Chairperson's File
Blog posts from 2025 AHA Board Chair Tina Freese Decker, president and CEO of Corewell Health, and past chairs.
This year marked the AHA鈥檚 125th year as an advocate in the health care field for hospitals and health systems and their patients, health care professionals and communities.
Earlier this year, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, M.D., released the publication 鈥淥ur Epidemic of Loneliness and Isolation: The U.S. Surgeon General鈥檚 Advisory on the Healing Effects of Social Connection and Community鈥
The AHA recently released the 2024 Health Care Workforce Scan, which identifies and shares strategies and resources that support hospital and health system teams.
This week, as many of us gather with family and friends to celebrate Thanksgiving, let鈥檚 give thanks for the incredible dedication, compassion and expertise of the people working at hospitals and health systems.
This Thursday is National Rural Health Day, a time to celebrate 鈥渢he power of rural.鈥
The 鈥減ower鈥 of rural is real: Rural areas represent 97% of America鈥檚 land mass, and 20% of Americans live in rural communities. That鈥檚 61 million rural residents. Rural America is the primary source for our鈥
Nearly 15 years ago, a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine estimated that only 1.5% of acute care general medical and surgical hospitals had a comprehensive electronic health records system.
In this episode John Haupert, Chair, 黑料正能量 Association and Mary Beth Kingston, executive vice president and chief nursing officer at Advocate Health will discuss nursing leadership trends and strategies that can make an impact as hospitals and health systems.
People visit hospitals to receive care for injuries or diseases or undergo needed medical procedures and surgeries.
Delivering quality health care to all individuals in our communities 鈥 and ensuring they can easily access needed health services 鈥 is a top priority for hospital and health system leaders and teams.
The AHA has excellent resources to help hospital and health system teams encourage patients and people in their communities to get vaccinated against the flu, COVID-19 and RSV.