Chairperson's File
Blog posts from 2025 AHA Board Chair Tina Freese Decker, president and CEO of Corewell Health, and past chairs.
Our nation鈥檚 freedom is safeguarded by our brave women and men in uniform, who willingly risk their lives for love of country and ask nothing in return except for the chance, when the time comes, to successfully return to civilian life.
This week, AHA leaders are sharing the emergency preparedness efforts of America鈥檚 hospitals and health systems at the 43rd World Hospital Congress of the International Hospital Federation in Oman.
Cultivating the right future leaders and caregivers is essential for top-quality patient care.
As we seek innovative ways to improve the health of our communities, it is more important than ever for hospitals and health systems to partner with others.
鈥淕et vaccinated鈥 is a message everyone should hear, and hospitals and health systems are the ideal partners to spread it.
Hospitals and health systems are leading transformative efforts to provide better care at lower costs for patients and communities.
While each hospital and health system has their own priorities and challenges, our mission as caregivers is the same: To advance the health of individuals and communities. Learning from each other is a great way to achieve that goal.
We must all prepare ourselves to make care better and friendlier for older adults, and the Age-Friendly Action Community is a great step in that direction.
As health care in our nation transforms, one thing remains constant for America鈥檚 hospitals and health systems: our unwavering commitment to providing safe, high-quality, patient-centric care.
Preparation is the key to success in many fields. For hospitals and health systems, preparedness and readiness are the cornerstones of our commitment to safeguard the health of the public.
Throughout this year, we have witnessed earthquakes, tornadoes, floods and far too many acts of lethal public鈥