Workforce
The American Hospital Association offers these resources for addressing health care workforce issues for leaders of hospitals and health systems.
AHA member hospitals and health systems are committed to supporting the health care workforce. We support lifting the cap on Medicare-funded physician residencies; boosting support for nursing schools and faculty; providing scholarships and loan forgiveness; and, expediting visas for all highly…
Nearly 200 House members are urging White House COVID-19 Response Team Coordinator Jeffrey Zients to investigate reports that nurse staffing agencies are taking advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic to increase their profits at the expense of patients and the hospitals that treat them.
The AHA hosted a press call with hospital leaders highlighting the urgent need for additional congressional relief to address the national health care workforce emergency and other challenges facing the field as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. T
As demand for hospital care remains high and patient acuity for both COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 care has increased, hospitals and health systems are facing a critical shortage of workers necessary to meet that demand.
AHA Urges HRSA to delay effective withdrawal date for HPSAs designated as “proposed for withdrawal” by at least one year.
For the past two years, our hospital and health system teams have shown compassion and courage as they’ve worked tirelessly to care for our communities during the greatest public health challenge of our lifetime. To all of those on the front lines, we express our sincere gratitude for your…
A video opinion piece published yesterday by the New York Times “takes a one-sided view of these workforce challenges and omits many key facts and data,” writes AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack.
Learn how Atrium Health and Yale New Haven Hospital redesigned staffing structures due to COVID-19, and the impact it has on patient outcomes and experience, and ultimately cost.
The AHA responds through multiple channels to a video opinion piece published by the New York Times entitled, “We Know the Real Cause of the Crisis in Our Hospitals. It’s Greed.”
A recent opinion video in The New York Times presents a distorted view about the workforce challenges facing hospitals and health systems as they continue to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. The following messages may be helpful in responding to questions you receive about the video or when talking…