American Hospital Association

Starting Sunday more than 1,200 senior executives, physician and nurse leaders, and trustees from rural hospitals and health systems will come together at the 2025 AHA Rural Health Care Leadership Conference to share actionable strategies for advancing health in rural communities.

Registration now open!

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.

The AHA knows how important public trust and confidence are to advancing the health of all individuals and communities. In fact, we included it as one of the principles in our 2025-2027 Strategic Plan, which was built on listening to feedback from our members.

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.