Press Releases
View all of the American Hospital Association (AHA) press releases for the media on health care issues impacting hospitals and health systems.
Press Release
Statement on the Department of Labor's Final Rule Narrowing the "Advice" Exemption for "Persuader" Reporting
Tom Nickels
Executive Vice President
American Hospital Association
March 23, 2016
Press ReleaseStatement on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Opioid Prescribing GuidelinesRick PollackPresident and CEOAmerican Hospital Association March 15, 2016
Press ReleaseStatement on Interoperability PledgeRick PollackPresident and CEOAmerican Hospital Association February 29, 2016
Press ReleaseLynn Smith to Chair AHA's Committee on VolunteersWASHINGTON (February 11, 2016) – The American Hospital Association (AHA) today announced that Lynn Smith, auxilian at CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs in Hot Springs, Ark. will chair the AHA's 2016 Committee on Volunteers.
Press ReleaseStatement on the Administration's Proposed FY2017 BudgetAshley B. ThompsonSenior Vice President Public Policy Analysis and DevelopmentAmerican Hospital AssociationFebruary 9, 2016
Press ReleaseStatement on Appeals Court Decision on AHA ALJ Delay Lawsuit Upholding Compliance with Statutory DeadlinesMelinda HattonSenior Vice President and General Counsel American Hospital Association
Press ReleaseMary Ellen Pratt, MHA, FACHE, to Chair AHA's Section for Small or Rural Governing CouncilWASHINGTON – February 5, 2015 – Mary Ellen Pratt, MHA, FACHE, CEO of St. James Parish Hospital in Lutcher, La., will lead the American Hospital Association’s (AHA) Section for Small or Rural…
Press ReleaseMargaret Wagner Dahl to Chair AHA's Committee on GovernanceWASHINGTON – February 4, 2016 – The American Hospital Association (AHA) today announced that Margaret Wagner Dahl will be chair and Andrew M. Stern will be chair-elect for the AHA's 2016 Committee on Governance (COG…
Press ReleaseWayne Young to Lead AHA's Section for Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Services(WASHINGTON) February 3, 2016 – Wayne Young, senior vice president, behavioral health, JPS Health Network in Fort Worth, Texas, is the 2016 chair of the American Hospital Association’s (AHA) Constituency…
Press ReleaseStatement on Proposed New Federal Funding to Address Prescription Opioid Abuse and Heroin UseRick PollackAHA President and CEOFebruary 2, 2016