/ en Sat, 26 Apr 2025 23:22:17 -0500 Wed, 24 Apr 24 00:00:00 -0500 /issue-landing-page/2016-11-16-ensuring-access-vulnerable-communities-taskforce-report-and-resources <div class="container row"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-8"><div class="outlineContent clearfix"><p><img src="/images/taskforce-ban2.jpg" data-entity-uuid data-entity-type alt width="793" height="286"></p><hr><p>Millions of Americans living in vulnerable rural and urban communities depend upon their hospital as an important, and often only, source of care. However, these communities and their hospitals face many challenges. As the hospital field engages in its most significant transformation to date, many are fighting to survive – potentially leaving their communities at risk for losing access to health care services. Recognizing these challenges and the need for new integrated and comprehensive health care delivery and payment strategies, the AHA Board of Trustees created the Task Force on Ensuring Access in Vulnerable Communities. Comprised of 29 hospital and health system leaders and state hospital association CEOs, the task force held meetings, heard from policymakers and conducted field hearings to speak with hospital and community leaders during a 15-month period.<br><br>The Task Force work is ongoing. This webpage is just one of the many ways AHA will keep you connected to the latest developments and resources as we address the critical issue of ensuring access to health care services.</p><hr><h2><span class="color_aha_blue"><strong>Task Force Report</strong></span></h2><p>The task force report outlines nine emerging strategies that can help preserve access to health care services in vulnerable communities. These strategies will not apply to or work for every community and each community has the option to choose one or more that are compatible with its needs.</p><ul><li><a href="/system/files/content/16/ensuring-access-taskforce-exec-summary.pdf" target="_blank">Executive Summary</a><a href="/system/files/content/16/ensuring-access-taskforce-report.pdf"></a></li><li><a href="/system/files/content/16/ensuring-access-taskforce-report.pdf">Full Report</a></li><li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2TgJDL9O6o">Release Video</a></li><li><a href="/system/files/content/16/taskforce-charts-rural.pdf">Rural Chart Pack</a></li><li><a href="/system/files/content/16/taskforce-charts-urban.pdf">Urban Chart Pack</a></li></ul><hr><h2><strong class="color_aha_blue">Inpatient/Outpatient Transformation Strategy</strong></h2><ul><li><a href="/system/files/2018-02/inpatient-outpatient-transformation-strategy.pdf">Emerging Strategies to Ensure Access to Health Care Services – Inpatient/Outpatient Transformation</a></li></ul><hr><h2><strong class="color_aha_blue">Social Determinants of Health Strategy</strong></h2><ul><li><a href="/system/files/2018-02/social-determinants-health.pdf">Emerging Strategies to Ensure Access to Health Care Services - Social Determinants</a></li><li><a href="http://www.hpoe.org/Reports-HPOE/2017/AHA-community-health-initiatives.pdf">Community Health Initiatives at the ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association</a></li><li><a href="http://www.hpoe.org/Reports-HPOE/2017/determinants-health-food-insecurity-role-of-hospitals.pdf">AHA Social Determinants of Health Series - Food Insecurity and the Role of Hospital</a></li><li><a href="http://www.hpoe.org/resources/ahahret-guides/3063">AHA Social Determinants of Health Series - Housing and the Role of Hospitals</a></li></ul><hr><h2><strong class="color_aha_blue">Virtual Care Strategies</strong></h2><ul><li><a href="/system/files/content/17/task-force-virtual-care-strategies.pdf" target="_blank">Emerging Strategies to Ensure Access to Health Care Services – Virtual Care Strategies</a></li><li><a href="/system/files/content/17/telehealth-case-examples.pdf">Telehealth — Delivering the Right Care, at the Right Place, at the Right Time: Case Examples of AHA Members in Action</a></li></ul><hr><h2><strong class="color_aha_blue">Emergency Medical Center Strategy</strong></h2><ul><li><a href="/system/files/2018-06/task-force-emergency-medical-center.pdf" target="_blank">Emerging Strategies to Ensure Access to Health Care Services – Emergency Medical Center</a></li><li><a href="/system/files/2018-05/emergency-medical-center-strategy-5-2018-jk.pdf">Comparison: Federal Policy Solutions to Ensure Access to Emergency Services</a></li><li><a href="/2018-05-07-overview-rural-emergency-medical-center-act">The Rural Emergency Medical Center Act of 2018</a></li><li><a href="/letter/2018-05-08-aha-rep-ron-kind-support-rural-emergency-medical-center-act-2018-hr-5678">AHA Action Alert on REMC Act (members-only)</a></li><li><a href="/letter/2018-05-08-aha-rep-ron-kind-support-rural-emergency-medical-center-act-2018-hr-5678">AHA Letter of Support of the REMC Act (Kind)</a></li><li><a href="/letter/2018-05-08-aha-rep-lynn-jenkins-support-rural-emergency-medical-center-act-2018-hr-5678">AHA Letter of Support of the REMC Act (Jenkins)</a></li><li><a href="/press-releases/2018-05-07-aha-applauds-introduction-rural-emergency-medical-center-act-2018">Press Release Applauds Introduction of REMC Act</a></li><li><a href="/letter/2017-05-18-aha-expresses-support-rural-emergency-acute-care-hospital-reach-act-s-1130">AHA Letter of Support Rural Emergency Acute Care Hospital (REACH) Act, S. 1130</a></li></ul><hr><h2 class="color_aha_blue">Indian Health Services Strategy</h2><ul><li><a href="/system/files/2018-01/stategies-to-ensure-access.pdf">Emerging Strategies to Ensure Access to Health Care Services - IHS</a></li><li><a href="/letter/2017-05-26-aha-reps-walden-pallone-re-bipartisan-indian-health-service-task-force">AHA Letter of Support for IHS Task Force (Walden/Pallone)</a></li><li><a href="/letter/2017-05-26-aha-sens-mullin-ruiz-re-bipartisan-indian-health-service-task-force">AHA Letter of Support for IHS Task Force (Mullin-Ruiz)</a></li></ul><hr><h2><strong class="color_aha_blue">Urgent Care Center Strategy</strong></h2><ul><li><a href="/content/17/emerging-strategies-urgent-care-centers.pdf" target="_blank">Emerging Strategies to Ensure Access to Health Care Services – Urgent Care Centers</a></li><li><a href="/content/17/urgent-care-center-discussion-guide.pdf" target="_blank">Is the Urgent Care Center the Right Strategy for your Community</a></li></ul><hr><h2><strong class="color_aha_blue">Global Budgets</strong></h2><ul><li><a href="/system/files/media/file/2019/03/task-force-global-budget-2017.pdf">Emerging Strategies to Ensure Access – Global Budgets</a></li></ul><hr><h2><strong class="color_aha_blue">Community Conversations</strong></h2><ul><li><a href="/content/17/community-conversations-toolkit.pdf">Ensuring Access in Vulnerable Communities: Community Conversations Toolkit</a></li><li><a href="/content/17/taskforcevulncomm-discussionguide.pdf">Discussion Guide for Boards and Hospital Leadership</a></li><li><a href="http://www.hpoe.org/resources/ahahret-guides/3061">A Playbook for Fostering Hospital-Community Partnerships to Build a Culture of Health</a></li><li><a href="http://www.hpoe.org/Reports-HPOE/2016/creating-effective-hospital-community-partnerships.pdf">Creating Effective Hospital Community Partnerships to Build a Culture of Health</a></li><li><a href="http://www.healthycommunities.org/Resources/toolkit.shtml#.WYjFtITyt0y">Community Health Assessment Toolkit</a></li><li><a href="/ahahret-guides/2016-06-09-engaging-patients-and-communities-community-health-needs-assessment">Engaging Patients and Communities in the Community Health Needs Assessment Process</a></li><li><a href="http://hospitalsocialmedia.tumblr.com/">A Hospital Leadership Guide to Digital and Social Media</a></li><li><a href="/advancing-health-in-america">Advancing Health in America</a></li><li><a href="/ahahret-guides/2013-01-01-engaging-health-care-users-framework-healthy-individuals-and-communities">AHA Framework for Engaging Health Care Users</a></li><li><a href="/ahahret-guides/2015-01-28-leadership-toolkit-redefining-h-engaging-trustees-and-communities">Leadership Toolkit for Redefining the H: Engaging Trustees and Communities</a></li><li><a href="/system/files/2018-02/leadership-role-nonprofit-health-systems.pdf">The Leadership Role of Nonprofit Health Systems in Improving Community Health</a></li><li><a href="/system/files/2018-02/critical-conversations-to-changing-health-environment.pdf">Critical Conversations on the Changing Health Environment: Physician Engagement</a></li></ul><hr><h2><strong class="color_aha_blue">Frontier Health System</strong></h2><ul><li><a href="/system/files/content/17/task-force-frontier-2017.pdf">Emerging Strategies to Ensure Access — Frontier Health System</a></li></ul><hr><h2><strong class="color_aha_blue">Rural Hospital-Health Clinic Integration</strong></h2><ul><li><a href="/factsheet/2018-08-02-emerging-strategies-ensure-access-health-care-services">Emerging Strategies to Ensure Access — Rural Hospital-Health Clinic Integration</a></li></ul><hr><h2><strong class="color_aha_blue">Other Resources</strong></h2><ul><li><a href="http://www.hpoe.org/Reports-HPOE/2017/improving-care-for-high-need-high-cost-patients.pdf" target="_blank">Improving Care for High-Need, High-Cost Patients</a></li><li><a href="/data-and-insights/presentation-center/ensuring-access" target="_blank">Ensuring Access in Vulnerable Communities PowerPoint Presentation</a></li></ul></div></div><div class="col-md-4"><div class="panel module-typeC"><div class="panel-heading"><h3 class="panel-title"><a href="/case-studies/2018-02-02-hospitals-and-health-systems-ensuring-access-their-communities">Hospitals and Health Systems Ensuring Access in Their Communities: Downloadable PDF</a></h3></div><div class="panel-body"><p><a href="/case-studies/2018-02-02-hospitals-and-health-systems-ensuring-access-their-communities"><img src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/ensuring-access-case-study-comp-rural-sm_0.jpg" data-entity-uuid="32d51105-e12e-468b-8f23-e4ae7c7aa262" data-entity-type="file" alt="Hospitals and Health Systems Ensuring Access in Their Communities cover" width="319" height="413">This is a compendium of case examples of AHA members from across the country employing the nine emerging strategies recommended by the association’s Task Force on Ensuring Access in Vulnerable Communities.</a></p></div></div></div></div></div> Wed, 16 Nov 2016 00:00:00 -0600 Health Care System /federal-health-care-executive-awards <div class="container"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-8"><h2><img src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/AHA-Annual-Meeting-Federal-Awards-Presentation_0.jpg" data-entity-uuid="dd1391f4-7c18-4a38-9240-0cc2d008f2c4" data-entity-type="file" alt="AHA Annual Meeting 2024 Federal Health Care Executive Recognition presentation." width="50%" height="50%" class="align-right">Federal Health Care Executive Recognition Programs</h2><p>The ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association (AHA) sponsors two awards in recognition of federal health care executives who have had a significant and lasting impact on military and/or public health care delivery. Selections for these honors are made at the determination of the AHA and are not mandatory. The 2024 awards will be presented at the AHA Annual Membership Meeting, May 4-6, 2025, in Washington, D.C.</p><h3>Nomination Process</h3><p>A call for nominations is issued in November to the Surgeons General of the Armed Forces (Air Force, Army, Navy and Coast Guard), the Undersecretary for Health at the Veterans Administration, the Defense Health Agency, and the Director of the Indian Health Service. Nominations are accepted for each award from each branch of the service.</p><p>For additional information about the awards, please contact Shawna Brown at 312-422-3309 or <a href="mailto:federalawards@aha.org">federalawards@aha.org</a>.</p><h3 id="awardforexcellence">Federal Health Care Executive Award for Excellence</h3><p>The Federal Health Care Executive <strong>Award for Excellence</strong> recognizes a senior federal health care executive (uniformed or non-uniformed career commissioned officer 0-6 level or higher/GS-15 level or higher equivalent) whose leadership in directing and orchestrating innovative achievements has distinguished him/herself by contributing substantially to the mission of the federal health care system in the 18 months from mid-2023 through 2024.</p><h3 id="specialachievementaward">The Federal Health Care Executive Special Achievement Award</h3><p>The Federal Health Care Executive <strong>Special Achievement Award</strong> recognizes a federal career health care executive (uniformed or non-uniformed commissioned officer 0-5 level or lower/GS-14 level or lower equivalent) who has distinguished him/herself through a singular significant achievement or multiple sustained achievements that have enhanced the organization’s mission and/or contributed to the improvement of the federal health care system in the 18 months from mid-2023 through 2024.</p><h3>Federal Health Care Executive Leadership Award Recipients</h3><p>Recipients of the annual AHA Federal Health Care Executive Award for Excellence and Special Achievement Award follow:</p><table border="0" bordercolor="#c0c0c0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td><span><strong>2023 Awards</strong></span></td><td><p><span><strong>Award for Excellence</strong></span><br><strong>Colonel Craig Keyes</strong><br>Chief of Staff and Deputy Director<br>Defense Health Network<br>National Capital Region, Bethesda, Md.</p><p><span><strong>Special Achievement Award</strong></span><br><strong>Major Kimberly Forsythe</strong><br>Mental Health Officer in Charge<br>66th MDS Hanscom Clinic<br>Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts</p><p><a href="/press-releases/2024-04-15-aha-honors-two-federal-health-care-leaders">2023 Award Winners Press Release</a></p></td></tr><tr><td><span><strong>2022 Awards</strong></span></td><td><p><span><strong>Award for Excellence</strong></span><br><strong>Captain Kimberly D. Davis, M.D.</strong><br>CEO (Director)<br>Naval Medical Center San Diego, CA<br>United States Navy</p><p><span><strong>Special Achievement Award</strong></span><br><strong>Captain Cody Morcom, PharmD</strong><br>Commander’s Support Staff Flight Commander and Medical Group Executive Officer<br>Dover Air Force Base, Dover, Del.<br>United States Air Force, 436th Medical Group</p><p><a href="/press-releases/2023-04-24-aha-honors-two-federal-health-care-leaders">2022 Award Winners Press Release</a></p></td></tr><tr></tr><tr><td><span><strong>2021 Awards</strong></span></td><td><p><span><strong>Award for Excellence</strong></span><br><strong>Col. Kathy A. Naylor</strong><br>Chief<br>Air Force Medical Service Transition Cell<br>United States Air Force, Falls Church, Va.</p><p><span><strong>Special Achievement Award</strong></span><br><strong>Barbara I. Moidel</strong><br>Program Manager<br>Healthcare Resolutions Program<br>Walter Reed National Military Medical Center<br>Defense Health Agency, Falls Church, Va.</p><p><a href="/press-releases/2022-04-26-aha-honors-two-federal-health-care-leaders" target="_blank">2021 Awards Winners – Press Release</a></p></td></tr><tr><td><span><strong>2020 Awards</strong></span></td><td><p><span><strong>Award for Excellence</strong></span><br><strong>Brig. Gen. John J. Bartrum</strong><br>Headquarters Air Force/Mobilization Assistant to Deputy Surgeon General<br>Defense Health Headquarters, Falls Church, Va.</p><p><span><strong>Special Achievement Award</strong></span><br><strong>Lt. Col. Jason P. Richter</strong><br>Medical Support Squadron Commander and Medical Group Administrator<br>Aviano Air Base Ambulatory Surgical Center<br>United States Air Force, Aviano, Italy</p><p><a href="/press-releases/2021-04-21-aha-honors-two-federal-health-care-leaders" target="_blank">2020 Awards Winners – Press Release</a></p></td></tr><tr><td><span><strong>2019 Awards</strong></span></td><td><p><span><strong>Award for Excellence</strong></span><br><strong>Col. Jennifer A. Brooks, M.D.</strong><br>United States Air Force<br>633rd Medical Operations Squadron<br>Langley USAF Hospital, Hampton, Va.</p><p><span><strong>Special Achievement Award</strong></span><br><strong>Jennifer A. Koget</strong><br>Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, D.C.</p><p><a href="/press-releases/2021-04-21-aha-honors-two-federal-health-care-leaders" target="_blank">2019 Awards Winners – Press Release</a></p></td></tr><tr><td><span><strong>2018 Awards</strong></span></td><td><p><span><strong>Award for Excellence</strong></span><br><strong>Capt. Valerie J. Riege</strong><br>Chief Innovation and Integration Officer<br>Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED)<br>United States Navy, Falls Church, Va.</p><p><span><strong>Special Achievement Award</strong></span><br><strong>Lt. Col. DeWayne C. Lazenby, M.D.</strong><br>Deputy Commander & Chief of the Medical Staff<br>United States Air Force 92nd Medical Group, Spokane, Wash.</p><p><a href="/press-releases/2019-04-09-aha-honors-two-federal-health-care-leaders">2018 Awards Winners – Press Release</a></p></td></tr><tr><td><span><strong>2017 Awards</strong></span></td><td><p><span><strong>Award for Excellence</strong></span><br><strong>Capt. James Hancock, M.D.</strong><br>Commanding Officer<br>Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune, N.C.</p><p><span><strong>Special Achievement Award</strong></span><br><strong>Lt. Col. Johnathan Compton, M.D.</strong><br>Deputy Director of Medical Services<br>Air Force Medical Operations Agency, San Antonio, Texas</p><p><a href="/press-releases/2018-07-26-american-hospital-association-honors-two-federal-health-care-leaders">2017 Award Winners - Press Release</a></p></td></tr><tr><td><span><strong>2016 Awards</strong></span></td><td><p><span><strong>Award for Excellence</strong></span><br><strong>Col. John J. Cotton, M.D., MPH</strong><br>Deputy Commander<br>United States Air Force 18th Medical Group<br>Kadena Air Force Base, Okinawa, Japan</p><p><span><strong>Special Achievement Award</strong></span><br><strong>Lt. Col. Brian H. Neese, M.D., MPH</strong><br>Commander<br>United States Air Force 628th Medical Operations Squadron<br>Joint Base Charleston, S.C.</p><p><a href=/press-releases/2017-07-28-american-hospital-association-honors-two-federal-health-care-leaders">2016 Award Winners - Press Release</a></p></td></tr><tr><td align="left"><span><strong>2015 Awards</strong></span></td><td><p><span><strong>Award for Excellence</strong></span><br><strong>Rear Adm. Terry J. Moulton</strong><br>Deputy Surgeon General of the Navy<br>U.S. Navy Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, Falls Church, Va.</p><p><span><strong>Special Achievement Award</strong></span><br><strong>Maj. Rett J. Reber</strong><br>United States Air Force 15 Medical Group<br>Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickham, Hawaii</p><p><a href=/press-releases/2016-07-27-american-hospital-association-honors-two-federal-health-care-leaders">2015 Award Winners - Press Release</a></p></td></tr><tr><td><span><strong>2014 Awards</strong></span></td><td><p><span><strong>Award for Excellence</strong></span><br><strong>Brig. Gen. Charles E. Potter</strong><br>Director, Manpower, Personnel, and Resources<br>Office of the Surgeon General<br>United States Air Force, Falls Church, Va.</p><p><span><strong>Special Achievement Award</strong></span><br><strong>Lt. Col. James D. Carrell, O.D.</strong><br>Chief<br>Department of Soldier Care<br>Moncrief Army Community Hospital<br>United States Army, Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.</p><p><a href="/press-releases/2015-07-24-american-hospital-association-honors-two-federal-health-care-leaders-2014">2014 Award Winners - Press Release</a></p></td></tr><tr><td><span><strong>2013 Awards</strong></span></td><td><p><span><strong>Award for Excellence</strong></span><br><strong>SES Michael A. Sabo, FACHE</strong><br>Network Director<br>Department of Veteran Affairs New York/New Jersey Integrated Service Network (VISN 3)</p><p><span><strong>Special Achievement Award</strong></span><br><strong>Lt. Col. Derek J. Larbie</strong><br>United States Air Force/377th Medical Group<br>Kirkland Air Force Base, N.M.</p><p><a href="/press-releases/2014-07-29-aha-honors-two-federal-health-care-executives-2013-recipients">2013 Award Winners - Press Release</a></p></td></tr><tr><td><span><strong>2012 Awards</strong></span></td><td><p><span><strong>Award for Excellence</strong></span><br><strong>Capt. Maureen O'Hara Padden, M.D.</strong><br>Commanding officer<br>U.S. Naval Hospital, Pensacola, Fla.</p><p><span><strong>Special Achievement Award</strong></span><br><strong>Cmdr. Matthew Case</strong><br>MSC<br>United States Naval Hospital, Camp Lejeune, N.C.</p><p><a href="/press-releases/2013-07-25-aha-honors-two-federal-health-care-leaders-captain-padden-and-commander">2012 Award Winners - Press Release</a></p></td></tr><tr><td><span><strong>2011 Awards</strong></span></td><td><p><span><strong>Award for Excellence</strong></span><br><strong>Capt. Stephen M. Pachuta, DDS</strong><br>MS, Dental Corps, Commanding Officer<br>U.S. Naval Hospital Yokosuka, Japan</p><p><span><strong>Special Achievement Award</strong></span><br><strong>Lt. Col. Timothy J. Kosmatka, M.D.</strong><br>United States Air Force Medical Operations Agency<br>Lackland Air Force Base, Texas</p><p><a href="/press-releases/2012-12-22-american-hospital-association-honors-two-federal-health-care-leaders-2011">2011 Award Winners - Press Release</a></p></td></tr><tr><td><span><strong>2010 Awards</strong></span></td><td><p><span><strong>Award for Excellence</strong></span><br><strong>Capt. Cynthia J. Gantt</strong><br>NC, USN, Senior Nurse Executive and Director of Nursing Services<br>U.S. Naval Hospital Guam.</p><p><span><strong>Special Achievement Award</strong></span><br><strong>Lt. Col. L. "Michaelle" Guerrero</strong><br>Commander<br>82nd Medical Support Squadron/Administrator<br>82nd Medical Group<br>Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas.</p><p><a href="/press-releases/2011-02-19-american-hospital-association-honors-two-federal-health-care-leaders"><span><u>2010 Award Winners - Press Release</u></span></a></p></td></tr><tr><td><span><strong>2009 Awards</strong></span></td><td><p><span><strong>Award for Excellence</strong></span><br><strong>Capt. Russell Shilling</strong><br>Executive Director for Science and Technology<br>Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury (DCoE)<br>while assigned to National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda, Md.</p><p><span><strong>Special Achievement Award</strong></span><br><strong>Lt. Cmdr. Megan Wohr</strong><br>Indian Health Service<br>Division of Epidemiology<br>National Tobacco Control Specialist<br>Phoenix Indian Medical Center, Ari.</p><p><a href="/press-releases/2010-03-25-ahas-federal-hospital-constituency-section-honors-two-leaders-2009"><span><u>2009 Award Winners - Press Release</u></span></a></p></td></tr><tr><td><span><strong>2008 Awards</strong></span></td><td><p><span><strong>Award for Excellence</strong></span><br><strong>Col. William Beninati</strong><br>Commander<br>59th Medical Operations Group<br>Wilford Hall Medical Center<br>Lackland Air Force Base, Texas</p><p><span><strong>Special Achievement Award</strong></span><br><strong>Maj. Tammie Jones</strong><br>Administrator<br>Department of Medicine<br>Brooke Army Medical Center<br>Fort Sam Houston, Texas</p><p><a href="/press-releases/2009-02-19-ahas-federal-hospital-constituency-section-honors-two-leaders">2008 Award Winners - Press Release</a></p></td></tr><tr><td align="left" width="20%"><span><strong>2007 Awards</strong></span></td><td align="left"><p><span><strong>Award for Excellence</strong></span><br><strong>Lt. Cmdr. Dawn Garcia</strong><br>Head Nurse<br>Combined Intensive Care Unit<br>Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany</p><p><span><strong>Special Achievement Award</strong></span><br><strong>Col. Jimmie O. Keenan</strong><br>Chief of Staff<br>Army Medical Action Plan<br>Army Medical Department<br>Office of the Surgeon General, Falls Church, Va.</p><p><a href="/press-releases/2008-02-19-ahas-federal-health-systems-section-honors-two-leaders-2007-honorees">2007 Award Winners - Press Release</a></p></td></tr><tr><td align="left" width="20%"><span><strong>2006 Awards</strong></span></td><td align="left"><p><span><strong>Award for Excellence</strong></span><br><strong>Bruce Alan Gordon</strong><br>MSHA, Medical Center Director<br>Central Texas Veterans Health Care System, Temple, Texas</p><p><span><strong>Special Achievement Award</strong></span><br><strong>Shelly Rae Harris</strong><br>Chief Executive Officer<br>Rosebud Comprehensive Healthcare Facility, Rosebud, S.D.</p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div> Wed, 24 Apr 2024 00:00:00 -0500 Health Care System /infographics/2021-01-15-fast-facts-us-health-systems-infographic <div class="container"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-8"><p>AHA has defined two types of health care systems, and both involve an ownership, lease, sponsorship or contract-management relationship with a central organization. A multihospital system involves two or more hospitals, while a single diversified hospital system involves one hospital and three or more pre- or post-acute health care organizations.</p><hr><a href="/system/files/media/file/2024/02/Fast-Facts-US-Health-Systems-Infographic-2024.pdf" title="Click here to download the Fast Facts: U.S. Hospital Systems 2024 Infographic PDF." target="_blank"><img src="/sites/default/files/2024-02/Fast-Facts-US-Health-Systems-2024-Infographic.jpg" alt="Fast Facts: U.S. Health Systems 2024. What is a health care system? AHA has defined two types of health care systems, and both involve an ownership, lease, sponsorship or contract-management relationship with a central organization. A multihospital system involves two or more hospitals, while a single diversified hospital system involves one hospital and three or more pre- or post-acute health care organizations. Total U.S. Health Systems = 407. 67% of U.S. Hospitals are system-affiliated." width="100%"></a></div><div class="col-md-4"><p><a href="https://www.ahadata.com/" target="_blank" data-widget="image"><img src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/aha-data-and-insights-ad.jpg" data-entity-uuid="" data-entity-type="" alt="Learn more about our full suite of data tools. View all AHA Data & Insight Solutions."></a></p></div></div></div> Fri, 23 Feb 2024 14:45:00 -0600 Health Care System /directory/2023-03-09-aha-health-systems-committee-2023-leadership-committee-roster <h2>Chair-Officers</h2><div class="row"><div class="col-md-6"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-5"><p><img src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Jason-Little-headshot.jpeg" data-entity-uuid="b0f0def0-a094-45a6-a625-f48798a75a18" data-entity-type="file" alt="Jason Little headshot" width="112" height="106"></p></div><div class="col-md-7"><p><strong>2025 Chair</strong></p><p><em><strong>Jason Little</strong></em><br>President and CEO<br>Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation<br>Memphis, TN</p></div></div></div><div class="col-md-6"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-5"><p><img src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Albert-Bo-Boulenger-headshot.jpeg" data-entity-uuid="76d19303-06b6-4fff-8185-b7ea9813461e" data-entity-type="file" alt="Albert (Bo) Boulenger, MPA, BSN, RN headshot" width="110" height="107"></p></div><div class="col-md-7"><p><strong>2025 Chair-Elect</strong></p><p><em><strong>Albert (Bo) Boulenger, MPA, BSN, RN</strong></em><br>President and CEO<br>Baptist Health South Florida<br>Coral Gables, FL</p></div></div></div></div><hr><div class="row"><div class="col-md-6"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-5"><p><img src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Christopher-Chris-Howard-headshot.jpeg" data-entity-uuid="252a8c19-13bd-40e8-9d30-a8d2f966d0b1" data-entity-type="file" alt="Christopher (Chris) Howard headshot" width="110" height="106"></p></div><div class="col-md-7"><p><strong>2025 Past Chair</strong></p><p><em><strong>Christopher (Chris) Howard</strong></em><br>President and CEO<br>Sharp HealthCare<br>San Diego, CA</p></div></div></div><div class="col-md-6"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-5"><p><img src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Lisa-Shannon-headshot.jpeg" data-entity-uuid="d4494f9d-3c07-4644-995b-6513da02e9e1" data-entity-type="file" width="114" height="115"></p></div><div class="col-md-7"><p><strong>AHA Board Liaison</strong></p><p><em><strong>Lisa Shannon</strong></em><br>President and CEO<br>Allina Health<br>Minneapolis, MN</p></div></div></div></div><hr><h2>Committee Members</h2><h3><strong>Term Expires 2025</strong></h3><div class="row"><div class="col-md-6"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-5"><p><img src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Roxanna-Gapstur-headshot.jpeg" data-entity-uuid="5968d200-24c0-414a-aeec-ae94ae407fea" data-entity-type="file" alt="Roxanna Gapstur, PhD, RN headshot" width="232" height="234"></p></div><div class="col-md-7"><p><em><strong>Roxanna Gapstur, PhD, RN</strong></em><br>President and CEO<br>WellSpan Health<br>York, PA</p></div></div></div><div class="col-md-6"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-5"><p><img src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Matthew-Matt-Heywood-headshot.jpeg" data-entity-uuid="ba70e99e-26b4-4ee0-9792-65aa0513519a" data-entity-type="file" alt="Matthew (Matt) Heywood headshot" width="232" height="236"></p></div><div class="col-md-7"><p><em><strong>Matthew (Matt) Heywood</strong></em><br>President and CEO<br>Aspirus Health<br>Wausau, WI</p></div></div></div></div><hr><div class="row"><div class="col-md-6"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-5"><p><img src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Cliff-Megerian-headshot.jpeg" data-entity-uuid="99311976-be09-47bb-b6a9-ef38096e89c9" data-entity-type="file" alt="Cliff Megerian, MD headshot" width="232" height="236"></p></div><div class="col-md-7"><p><em><strong>Cliff Megerian, MD</strong></em><br>Chief Executive Officer<br>University Hospitals<br>Cleveland, OH</p></div></div></div><div class="col-md-6"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-5"><p><img src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Brian-Nester-headshot.jpeg" data-entity-uuid="aacbba3f-f0ed-411c-b3d3-4ed174e9339b" data-entity-type="file" alt="Brian Nester, DO, FACOEP headshot" width="250" height="237"></p></div><div class="col-md-7"><p><em><strong>Brian Nester, DO, FACOEP</strong></em><br>Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Jefferson<br>President, Lehigh Valley Health Network<br>Allentown, PA</p></div></div></div></div><hr><div class="row"><div class="col-md-6"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-5"><p><img src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Christopher-Chris-OConnor-headshot.jpeg" data-entity-uuid="dd087525-37f3-4d6d-8f55-3144b9941530" data-entity-type="file" alt="Christopher (Chris) O’Connor headshot" width="154" height="158"></p></div><div class="col-md-7"><p><em><strong>Christopher (Chris) O’Connor</strong></em><br>President and CEO<br>Yale New Haven Health<br>New Haven, CT</p></div></div></div><div class="col-md-6"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-5"><p><img src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Mohan-Suntha-headshot.jpeg" data-entity-uuid="65b9d24a-8634-498e-8ad6-3be82974243e" data-entity-type="file" alt="Mohan Suntha, MD headshot" width="210" height="211"></p></div><div class="col-md-7"><p><em><strong>Mohan Suntha, MD</strong></em><br>President and CEO<br>University of Maryland Medical System<br>Baltimore, MD</p></div></div></div></div><hr><hr><h3><strong>Term Expires 2026</strong></h3><div class="row"><div class="col-md-6"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-5"><p><img src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Rob-Allen-headshot.jpeg" data-entity-uuid="7d899269-55a6-4b36-a323-5e7661d7b1f9" data-entity-type="file" alt="Rob Allen, FACHE headshot" width="209" height="195"></p></div><div class="col-md-7"><p><em><strong>Rob Allen, FACHE</strong></em><br>President and CEO<br>Intermountain Health<br>Salt Lake City, UT</p></div></div></div><div class="col-md-6"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-5"><p><img src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Mary-Jo-Cagle-headshot.jpeg" data-entity-uuid="626b8262-904a-4ad3-adbc-99ba44adae9f" data-entity-type="file" alt="Mary Jo Cagle, MD headshot" width="212" height="218"></p></div><div class="col-md-7"><p><em><strong>Mary Jo Cagle, MD</strong></em><br>President and CEO<br>Cone Health<br>Greensboro, NC</p></div></div></div></div><hr><div class="row"><div class="col-md-6"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-5"><p><img src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/James-Jim-Dover-headshot.jpeg" data-entity-uuid="f0905865-1fec-4ab9-b7ba-e20a3bba7dd3" data-entity-type="file" alt="James (Jim) Dover headshot" width="210" height="210"></p></div><div class="col-md-7"><p><em><strong>James (Jim) Dover</strong></em><br>President and CEO<br>Avera Health<br>Sioux Falls, SD</p></div></div></div><div class="row"><div class="col-md-6"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-5"><p><img src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Robert-Rob-Jay-headshot.jpeg" data-entity-uuid="b88e7cc6-7dbf-47ca-a616-bfd738d9d224" data-entity-type="file" alt="Robert (Rob) Jay headshot" width="209" height="211"></p></div><div class="col-md-7"><p><em><strong>Robert (Rob) Jay</strong></em><br>Chief Executive Officer<br>ScionHealth<br>Louisville, KY</p></div></div></div></div><hr><div class="row"><div class="col-md-6"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-5"><p><img src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Joon-Sup-Lee-headshot.jpeg" data-entity-uuid="b6400f21-c2b6-4662-afd5-99e6c4e05d70" data-entity-type="file" alt="Joon Sup Lee, MD headshot" width="183" height="183"></p></div><div class="col-md-7"><p><em><strong>Joon Sup Lee, MD</strong></em><br>Chief Executive Officer<br>Emory Healthcare<br>Atlanta, GA</p></div></div></div><div class="col-md-6"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-5"><p><img src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Neil-Meltzer-headshot.jpeg" data-entity-uuid="fcecd62c-58a3-4f05-be8e-c953b8b94601" data-entity-type="file" alt="Neil Meltzer headshot" width="210" height="210"></p></div><div class="col-md-7"><p><em><strong>Neil Meltzer</strong></em><br>President and CEO<br>LifeBridge Health<br>Baltimore, MD</p></div></div></div></div><hr><div class="row"><div class="col-md-6"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-5"><p><img src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Peter-Pete-November-headhsot.jpeg" data-entity-uuid="05aef6ef-b8c0-4cf0-a64e-8cfe13fcf4c8" data-entity-type="file" alt="Peter (Pete) November headshot" width="210" height="210"></p></div><div class="col-md-7"><p><em><strong>Peter (Pete) November</strong></em><br>Chief Executive Officer<br>Ochsner Health<br>New Orleans, LA</p></div></div></div><div class="col-md-6"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-5"><p><img src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Cliff-Robertson-headshot.jpeg" data-entity-uuid="0bb3b956-71d1-4101-9ccd-c9ab56fc5558" data-entity-type="file" alt="Cliff Robertson, MD headshot" width="190" height="190"></p></div><div class="col-md-7"><p><em><strong>Cliff Robertson, MD</strong></em><br>President and CEO<br>Saint Francis Health System<br>Tulsa, OK</p></div></div></div></div><hr><hr><h3><strong>Term Expires 2027</strong></h3><div class="row"><div class="col-md-6"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-5"><p><img src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Steve-Arner-headshot.jpeg" data-entity-uuid="5028d3bf-e44f-42a8-972f-356a7a2e6559" data-entity-type="file" width="200" height="187"></p></div><div class="col-md-7"><p><em><strong>Steve Arner</strong></em><br>President and CEO<br>Carilion Clinic<br>Roanoke, VA</p></div></div></div><div class="col-md-6"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-5"><p><img src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Marty-Bonick-headshot.jpeg" data-entity-uuid="9cc5e76d-533c-4450-8c0d-5447d8fdd733" data-entity-type="file" alt="Marty Bonick, FACHE headshot" width="212" height="218"></p></div><div class="col-md-7"><p><em><strong>Marty Bonick, FACHE</strong></em><br>President and CEO<br>Ardent Health<br>Nashville, TN</p></div></div></div></div><hr><div class="row"><div class="col-md-6"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-5"><p><img src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/J-P-Gallagher-headshot.jpeg" data-entity-uuid="a107d115-4b2b-4d5a-91f7-e0509a625c43" data-entity-type="file" alt="J.P. Gallagher headshot" width="200" height="200"></p></div><div class="col-md-7"><p><em><strong>J.P. Gallagher</strong></em><br>President and CEO<br>Endeavor Health<br>Evanston, IL</p></div></div></div><div class="col-md-6"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-5"><p><img src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Margaret-Maggie-Gill-headshot.jpeg" data-entity-uuid="29da1867-b3e1-43d0-9962-f1048a2ba4f9" data-entity-type="file" alt="Margaret (Maggie) Gill headshot" width="198" height="199"></p></div><div class="col-md-7"><p><em><strong>Margaret (Maggie) Gill</strong></em><br>Group President, Eastern Group<br>TENET Healthcare<br>Dallas, TX</p></div></div></div></div><hr><div class="row"><div class="col-md-6"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-5"><p><img src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Kerry-Heinrich-headshot.jpeg" data-entity-uuid="46804b33-0e35-448a-8851-eeeec513cc30" data-entity-type="file" alt="Kerry Heinrich, JD headshot" width="200" height="200"></p></div><div class="col-md-7"><p><em><strong>Kerry Heinrich, JD</strong></em><br>President and CEO<br>Adventist Health<br>Roseville, CA</p></div></div></div><div class="col-md-6"><div class="row"><div class="col-md-5"><p><img src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/Erik-Wexler-headshot.jpeg" data-entity-uuid="20027eef-9cee-43c3-ad0d-399b3e56b70b" data-entity-type="file" width="175" height="175"></p></div><div class="col-md-7"><p><em><strong>Erik Wexler</strong></em><br>President and CEO<br>Providence<br>Renton, WA</p></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 09 Mar 2023 09:10:00 -0600 Health Care System /education-events/2023-aha-annual-membership-meeting <p><span><span>Join your colleagues at the 2023 AHA Annual Membership Meeting, April 23-25, to ensure our message is united, powerful and able to break through the noise, making a positive impact for the patients and communities you serve. Meet face-to-face with your elected officials and key policymakers to discuss how you are caring for your community and making a difference. Hear from innovative health care leaders, legislators, journalists, and other thought leaders of our day on critical issues that will have an impact on our field and how we will continue to care for patients. And network with your peers as you tackle today’s toughest issues, together. We look forward to seeing you there!</span></span></p> <p>Please visit the <a href="https://annualmeeting.aha.org/registration">conference website</a> for additional information. Registration is now open.</p> Tue, 10 Jan 2023 13:57:21 -0600 Health Care System /news/chairpersons-file/2022-11-28-chair-file-leadership-dialogue-discussing-how-health-systems-benefit-communities-eugene-woods <p>On this episode, I talk with Eugene Woods, president and CEO of Atrium Health, based in Charlotte, N.C. Gene is a former chair of the AHA Board of Trustees.</p> <p>Gene and I talk about the role of health systems within the U.S. health care system today and how scale can benefit communities and foster innovations. We also discuss ensuring equitable care and access for people in the urban and rural communities served by health systems.</p> <p>Hospitals and health systems are facing significant financial and workforce challenges now, and Gene talks about the impact of these challenges and how Atrium Health is addressing them. He also shares examples of how Atrium Health teams continue to explore innovation and partnerships across different sectors.</p> <p>I hope you find these conversations thought provoking and useful. Look for them once a month as part of the Chair File.</p> <hr /> <p><strong><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALAy7Yn-KoA" target="_blank" title="Leadership Dialogue Series: Discussing How Health Systems Benefit Communities with Eugene Woods">Watch this Leadership Dialogue video on YouTube.</a></strong></p> <hr /> <div><a href="https://soundcloud.com/advancinghealth" target="_blank" title="Advancing Health">Advancing Health</a> · <a href="https://soundcloud.com/advancinghealth/leadership-dialogue-series-discussing-how-health-systems-benefit-communities-with-eugene-woods" target="_blank" title="Leadership Dialogue Series: Discussing How Health Systems Benefit Communities with Eugene Woods">Leadership Dialogue Series: Discussing How Health Systems Benefit Communities with Eugene Woods</a></div> Mon, 28 Nov 2022 09:38:07 -0600 Health Care System /other-resources/2020-02-11-section-health-care-systems-2020-regional-policy-board-representatives <p>Nine Regional Policy Board (RPBs) meet three times a year to foster communication between the AHA, its members, and state hospital associations. The RPBs provide input on public policy issues considered by the Board of Trustees, serve as ad hoc policy development committees when appropriate, and identify needs unique to a region. The following executives were nominated to serve as Health System Delegates to the respective RPB and approved by the AHA Board of Trustees.</p> <h2>Region 1</h2> <p><strong>Reginald J Eadie, MD</strong> (2022-2024)<br /> President and Chief Executive Officer<br /> Trinity Health - New England<br /> Hartford, CT</p> <h2>Region 2</h2> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-6"> <p><strong>Bruce J. Flanz</strong> (2020-2022)<br /> President and CEO<br /> MediSys Health Network<br /> Jamaica, NY</p> </div> <div class="col-md-6"> <p><strong>Mark Geller, MD</strong> (2022-2024)<br /> President and CEO<br /> Montefiore Nyack Hospital<br /> Nyack, NY</p> </div> </div> <h2>Region 3</h2> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-6"> <p><strong>William Brian Floyd</strong> (2020-2022)<br /> President and Chief Operating Officer<br /> Vidant Health Hospitals<br /> Greenville, NC</p> </div> <div class="col-md-6"> <p><strong>David J Masterson, FACHE</strong> (2021-2023)<br /> President<br /> Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center<br /> Williamsburg, VA</p> </div> </div> <h2>Region 4</h2> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-6"> <p><strong>Zachary Chandler</strong> (2021-2023)<br /> Executive Vice President & Chief Strategy Officer<br /> Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation<br /> Memphis, TN</p> <p><strong>Mitchell C. Edgeworth</strong> (2022-2024)<br /> President<br /> TriStar Health<br /> Brentwood, TN</p> </div> <div class="col-md-6"> <p><strong>Bruce Holstien</strong> (2022-2024)<br /> President and Chief Executive Officer<br /> Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System<br /> Spartanburg, SC</p> </div> </div> <h2>Region 5</h2> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-6"> <p><strong>Israel Rocha, Jr</strong> (2020-2022)<br /> Chief Executive Officer<br /> Cook County Health and Hospitals System<br /> Chicago, IL</p> <p><strong>Nancy Susick, MSN, RNC</strong> (2020-2022)<br /> President<br />Beaumont Hospital - Royal Oak<br /> Royal Oak, MI</p> </div> <div class="col-md-6"> <p><strong>Patton Paul Smith, Jr</strong> (2022-2024)<br /> Mid American Group President Bon Secours Mercy Health<br /> Cincinnati, OH</p> </div> </div> <h2>Region 6</h2> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-6"> <p><strong>Jeoff Will</strong> (2020-2022)<br /> Chief Operating Officer, Acute Care Hospitals<br /> M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital<br /> Edina, MN</p> </div> <div class="col-md-6"> <p><strong>Mikel Holland, MD</strong> (2022-2024)<br /> President and Chief Medical Officer<br /> Avera St. Mary's Hospital<br /> Pierre, SD</p> </div> </div> <h2>Region 7</h2> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-6"> <p><strong>Pamela Stoyanoff</strong> (2020-2022)<br /> President and Chief Operating Officer<br /> Methodist Health System<br /> Dallas, TX</p> </div> <div class="col-md-6"> <p><strong>Xavier Villarreal, FACHE</strong> (2022-2024)<br /> Chief Executive Officer<br /> Hillcrest Medical Center<br /> Tulsa, OK</p> </div> </div> <h2>Region 8</h2> <p><strong>Paula Menkosky</strong> (2022-2024)<br /> Chief Administrative Officer<br /> Mayo Clinic Hospital<br /> Scottsdale, AZ</p> <h2>Region 9</h2> <div class="row"> <div class="col-md-6"> <p><strong>Jason Chang</strong> (2020-2022)<br /> President<br /> The Queen's Medical Center<br /> Honolulu, HI</p> </div> <div class="col-md-6"> <p><strong>Julie K Miller-Phipps</strong> (2021-2023)<br /> President, Southern California and Hawaii Markets<br /> Kaiser Foundation Hospitals<br /> Anaheim, CA</p> </div> </div> Fri, 01 Apr 2022 15:49:00 -0500 Health Care System /node/681834 <p>This article looks at how places like hospitals and health care centers, where mobility and accessibility should be a primary goal, are lacking. It provides some background on disability environments and the adjustments made by the time of publication. It also looks at physical access to health care facilities and access to information for people with multiple cognitive disabilities.</p> Mon, 24 Jan 2022 16:19:57 -0600 Health Care System /node/681829 <p>This white paper provides guidance on how health care organizations can reduce health disparities related to racial or ethnic group; religion; socioeconomic status; gender; age; mental health; cognitive, sensory, or physical disability; sexual orientation or gender identity; geographic location; or other characteristics historically linked to discrimination or exclusion.</p> Mon, 24 Jan 2022 15:28:58 -0600 Health Care System /node/681825 <p>This field report looks at culturally competent care, the benefits and needs, and case studies. The case studies offer recommendations and analysis.</p> Mon, 24 Jan 2022 15:07:54 -0600 Health Care System