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Booklet with winning programs
The American Hospital Association (AHA) today announced that Memorial Medical Center, based in Springfield, Ill., has been named as the 2016 recipient of the American Hospital Association-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize.
Three programs that expand the reach of palliative and end-of-life care will be honored with the 2016 Circle of Life Award": Celebrating Innovation in Palliative and End-of-Life Care, along with three programs awarded a Citation of Honor.
This includes stories on the honorees and nine perspectives on the future of palliative and end-of-life care by national experts in clinical, psycho-social and spiritual disciplines; in hospices, hospitals, and long-term care facilities; and from foundations.
AHA letter to Senator John Thune expressing support for the Electronic Health Record Regulatory Relief Act (S. 3173).
Guidance from the Office of Civil Rights
Each year, the American Hospital Association honors up to five programs led by AHA member hospitals as bright stars of the health care field with the AHA NOVA Award. Winners are recognized for improving community health by looking beyond
The American Hospital Association (AHA) today announced that it will honor five programs for their hospital-led collaborative efforts that improve community health, awarding them the AHA NOVA Award.