Dimitrios Alexiou, FACHE, is the President and CEO of Hospital Association of San Diego and Imperial Counties, a non-profit trade association representing hospitals and health systems. Mr. Alexiou provides leadership, representation, advocacy, and acts as an advisory on behalf of over 38 hospitals and health systems in the 2-county region. He serves as a Board Advisor to the California Hospital Association Board of Trustees, representing over 400 hospitals throughout California; and on CHA special committees to address issues of quality and patient safety, managed care, finance, and issues specific to non-profit hospitals, integrated systems, and academic medical centers.