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2022 American Hospital Association Leadership Summit. July 17-19, 2022. San Diego, CA.

The Leadership Summit features senior health care executives, clinicians and experts in the field presenting high level, transformational strategies and innovative approaches for delivering greater value and health equity through operational excellence, creative partnerships, and redefined delivery models. Special attention will be paid to the strategies and practices that enable health care leaders to remain resilient and respond successfully in periods of sustained crisis.

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AHA Leadership Summit 2021
Special Coverage from the 2021 AHA Leadership Summit
More than 900 hospital and health system leaders virtually came together today for the 2021 AHA Leadership Summit. The conference focuses on transformational strategies and innovative approaches for delivering greater value and health equity through operational excellence, creative partnerships and redefined delivery models.
AHA Board Names John Haupert Chair-Elect Designate
The American Hospital Association (AHA) Board of Trustees has elected John Haupert, president and CEO of Grady Health System in Atlanta, as its Chair-elect Designate.
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Blog: AHA Leadership Summit offers strategies to transform health care
The AHA Leadership Summit – one of AHA’s flagship events – will be held virtually July 28-29. AHA Executive Vice President Michelle Hood previews the conference, designed to help health care executives and trustees lead organizational transformation
AHA Leadership Summit 2021
AHA Leadership Summit Offers Disruptive Strategies, Unexpected Solutions and Unique Perspectives to Innovate and Transform Health Care
by M. Michelle Hood, FACHE
The AHA Leadership Summit – one of AHA’s flagship events – will be held virtually July 28-29. AHA Executive Vice President Michelle Hood previews the conference, designed to help health care executives and trustees lead organizational transformation. Read more.
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Chair File: AHA Leadership Summit 2021 — Reimagining Health Care
by Rod Hochman, M.D.
What qualities make an outstanding leader, whether in health care or another field? Your list may include being collaborative, courageous, empathetic, innovative, inspiring, and intelligent. Based on my experiences and observations during the COVID-19 pandemic, I’d add a couple more: being humble and resilient. 
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AHA cancels Leadership Summit
Recognizing the ongoing efforts of hospital and health systems fighting COVID-19 in their communities while also providing care for other patient needs, the AHA has cancelled its Leadership Summit, scheduled for July 19-21, 2020 in San Diego, and all affiliated events.
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Chairman’s File: Recognizing leaders in our field
by Brian Gragnolati
Often quietly and out of the public eye, the vital work of advancing health in America happens on many fronts.
Special Report: The Buzz - Takeaways from the 2019 AHA Leadership Summit
The Buzz: Takeaways from the 2019 AHA Leadership Summit
Health care’s leading thinkers, innovators and doers recently convened at the AHA Leadership Summit in San Diego. They explored innovation processes and transformational strategies to better engage patients. Look inside for what had health care leaders buzzing at the conference.
Innovation Challenge award recipients 2019, onstage at AHA Leadership Summit
AHA announces 2019 Innovation Challenge winners
NewYork Presbyterian, Henry Ford Health System of Detroit and Children’s Hospital Los Angeles will receive funding, resources and other support to help bring their 2019 AHA Innovation Challenge ideas to life.
Video: Highlights from the 2019 AHA Leadership Summit
Video highlights from the 2019 AHA Leadership Summit.
Video: Highlights from the 2019 AHA Leadership Summit
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Maryjane Wurth standing at a podium speaking to 2019 AHA Leadership Summit attendees.
AHA's Wurth highlights importance of innovation, partnerships
Hospitals and health systems are innovating and evolving to improve care and promote health, and the AHA is helping them with these efforts to advance health in America, said Maryjane Wurth, AHA executive vice president and chief operating officer.
AHA Leadership Summit 2019 Keynote Speakers Dayna Bowen Matthew, Dr. Bechara Choucair, and Brenda Schmidt
Keynote speakers highlight the power of improving community health
At this morning's opening keynote session speakers focused on improving quality and lowering health care costs. 
Jay Bhatt at a podium speaking to attendees of the a 2019 AHA Leadership Summit education session.
Educational sessions focus on top priorities for health care leaders
Conference attendees participated in educational sessions focused on achieving affordability and value through new payment and delivery models; quality and performance improvement; advancing health through community partnerships; transformational leadership and workforce development; creating a culture of innovation; and governance excellence.
AHA Leadership Summit Roundtable participants speaking to each other.
Roundtables underscore health field's goals, successes
The AHA hosted a number of roundtables on topics including interoperability; quality; access; maternal health; artificial intelligence; integrating behavioral health and physical health; scaling innovation; and improving community health through partnerships.
A participant in the AHA Center for Health Innovation Startup Competition at the 2019 AHA Leadership Summit presents his startup idea.
AHA Leadership Summit attendees choose Startup Competition winner
Six early-stage companies presented their ideas Thursday at the inaugural startup competition to find creative solutions to meet the needs of hospitals and health systems nationwide.
Circle of Life logo. Celebrating Innovation in Palliative and End-of-Life Care.
AHA presents Circle of Life Awards
The AHA presented the Circle of Life Awards to Western Reserve Navigator, Hospice of the Western Reserve, Cleveland; Palliative Care Services, UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora; and the University Health System Palliative Care Team, San Antonio, Texas.
NOVA Award Winners with awards at the 2019 AHA Leadership Summit.
AHA honors five programs with Dick Davidson NOVA Award
Five hospital-led partnerships to improve community health received the AHA Dick Davidson NOVA Award.
The three winners of the Innovation Challenge on stage with their awards at the 2019 AHA Leadership Summit.
AHA honors three with 2019 Innovation Challenge Awards
The AHA presented the 2019 Innovation Challenge Awards to New York-Presbyterian (first place); Henry Ford Health System (second place); and Children's Hospital Los Angeles (third place).
TRUST Award winner A. Marc Harrison, M.D, at the 2019 AHA Leadership Summit
Intermountain CEO receives TRUST Award
The AHA Center for Health Innovation presented the 2019 TRUST Award to A. Marc Harrison, M.D., president and CEO of Intermountain Healthcare for his visionary leadership in helping contribute to a society of healthy communities where each individual reaches their highest potential for health.