Workforce
The American Hospital Association offers these resources for addressing health care workforce issues for leaders of hospitals and health systems.
Our nation’s health care workers deserve the same protections and the same commitment from the Department of Justice. We therefore urge Attorney General Merrick Garland to support legislation, modeled after 18 U.S.C. § 46504, that would provide similar protections as those that currently exist for…
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration today reopened the comment period for certain topics in its interim final rule establishing an emergency temporary standard for occupational exposure to COVID-19.
In celebration of National Women’s History Month, Priya Bathija, AHA’s vice president of strategic initiatives, highlights the enormous contributions of women providing healing, hope and more during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also shares examples of how female hospital CEOs are supporting and…
This year’s theme for National Women’s History Month is Providing Healing, Promoting Hope.
Discover how AHA quickly reframed its strategic plan to help hospitals navigate through COVID-19 challenges. Join AHA CEO Rick Pollack in this video conversation to learn more.
Teamwork has become a staple of how healthcare providers think about creating a culture of safety. Malpractice data, and the financial implications of liability lawsuits can be a powerful driver of safety efforts, including teamwork training. This session explores malpractice data analyses to…
In this continuing education certified webinar, hear from Adele Webb, PhD, RN, executive dean of healthcare initiatives at Strategic Education, Inc. and Cynthia Larocca, DNP, RN, director of clinical professional development at Northwell Health. They’ll share how partnering with a school of nursing…
Hospitals and health systems added 2,700 jobs in February, while U.S. jobs overall increased by 678,000, according to data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
In a letter submitted to the House Energy and Commerce Committee in advance of an Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing today on the pandemic’s impact on the health care workforce, AHA called the challenges facing America’s health care workforce as the country enters the third year of…
As the field continues to move forward from the COVID-19 pandemic into the new normal, we understand more clearly than ever that our dedicated workforce is the backbone of our health care system.