American Hospital Association

Rural hospitals are especially susceptible to the “ransomware blast radius” — whereby the threat to patient safety cascades from the hospital to every hospital, clinic and emergency department in the region. John Riggi, AHA’s national advisor for cybersecurity and risk, outlines why it is vital to protect rural hospitals from today’s ever-escalating cyberattacks.

In this Leadership Dialogue, Lynn Hanessian and Robert Trestman, M.D., join Tina Becker Freese to discuss the importance of trust and how it has evolved in recent years, as well as how hospitals and health systems can build trust in our communities and with the people we serve.

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Join us May 4-6, 2025, in the nation’s capital for insightful conversations with policymakers, legislators and thought leaders on the most pressing issues facing our field. Early-bird pricing ends March 3.

Take a look at all we’ve accomplished together this year.

The 2025 AHA Health Care Workforce Scan offers trends, expert insights and practical recommendations to help hospitals and health systems retain and attract staff while supporting their well-being and resiliency.

The AHA Next Generation Leaders Fellowship is a unique opportunity to be paired with an executive-level mentor who will guide you through the planning and execution of a year-long capstone project at your hospital or health system, tackling key issues and challenges affecting health care affordability, cost, quality and safety.

The AHA is sharing information and resources on the supply chain situation following the closure of a Baxter manufacturing plant in North Carolina.

The AHA today released a new report showing that hospital and health system performance on key patient safety and quality measures was better in the first quarter of 2024 than it was right before the COVID-19 pandemic and that hospitals made these improvements while caring for more complex patients with more significant health care needs.