Chairperson's File

Blog posts from 2025 AHA Board Chair Tina Freese Decker, president and CEO of Corewell Health, and past chairs.
Tomorrow鈥檚 health care leaders can get a big boost from a new AHA program designed to develop and accelerate their ability to successfully lead America鈥檚 hospitals and health systems into the next decade and beyond.
Preserving rural health and advancing health in America go hand-in-hand.
Our nation鈥檚 freedom is safeguarded by our brave women and men in uniform, who willingly risk their lives for love of country and ask nothing in return except for the chance, when the time comes, to successfully return to civilian life.
This week, AHA leaders are sharing the emergency preparedness efforts of America鈥檚 hospitals and health systems at the 43rd World Hospital Congress of the International Hospital Federation in Oman.
Cultivating the right future leaders and caregivers is essential for top-quality patient care.
As we seek innovative ways to improve the health of our communities, it is more important than ever for hospitals and health systems to partner with others.
鈥淕et vaccinated鈥 is a message everyone should hear, and hospitals and health systems are the ideal partners to spread it.
Hospitals and health systems are leading transformative efforts to provide better care at lower costs for patients and communities.
While each hospital and health system has their own priorities and challenges, our mission as caregivers is the same: To advance the health of individuals and communities. Learning from each other is a great way to achieve that goal.
We must all prepare ourselves to make care better and friendlier for older adults, and the Age-Friendly Action Community is a great step in that direction.