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Ebola outbreak in Congo announced on February 7 ends

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention joined the global public health community in marking the end of the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s North Kivu Province, 42 days after the last survivor tested negative for the virus.
Board Checklists

Current High-Performance Governance Practices

For boards to participate in shaping their new organization, they must be currently performing at an extremely high level. The following is a list of four practices that hospital and health system boards must be engaged in today, in order to be successful in the future.
Issue Landing Page

Active Shooter Incidents in Health Care Settings

Due to recent tragic events, Hospitals Against Violence has gathered for health care facilities a list of resources and tools that provide guidance on how to prepare and respond to an active shooter incident.
Other Resources

Government Cybersecurity Resources

AHA provides hospitals and health systems with direct links to valid cybersecurity resources within the US government relate to cyber attacks.
Press Releases

AHA Statement on Supreme Court Decision in EMTALA Case

While we are pleased that the Supreme Court’s decision to dismiss these cases as improvidently granted will restore the temporary stay on Idaho’s law, we are disappointed that physicians, nurses, and other clinicians across the country still do not have needed clarity. Caregivers must be able to exercise their professional judgment about a patient’s care as federal law requires under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) without the fear of criminal prosecution. We continue to urge courts to protect clinicians as they seek to provide emergency care to their patients.
Board Checklists

Current High-Performance Governance Practices Tool

For boards to participate in shaping their new organization, they must be currently performing at an extremely high level. The following is a list of four practices that hospital and health system boards must be engaged in today, in order to be successful in the future.
Trustee Articles

Current High-Performance Governance Practices

For boards to participate in shaping their new organization, they must be currently performing at an extremely high level. The following is a list of four practices that hospital and health system boards must be engaged in today, in order to be successful in the future.
Guides/Reports

HCC Report 2024: Healthier Together

This report covers the Hospital Community Collaborative’s impact on community health between 2018-2023, detailing the program’s history and elements.
Trustee Articles

Creating the Right Boardroom Conversations

Establishing well-organized and consistent governance processes and procedures enables the board to be most productive, and ensures that its time is allocated to the most critical topics.
News

Congress urged to bolster Children’s Hospitals GME funding March 2023

Over 30 organizations, including the AHA, yesterday urged congressional appropriators to increase funding for the Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education program to $738 million in fiscal year 2024. While the program trains half of the nation’s pediatricians and 60% of pediatric specialists, it currently receives just 2% of federal spending on graduate medical education.