Access to Care in Vulnerable Communities
Access to Care in Vulnerable Communities: The Emergency Medical Center Strategy
The AHA today released a guide to help hospital and health system board members and leaders implement a strategy to address the unique health care access and delivery challenges faced by geographically isolated, low-population communities. The emerging strategy is one of nine identified by an AHA…
The AHA today released a guide to help hospital and health system board members and leaders implement an urgent care center strategy to maintain an access point for urgent medical conditions that can be treated on an outpatient basis, without having to maintain emergency medical services or…
Emerging Strategies to Ensure Access to Health Care Services Urgent Care Center
Press Release
Statement on Final CY 2018 OPPS Rule
Contact: Colin Milligan, 202-638-5491, cmilligan@aha.org
Marie Johnson, 202-626-2351, mjohnson@aha.org
Tom Nickels
Executive Vice President
American Hospital Association
November 1, 2017
Press Release
Statement on the Trump Administration's Opioid Announcement
Contact: Marie Johnson, (202) 626-2351 mjohnson@aha.org
Colin Milligan, (202) 638-5491 cmilligan@aha.org
Rick Pollack
President and CEO
American Hospital Association
For millions of Americans living in vulnerable rural and urban communities, their hospital is often the only source of care. However, many of these hospitals are fighting to survive – potentially leaving their communities at risk for losing access to health care services.