Workforce

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

Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-N.D., today introduced AHA-supported legislation that would direct the Government Accountability Office to study the travel nursing industry’s business and payment practices.
AHA responds to a recent article in which certain employer groups and health plans claim hospitals are seeking to raise their prices due to rising labor costs.
When others ran from the pandemic, health care workers ran toward it to try to prevent the spread, care for the sick and save lives.
A Tennessee judge today sentenced a former nurse, who made a fatal drug error and was convicted of criminally negligent homicide earlier this year, to three years of probation.
Front-line staffing shortages and fallout from the pandemic have caused hospitals and health systems to adjust their workforce strategies.
It’s National Hospital Week — an annual event of seven days to recognize the 5,000 hospitals, health systems and networks, as well as the more than 6 million people, who provide care to individuals and communities.
On behalf of nearly 5,000 member hospitals, health systems and other health care organizations, clinical partners, and the 43,000 health care leaders who belong to our professional membership groups, the American Hospital Association (AHA) writes Senate leaders regarding funding for health care…
On behalf of nearly 5,000 member hospitals, health systems and other health care organizations, clinical partners, and the 43,000 health care leaders who belong to our professional membership groups, the American Hospital Association (AHA) writes House leaders regarding funding for health care…
Patient safety is always the number one priority. Nurses need to be empowered with flexibility to determine appropriate staffing for the needs of their patients.