Leadership

The 黑料正能量 Association responds to the New York Times Opinion Video "We Know the Real Cause of Crisis in Our Hospitals. It's Greed." For two long years, the dedicated women and men of America鈥檚 hospitals and health systems have experienced firsthand the overwhelming impact of COVID-19.鈥
AHA and its member hospitals and health systems are acutely aware of the dire challenge presented by the field鈥檚 workforce challenges.
COVID-19 has amplified the need for and impact of leadership. Prioritizing certain leadership capabilities and growing the next generation of leaders will enable the transformation needed and position the field to reimagine care delivery.
In an op-ed published at MedPage Today, 2021 AHA Board Chair Rod Hochman, M.D., urges action to address the nation鈥檚 growing shortage of health care workers, from enacting the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act to lifting the cap on Medicare-funded physician residencies.
Record-high COVID-19 hospitalizations and cases. Unprecedented workforce shortages. Persistent supply chain challenges. 
For two long years, the dedicated women and men of America鈥檚 hospitals and health systems have experienced firsthand the overwhelming impact of COVID-19. The pandemic has been frustrating, exhausting, and heartbreaking. The COVID-19 vaccines have been a ray of light because they greatly decrease鈥
AHA is among the investors and partners taking part in a first-of-its-kind movement to promote equity in access to capital for investments in Black-founded and -led companies at the forefront of health care innovation. 
Former President and CEO of the Ohio Hospital Association James Castle died Jan. 7.  
Turn on the TV or open a newspaper these days and you鈥檙e likely to see a story that isn鈥檛 鈥渘ews鈥 at all to our stressed and burned-out care providers. The headline: They need help so they can continue helping others. 
In a column published by Modern Healthcare, AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack urges action to support and grow the nation鈥檚 health care workforce, from enacting the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act to scrutinizing nurse staffing agency prices and lifting the cap on Medicare-鈥