Chairperson's File
Blog posts from 2025 AHA Board Chair Tina Freese Decker, president and CEO of Corewell Health, and past chairs.
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
When invited to play a larger role in their own care, many patients welcome the chance 鈥 and results show that patient engagement, in turn, improves outcomes.
Often quietly and out of the public eye, the vital work of advancing health in America happens on many fronts.
Like all Americans, we watched with shock and heavy hearts as news came in this weekend of the tragic events in El Paso, Texas and Dayton, Ohio.
How can health care organizations start to prepare for effective leadership succession?