Workforce
The American Hospital Association offers these resources for addressing health care workforce issues for leaders of hospitals and health systems.
We need to dig deeper to understand the factors influencing how nurses feel about their roles and their future in health care. In this rapidly changing environment, a new playbook is needed to provide a sustainable workforce strategy. Join us for this panel discussion as we assess innovative…
Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., July 19 introduced legislation that would use site-neutral payments to fund community health centers and health care workforce initiatives.
During the July 17 Leadership Summit afternoon plenary session, RealClearPolitics Associate Editor and Columnist A.B. Stoddard moderated a panel with AHA leaders, including Stacey Hughes, executive vice president of government relations and public policy; Ashley Thompson, senior vice president of…
A new video explains how an AHA suicide prevention resource developed in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention can help hospitals and health systems support workforce well-being.
AHA July 12 joined 64 other organizations in urging Congress to quickly pass the Restoring America’s Health Care Workforce and Readiness Act, bipartisan legislation that would reauthorize the mandatory portion of the National Health Service Corps through fiscal year 2026 and double funding for its…
AHA joined 64 other organizations in urging Congress to quickly pass the Restoring America’s Health Care Workforce and Readiness Act, bipartisan legislation that would reauthorize the mandatory portion of the National Health Service Corps through fiscal year 2026 and double funding for its…
An article in the Wall Street Journal, “Some Hospitals That Spent Big on Nurses During Pandemic Are Now Short on Cash,” continues to reaffirm that hospitals and health systems are facing myriad financial challenges that threaten access to care and services that patients and communities rely on.
The Health Resources and Services Administration June 30 issued a notice on health professional shortage area designations, announcing that it will extend the transition period for jurisdictions and facilities to prepare for potential loss of designations.
America’s health care workers were recognized for their dedication to patients and communities July 4 as part of the annual A Capitol Fourth concert which aired on PBS stations nationwide.
On Tuesday, we will celebrate the 247th birthday of the United States. Many people will do so with picnics, barbeques, fireworks and other hallmarks of our Fourth of July celebrations.