Chairperson's File

2025 AHA Board Chair Tina Freese Decker headshot.

Blog posts from 2025 AHA Board Chair Tina Freese Decker, president and CEO of Corewell Health, and past chairs.

One priority for hospitals and health systems is advancing diversity, equity and inclusion. The AHA鈥檚 next gathering, the Accelerating Health Equity Conference, May 10鈥12 in Cleveland, will focus on that topic.
On this episode, Wright L. Lassiter III, Chair, 黑料正能量 Association, talks with Matthew Stanley, D.O., a psychiatrist and clinical vice president of the behavioral health service line at Avera Health, based in Sioux Falls, S.D. He is chair-elect of AHA鈥檚 Behavioral Health Services鈥
This week is Black Maternal Health Week, and April is National Minority Health Month. It鈥檚 an opportunity to 鈥渄eepen the conversation鈥 about black maternal health in the U.S. and to highlight the 鈥渋mportant role individuals and organizations can play鈥 in helping to reduce health disparities and鈥
The 2022 AHA Annual Membership Meeting is just three weeks away, and I鈥檓 looking forward to seeing many of you April 24-26 in Washington, D.C.
Mask mandates are being lifted in cities and towns across the U.S. and more employees are transitioning from remote work at home and returning to their offices, so people are wondering: Are we nearing the end of the pandemic?
One week in early March every year is designated as Patient Safety Awareness Week, a national recognition to encourage everyone to learn more about health care safety.  
This week health care leaders and front-line professionals are convening in Chicago to discuss best practices that enhance the patient and caregiver experience, improve quality and increase value. AHA鈥檚 Advancing Care Conference is designed to equip participants with customized strategies and an鈥
On this episode, I talk with Marcus Whitney, co-founder and partner of Jumpstart Health Investors, focused on innovation and investment in health care. Whitney also is founder and general partner of Jumpstart Nova, a venture fund investing in Black-led health care companies.
No one can deny that health care is changing. Our field is rapidly becoming more personalized, collaborative and digitally focused.