Lucinda Rider earns Fellowship Designation from Financial Management Association

Congratulations to UHS Delaware Valley Hospital's (DVH) Vice President of Finance & Chief Financial Officer, Lucinda Rider, MBA, FHFMA, CHFP, who recently became a Fellow of the Healthcare Financial Management Association (FHFMA).

To be awarded this distinction, applicants must be credentialed as a Certified Healthcare Financial Professional (CHFP), be an Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) member for at least five years, complete a bachelor’s degree or 120 semester hours from an accredited college or university, provide a letter of recommendation, and volunteer for the Healthcare Financial Management Association or the healthcare industry. More than 1,800 HFMA members nationwide have achieved this accomplishment in the organization’s 75+ year history.

Rider’s specific contributions to the healthcare industry include:

1. National Advisory Council member
2. Becker’s Healthcare Honoree for the past 3 years (Women CFOs to Know and Rural Hospital CFOs to Know)
3. Served as an expert panelist for both HFMA and Becker’s Healthcare on topics for healthcare finance.
4. Member of the following women executives: Women’s Rural Healthcare Executive Network (WRHEN), and Upstate NY Women’s Alliance Network.

For twenty-four years, Rider has led the hospital to a positive bottom line and has implemented a strategic investment and cost containment plan that improved its cash-flow situation. In addition to her role as VP/CFO, Rider serves as the UHS Delaware Valley Hospital compliance chair, the board chair of the UHS Employee Federal Credit Union, and a board member for the Rural Health Network of South Central NY.

The Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) equips its more than 100,000 members nationwide to navigate a complex healthcare landscape. Finance professionals in the full range of work settings, including hospitals, health systems, physician practices and health plans, trust HFMA to provide the guidance and tools to help them lead their organizations, and the industry, forward. HFMA is a not-for-profit, nonpartisan organization that advances healthcare by collaborating with other key stakeholders to address industry challenges and providing guidance, education, practical tools and solutions, and thought leadership. Learn more at hfma.org/certification.