The ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association today announced that the Justin Ford Kimball Innovators Award will be awarded to Dan Wolterman, president and CEO, Memorial Hermann Health System in Houston.
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The ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association announced today several awards that the AHA and its affiliated organizations will present during its 2016 Annual Membership meeting in Washington, May 1-4, 2016.
The ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association today announced that Daniel R. Stultz, M.D., past president and CEO of the Texas Hospital Association, will be presented the AHA Honorary Life Membership Award for his contributions to hospitals and health care in America.
Today's final rule will have a chilling effect on hospitals' ability to seek expert advice and counsel in addressing issues related to labor organizing and collective bargaining.
Too many families have experienced devastating loss due to a loved one’s addiction to opioids. That’s why the need for sound clinical guidance is urgent and we appreciate the CDC’s leadership on this critical public health issue.
The future belongs to those who can harness the power of information to drive great patient care and health care delivery. We support the Administration’s efforts to realize a health information technology (IT) infrastructure that supports the delivery of high-quality, patient-centered care across health care settings.
The ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association today announced that Lynn Smith, auxilian at CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs in Hot Springs, Ark. will chair the AHA's 2016 Committee on Volunteers.
Today's Appeals Court decision moves the hospital field closer to getting relief for timely reviews of Medicare claims denials, which they asked for more than a year ago.
Patients and communities across the country depend on the high-quality care that hospitals provide every day. The significant cuts proposed in today's budget would jeopardize hospitals' ability to keep the promise of maintaining access to vital health care services.
Mary Ellen Pratt, MHA, FACHE, CEO of St. James Parish Hospital in Lutcher, La., will lead the ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association's Section for Small or Rural Hospitals in 2016.
The ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association today announced that Margaret Wagner Dahl will be chair and Andrew M. Stern will be chair-elect for the AHA's 2016 Committee on Governance.
Wayne Young, senior vice president, behavioral health, JPS Health Network in Fort Worth, Texas, is the 2016 chair of the ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association's Constituency Section for Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Services.
The AHA applauds the new funding proposed today by the Administration to help people with opioid use disorders and heroin addiction get needed care.
Jon C. Skinner is the 2016 chair of the ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association's Section for Long-Term Care and Rehabilitation Governing Council.
Debra Flores, R.N., FACHE, president of Sentara CarePlex Hospital in Hampton, Va., will lead the ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association's Section for Metropolitan Hospitals as chair of its 26-member governing council for 2016.
James E. Shmerling, D.H.A., M.B.A, president and CEO of Connecticut Children's Medical Center in Hartford, Conn., is the 2016 chair of the ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association's Section for Maternal and Child Health Governing Council.
ThedaCare has been named one of four national finalists for the prestigious 2015 Foster G. McGaw Prize, one of health cares most prestigious honors for excellence in community service.
Kevin Most, D.O., vice president of medical affairs and chief medical officer for Northwestern Medicine at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, Ill., will lead the ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association's Committee for Clinical Leadership as chair of its 29-member committee for 2016.
Vince Oliver, CEO and superintendent of Island Hospital in Anacortes, Wash. is the 2015 winner of the ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association's Shirley Ann Munroe Leadership Award.