Workforce

The American Hospital Association offers these resources for addressing health care workforce issues for leaders of hospitals and health systems.

The need for innovation in health care has never been greater. The AHA Leadership Summit July 16-18 in Seattle presents a unique opportunity to tap into insights from some of the top thought leaders and disrupters in health care.
For health care workers, finding the right words to support a colleague struggling with their mental health or thoughts of suicide can be challenging.
Health care has always been a demanding profession, and the effects of the last few years have meant that health care workers have been asked to do more with less.
A qualified, engaged and diverse workforce is the heart of America’s health care system, Robyn Begley, AHA senior vice president of workforce and chief nursing officer, testified May 17 at a House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittees on Health and Oversights and Investigations joint…
Testimony of the American Hospital Association for the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Health and Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the
A new AHA case study highlights innovative strategies from New York-Presbyterian to reduce workplace violence risk.  
Learn about tools and resources to help hospitals and health systems support workforce well-being.
As a Metropolitan Anchor Hospital (MAH), MLK Community Healthcare cis guided by the belief that all patients – no matter their insurance status – deserve access to high-quality primary and specialty care services.
A bipartisan group of senators recently reintroduced the Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act (S. 1302), AHA-supported legislation that would increase by 14,000 the number of Medicare-funded residency positions to help alleviate physician shortages that threaten patients’ access to care.     
AHA urged leaders of the House (LINK) and Senate (LINK) Appropriations Subcommittees on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education to give favorable funding consideration in fiscal year 2024 to health care programs shown to improve access to quality health care for patients and communities.