Insights and Analysis
Carrie Saia, CEO of Holton (Kan.) Community Hospital, and Erin Locke, a physician at the hospital, recently participated in AHA’s Physician Leadership Experience and shared their thoughts on why this unique opportunity so profoundly affects providers.
In this Q&A in conjunction with Human Trafficking Awareness month, AHA Board Member Claire Zangerle, R.N., chief nurse executive at Allegheny Health Network, discusses how and why health leaders should prioritize human trafficking interventions in their organizations.
Also in this roundup of hospital and health system leadership changes: Mercy Medical Center in Springfield, Mass., names new president; and St. David's South Austin (Texas) Medical Center appoints COO.
Hospitals and health systems are working every day to improve the patient experience and eliminate health disparities. But this work cannot be done in silos. Achieving health equity requires contributions from all of us – providers, payers, community-based organizations, public health advocates,…
Priya Bathija, vice president of AHA’s The Value Initiative, talks with William Shrank, M.D., senior vice president and chief medical officer, Humana, to get his insights on health care affordability, value and the strategies that Humana is using to disrupt health care delivery.
In this Voices on Value piece, Priya Bathija, vice president of AHA’s The Value Initiative, talks with Reshma Gupta, M.D., evaluation and outreach director of Costs of Care, about the organization’s efforts to raise awareness of the unintended financial harm of care and to disseminate innova
Premier Health hospitals in Dayton, Ohio, credit quick action and first responders’ skills in saving lives during a mass shooting in August. The health system trains law enforcement and the community on emergency life-saving techniques.
Also in this roundup of hospital and health system leadership changes: Sentara Healthcare names hospital president; and St. Joseph’s Health names chief operating officer.
Tom Nordwick, CEO of Uvalde (Texas) Memorial Hospital and chair-elect for the AHA’s Section for Small or Rural Hospitals, shares why and how his hospital celebrates National Rural Health Day.
The AHA Rural Health Care Leadership Conference, Feb. 2-5 in Phoenix, offers an unparalleled opportunity to learn and share with renowned health care leaders innovating at the forefront of change, writes AHA Executive Vice President Maryjane Wurth.