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Hospitals and health systems are playing an increasingly important role in providing behavioral health care, whether in their own facilities or by helping patients connect with community resources.
When a community health needs assessment was conducted in Hardeman County, Tennessee, it confirmed that not only was obesity a serious health threat for adults and children, but accessing food at all was a problem for many county residents.
In 2021, the Infection Prevention and Transplant Infectious Diseases teams at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago observed a significant increase in the number of pulmonary infections caused by Mycobaterium abscessus.
Trusted collaboration among all stakeholders, coupled with a clear consensus for keeping health care teams and patients safe, drive the infection prevention efforts at Missouri Baptist Sullivan Hospital.
The AHA expresses its concern with the ongoing lack of clear and actionable guidance on environmental risk mitigation in facilities that provide psychiatric services.
AHA statement for the record to the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health to provide the hospital perspective on how hospital mergers and acquisitions can expand and preserve access to quality care.
AHA Statement to Senate Subcommittee on Medicare Advantage Delays and Denials
AHA shares hospital field’s comments on legislative proposals that are to be considered before the Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee on May 17.
AHA statement for the record as the Committee on Finance Subcommittee on Health Care examines obstacles and opportunities to improve health care access in rural communities.