration, St. Saint Louis University, since 1994; chair health administration, St. Saint Louis University, 1993-1994; associate dean, St. Saint Louis University, since 1997. Chair planning and marketing committee People's Clinic.

Consultant Region VII Center Health Planning, Columbia, 1977-1978, National Association Community Health Centers, Washington, 1978-1979. Member planning and development committee St. Mary's Hosp.East St. Louis, 1983-1990, chair, 1987-1990, member Executive Committee, since 1984, board of directors. Consultant strategic planning and marketing Mercy Health Superior vena cava syndrome, Farmington Hills, Michigan, 1986-1988.

Chair ad hoc committee sabbatical leave Sisters Mercy Health System, St. Louis, 1986. Member executive strategic planningcom. of corporation board Ancilla Systems, Inc., 1988, 91-93. Member Executive Committee St. Joseph's Hospital, Alton, Illinois, 1988-1989.

Strategic design and visioning consultant and facilitator Society Bioethics Consultation, 1989. Member strategic learning organization design and facilitation regional community Detroit Sisters Mercy Americans, 1990-1992. Consultant leadership development task force Franciscan Health System, Aston, Pennsylvania, 1991-1992, member leadership advisory county, since 1993, retained consultant and facilitator area common interests operational management group, 1993-1994.

Member university support health care task forceMo. House Representatives, 1992. Course director Institute Healthcare Improvement, Boston, 1992-1994, member governance curriculum development, 1992-1994, member strategyplanning group, 1993.

Consultant, facilitator master affiliation agreement Suruhanjaya Syarikat Malaysia Health Care System/health science center St. Saint Louis University, since 1994. Strategy consultant graduate medical education committee, school medicine St. Saint Louis University, since 1994. Member needs assessment/focus group facilitation St. Jane's Cmty.

Center, St. Louis, 1994. Consultant governance facilitation and leadership development Eastern Mercy Health System, Radnor, Pennsylvania, since 1994. Presenter in field.

Achievements

• Barbara Arrington has been listed as a noteworthy Public health educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American College Healthcare Executives. Member Catholic Health Association United States (consultant and facilitator division theology, mission and ethics 1988-1990, member task force tax exemption, 1991-1993, member leadership development focus group1991, 93, member leadership development steering committee 1993-1994), Association University.Programs Health Administration (member ad hoc committee curriculum health planning 1980-1983, member committee minority group affairs 1980-1982, member strategicplanning and marketing faculty forum since 1984, chair 1988-1989, member governance task force 1987-1991, member program directors group 1993-1994, member continuous improvement interest group since 1994, member governmental affairs committee since 1994), Greater St. Louis Association Women Health Administration (co-founder American College Healthcare Executives-Affiliated Women's Network 1981-1985, various offices), Sigma Theta Tau.

Connections

Father:

Wade Hampton Arrington III Bailey

Mother:

Marie E. (Kaleda) Arrington Bailey