Issue Landing Page
Landing pages for the American Hospital Association's top advocacy issues.
AHA has a total rewards commitment. Compensation and benefits are aligned with our vision and values, encompassing three strategic, interrelated areas: Rewarding Work; Being Healthy; and Building Worth.
State Auxiliary Leaders (SALs) are the presidents, president-elects and legislative chairs from state volunteer and auxiliary associations. These associations guide their states' volunteer programs; lead effective volunteer involvement in grassroots advocacy to increase volunteer action, awareness…
AHA's Section for Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Services promotes and enhances the understanding and importance of behavioral health care thru AHA policy, advocacy, and service efforts specific to psychiatric and substance abuse service providers. No additional dues are required to join the…
Rehabilitation services are measures taken to promote optimum attainable levels of physical, cognitive, emotional, psychological, social, and economic usefulness, and thereafter to maintain the individual at the maximal functional level.
As hospitals, health systems and other providers navigate changes in health care, volunteers stand out as key contributors in the success of pursuing the Triple Aim, a framework developed by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement that outlines an approach for maximizing the performance of the…
Access resources focused on suicide prevention, including Members in Action case studies, webinars, member calls, campaigns and publications.
Committee on Volunteers
The Committee on Volunteers, a specialty committee of the Board, is concerned with the roles, responsibilities, and services of organized volunteers and auxilians, as well as the community perspective they provide for the health care f
Case Examples of Volunteers Transforming Health Care
Volunteers play a critical role in supporting quality experiences and healthy outcomes for patients, their families and communities.
Clinicians are the lifeblood of a hospital. Ensuring that enough doctors and nurses are available to meet patient’s needs is a key public health issue facing hospital leaders.
Insights available on this page include the number of doctors and nurses employed in hospitals and current characteristics…
The AHA's American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) promotes the value of nursing leadership and its invaluable contribution to the promotion of health and pursuit of quality patient care.