Press Releases
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Press Release
Debra Flores to Chair AHA's Metropolitan Hospitals Governing Council
WASHINGTON – January 21, 2016 – Debra Flores, R.N., FACHE, president of Sentara CarePlex Hospital in Hampton, Va., will lead the American Hospital Association’s (AHA) Section for Metropolitan Hospitals as chair of…
Press ReleaseDr. James E. Shmerling to Lead AHA Constituency Section for Maternal and Child Health Governing CouncilWASHINGTON – January 20, 2016 – James E. Shmerling, D.H.A., M.B.A, president and CEO of Connecticut Children’s Medical Center in Hartford, Conn., is the 2016 chair of the American…
ThedaCare has been named one of four national finalists for the prestigious 2015 Foster G. McGaw Prize, one of health cares most prestigious honors for excellence in community service.
Press ReleaseKevin Most, D.O., to Chair AHA's Committee on Clinical LeadershipWASHINGTON – January 19, 2016 – Kevin Most, D.O., vice president of medical affairs and chief medical officer (CMO) for Northwestern Medicine at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, Ill., will lead the American…
Press ReleaseVince Oliver Receives AHA's Shirley Ann Munroe Leadership AwardWASHINGTON (December 2, 2015) – Vince Oliver, CEO and superintendent of Island Hospital in Anacortes, Wash. is the 2015 winner of the American Hospital Association’s (AHA) Shirley Ann Munroe Leadership Award. The award…
Press ReleaseMaryjane Wurth Named Chief Strategy and Relationship Officer and President and CEO of Health Forum WASHINGTON — November 20, 2015 — The AHA today announced that Maryjane Wurth will join the association on January 28, 2016, as chief strategy and relationship officer, and president and…
Press ReleaseStatement on CMS Final Rule to Bundle Payments for Hip and Knee SurgeryRick PollackAHA President and CEONovember 16, 2015
PRESS RELEASEAmerican Hospital Association Honors Two Federal Health Care LeadersWASHINGTON (July 24, 2015) – The American Hospital Association (AHA) presented two federal hospital leaders with awards recognizing their outstanding service to the health care field. These awards recognize uniformed…