Profile: New Mexico Healthcare Human Resources Association

1. To advance the development of excellence in patient care by the application of principles, techniques and practices of human resources and related health care facilities.
2. To stimulate the exchange of information and further the professional education and development of its membership.
3. To promote research that will contribute to the development of progressive personnel policies and practices.
4. To promote high ethical standards and foster friendly relations between working professionals in healthcare human resources administration.

In 1990 the New Mexico Healthcare Human Resources Association became a local Chapter in Region 8 of the national organization, American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration (ASHHRA).  Through ASHHRA, additional resources are available to members, including affiliation with the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), allowing local members to take advantage of discounts for joint membership opportunities.