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by Gina Calder
by Lynnette Watkins
by John Haupert, Chair, American Hospital Association
On today’s episode, I talk with AHA Board Member Doug Brown, president of UMass Memorial Community Hospitals and chief administrative officer for UMass Memorial Health, which serves patients throug
by Rick Pollack, President and CEO, AHA
Hospitals and health systems provide healing, compassion and care to all people who walk through their doors.
by Deanna Martin
The upcoming AHRMM annual conference, which will be held August 6-9 in Orlando, is an opportunity for supply chain leaders to collaborate, learn best practices and find solutions that benefit hospitals.
AHA’s Leadership Summit, which will be held July 16-18 in Seattle, brings together many of the best minds in health care, medicine and technology with a shared passion for innovation as the road to advancing health.
by Joy Lewis, MSW, MPH
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by John Haupert, Chair, American Hospital Association
June 12–18 is Community Health Improvement Week. This annual recognition week focuses on how people at hospitals, health systems, national organizations and community organizations are working together to improve the health and well-being of individuals and communities and advance health equity.
by Andrew Jager, by Ji Im
There is now consensus about what health care leaders and practitioners have long known: The conditions in which people live are major drivers of health and well-being.
by Rick Pollack, President and CEO, AHA
When people see the blue and white “H” symbol, they think of healing, hope and health. Hospitals and health systems provide care to all who need it, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
by Melinda Hatton
A recently published article in Health Affairs on hospital finances and financial assistance uses a flawed, debunked methodology to justify preconceived conclusions about how hospitals manage their finances.
by John Haupert, Chair, American Hospital Association
On Friday, AHA led the seventh annual #HAVhope Friday, part of its Hospital Against Violence initiative, to focus national attention on ending all forms of violence in our workplaces and communities.
by Rick Pollack, President and CEO, AHA
Hospitals and health systems are beacons of healing, comfort, care and hope.
by Erin Fogarty
By understanding the attitudes and beliefs that drive patient behavior, health care providers and administrators can better design messaging that promotes positive health outcomes, including messages deployed during a public health emergency.
by Deanna Martin
In an era of high workforce turnover and concerns about infection control, it’s more important than ever for health care leaders to support their EVS teams. The AHA and its Association for the Health Care Environment professional member group offers several resources to help leaders support their EVS teams, including the important AHE Exchange Conference July 31-Aug. 2 in Dallas.
by Rick Pollack, President and CEO, AHA
We at the American Hospital Association, all of our members, and the individuals working in hospitals and health systems across America, salute our fallen. We work in health care to help save lives, but we understand firsthand the toll of loss, especially the loss of young lives given in service.
by M. Michelle Hood, FACHE
The American Hospital Association Leadership Summit will take place July 16-18, 2023, in Seattle, WA, at the Seattle Convention Center.
by Elisa Arespacochaga, by Michael R Privitera, M.D. Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry, University of Rochester Medical Center
Health care has always been a demanding profession, and the effects of the last few years have meant that health care workers have been asked to do more with less.