Chesapeake Regional’s Director of Pharmacy Elected as Delegate from Virginia

CHESAPEAKE, Va. –  Amy E. Schultz, PharmD, BCCCP Director of Pharmacy at Chesapeake Regional Healthcare, has been elected to a 3-year term as a delegate from Virginia to the American Society of Health System Pharmacists (ASHP) House of Delegates.  

The House of Delegates is the ultimate authority over ASHP professional policies, to carry out the Society's stance on important issues related to health-system pharmacy practice and medication use. As a delegate, Schultz is one of about 200 ASHP leaders who have the responsibility to establish healthcare policy.

ASHP represents the collective voice of pharmacists who serve as patient care providers in hospitals, health systems, ambulatory clinics, and other healthcare settings spanning the full spectrum of medication use. The organization’s 58,000 members include pharmacists, student pharmacists, and pharmacy technicians. For 80 years, ASHP has been at the forefront of efforts to improve medication use and enhance patient safety.

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About Chesapeake Regional Healthcare
Chesapeake Regional Healthcare is a health system laser focused on innovation, known for making medical history in the region and providing patients with truly personal care. It’s hospital, Chesapeake Regional Medical Center, is the only independent, community-based hospital in Hampton Roads. With a four-star rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, the best heart attack survival rates of the major systems in the region (risk adjusted), a nationally accredited Chest Pain Center, and open-heart surgical care coming in 2024. The system has a state-of-the-art neurointerventional suite, comprehensive cancer care, the most preferred Labor & Delivery program in the area, nearly 40 practice locations and approximately 600 physicians on staff. Chesapeake Regional Healthcare’s technologically advanced health care saves lives every day. Learn more at ChesapeakeRegional.com.

About American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
ASHP is the collective voice of pharmacists who serve as patient care providers in hospitals, health systems, ambulatory clinics, and other healthcare settings spanning the full spectrum of medication use. The organization’s more than 60,000 members include pharmacists, student pharmacists, and pharmacy technicians. For 80 years, ASHP has been at the forefront of efforts to improve medication use and enhance patient safety.