Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Healthcare Wrap Up and a Gift From Mark Kelly!


The 2011 Healthcare Facilities Summit was quite literally out of this world!  This year we had Captain Mark Kelly join us to discuss the story of his life and the challenges that he faced.  Truly a captivating speech that won a standing ovation from our national delegation of healthcare facilities executives and supplier companies.

Over the two and a half days, reviews of the Healthcare Facilities Summit were stellar!  Some executives shared that “the focused vendor meetings were a welcome change from the harried pace of large convention floors of other conferences” and that “the Healthcare Facilities Summit is a unique and effective way of bringing together healthcare facility experts to share their experiences, network with peers and have targeted productive business discussions with suppliers needed in support of our facilities.” 

Some of the attendees may say that the Chili cook-off on Monday night may have stolen the show.  Our judges were up to the challenge (with a bottle of Pepto Bismol of course) of tasting over 12 different types of chili made from all the event attendees! 

You can see pictures from the event, including the chili cook-off, at our SmugMug site.

We want to extend a very special thank you for everyone taking the time out of their busy schedules to join us this year.  We couldn’t have done it without each and every single one of you and we hope to see you next year at the 2012 Healthcare Facilities Summit which will take place September 30 - October 2nd at the Naples Grande Resort in Naples, FL.  

Lastly on a personal note, Capt. Mark Kelly sent us a signed space shuttle!  Thank you from all of us here at CraigMichaels as we have it proudly on display!