Press Releases

View all of the ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association (AHA) press releases for the media on health care issues impacting hospitals and health systems.

William F. Carpenter III, chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of LifePoint Health, a leading health care company based in Brentwood, Tenn., has been named to the Board of Trustees of the ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association (AHA).
The regulatory burden that is imposed on hospitals and health systems is substantial and unsustainable, and has grown in recent years. We are encouraged by the executive order signed by President Trump today that will help reduce red tape.
A strong health care workforce is critical to ensuring patient access to high-quality care. However, we are concerned that, without modification, President Trump’s executive order on immigration could adversely impact patient care, education and research.
The ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association (AHA) today released new research that finds recent hospital mergers result in significant costs savings and quality improvements that cannot be replicated by looser affiliations.
The 2017 Most Wired Survey is now open. Since 1999, Hospitals & Health Networks, the journal of the ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association, has annually recognized the nations Most Wired hospitals and health systems.
Todays decision rightly puts the needs of patients first in ensuring they have access to health care coverage that is affordable.
In recognition of its cutting-edge programs and services to reach the underserved residents of Western Michigan, Spectrum Health is awarded the 2016 Foster G. McGaw Prize for Excellence in Community Service and will receive $100,000 for programs creating healthier and stronger communities
David Perlstein, M.D., president and CEO for SBH Health System in Bronx, N.Y., will lead the ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Associations (AHA) Committee for Clinical Leadership (CCL) as chair of its 27-member committee for 2017.
The AHA strongly supports the nomination of Dr. David Shulkin as Secretary of Veterans Affairs (VA).
Elaine Couture, R.N., BSN, MBA, executive vice president/chief executive Providence Health & Services eastern Washington/Montana, will lead the ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Associations (AHA) Section for Metropolitan Hospitals as chair of its 26-member council for 2017.