Workforce

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

On this Leadership Dialogue Series podcast, two chairs of the American Hospital Association’s Board of Trustees come together to share their insights on the state of health care in our country, and what hospitals and health systems can look forward to in 2023.
Tracy Duberman, PhD, founder and president of The Leadership Development Group, led participants through an analysis of attributes today’s health care executives need to drive transformational change and the strategic priorities on which they must focus.
The Federal Trade Commission last week released a proposed rule that would ban as an unfair method of competition contractual terms that prohibit workers from pursuing certain employment after their contract with an employer ends. The rule would not apply directly to not-for-profit entities.
Hospitals and health systems added 15,700 jobs in December, while U.S. jobs overall increased by 223,000, according to data released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Total health care jobs grew by over 54,700 to a seasonally adjusted 16.7 million, including 9,100 new jobs in nursing and…
The convening of the 118th Congress this week is a reminder of Washington’s highly-charged political environment.
Workforce shortages and financial challenges are jeopardizing access to hospital care and services, writes AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack in an advertorial today in the New York Times. 
The mission of all hospitals and health systems, regardless of size and location, is to provide quality care to patients and advance health in their communities.
Burnout is not new, but the COVID-19 pandemic has helped fuel this workplace phenomenon.
Package funds government through Sept. 30 and includes important provisions preventing Medicare cuts, extending telehealth and other flexibilities and improving behavioral health, among others
This legislation will deliver critical support and resources so we can better care for our patients and create healthier communities.