Join AHA’s The Value Initiative and the Advancement League March 14 at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas, for a public session exploring how hospitals, clinicians and community-based organizations are improving community health by addressing housing needs.
SXSW Conference 2019 News Coverage
SXSW: Sharing the Hospital Story at the South by Southwest Festival
As part of the 2019 South by Southwest (SXSW) festival’s Interactive Health and MedTech track, the American Hospital Association and hospital leaders shared how hospitals and health systems are transforming to advance health in their communities.
AHA partnered with Energizing Health to create opportunities for health organizations, community advocates, entrepreneurs, and philanthropical organizations to innovate and collaborate on initiatives aimed at addressing health equity by eliminating systemic barriers, reducing inequities and building healthier communities. In addition to AHA, participating organizations include the Aetna Foundation, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the Cambia Health Foundation, the St. David’s Foundation, the American Heart Association and the American Cancer Society, as well as civic, hospital and community leaders from across the country.
Read on for highlights of some of the sessions, as well as key takeaways. You can follow along with AHA on social media or using #SXSW.
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Last week, more than 70,000 people descended on Austin, Texas, to experience the SXSW festival. The AHA participated in a number of sessions as part of the SXSW Interactive Festival’s Health and MedTech track, sharing how hospitals and health systems are transforming to advance health in their communities.
From left to right are Faith Mitchell, Star Cunningham and Brian Gragnolati.
This week, as part of the South by Southwest (SXSW) festival’s Interactive Health and MedTech track, the American Hospital Association and hospital leaders have been sharing how hospitals and health systems are transforming to advance health in their communities.
Pictured, from left to right: Manik Bhat, CEO of Healthify, Inc.; Carmen Llanes Pulido, executive director at Go Austin/Vamos Austin; Dwayne Proctor, senior adviser to the president and directo
by Brian Gragnolati
I was pleased to take part in a robust discussion about new leadership competencies last week in conjunction with the South by Southwest Festival.
by Maryjane Wurth
The AHA will be participating in a number of sessions across the coming days as part of the SXSW Interactive Festival’s Health and MedTech track – to share how hospitals and health systems are transforming to advance health in their communities.
by Brian Gragnolati
All around us, we see exciting examples of bold thinking and experimentation to better serve patients. Already, many of these new models and methods are achieving positive results.