Paul Hudson is the Chief Operating Officer for ACUTE CARE, INC., represents his organization on EDPMA’s Board, and serves as the Chair of the Education Committee and a member of the Conference Planning Committee. ACUTE CARE, INC. provides practice management and physician staffing services for over forty hospitals in six states. Most of those hospitals have Critical Access Hospital designation, and Paul’s work with these facilities has provided him with a unique insight into the challenges these hospitals face and the strategies they’ve enacted to maintain viability. Paul worked as a paramedic; in both ground and air medical settings; completed Master’s degrees in Business Administration and Healthcare Administration, and is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives.