Leadership
AHA鈥檚 2022 Rural Health Care Leadership Conference offers 鈥渁n unparalleled opportunity to learn and share with rural health leaders innovating at the forefront of change,鈥 writes Michelle Hood, AHA executive vice president and chief operating officer.
On Thursday, many families and friends will gather to celebrate Thanksgiving, reflect on our blessings and remember loved ones. During this holiday season, far too many tables will have empty seats 鈥 a painful reminder of the COVID-19 pandemic.
For nearly two years, our nation鈥檚 hospitals and health systems 鈥 and the gifted, dedicated women and men who lead them 鈥 have fought back relentlessly against a once-in-a-century pandemic.
In part 2 of this two-part series, Ruby Kirby, CEO of West Tennessee Healthcare Bolivar Hospital and West Tennessee Healthcare Camden Hospital, shares her insights on how rural hospitals and health systems can work with their communities to build confidence in the COVID-19 vaccine, including鈥
The health care workforce challenges are a 鈥渘ational emergency鈥 that demand 鈥渋mmediate attention from policymakers at every level of government,鈥 AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack said on a radio spot that began running on stations throughout the country.
The FBI, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Australian Cyber Security Centre, and United Kingdom鈥檚 National Cyber Security Centre released an advisory highlighting ongoing malicious cyber activity by Iranian government-sponsored actors targeting U.S. critical infrastructure sectors,鈥
Ruby Kirby, CEO of two rural critical access hospitals in West Tennessee, shares insights on how her health organizations are working to eliminate health inequities and disparities in rural communities while building vaccine confidence.
Ruby Kirby, CEO of two rural critical access hospitals in West Tennessee, shares insights on how her health organizations are working to eliminate health inequities and disparities in rural communities.
This Thursday, Nov. 18, is National Rural Health Day. It鈥檚 an opportunity to show support for our rural hospitals and health systems, and also raise awareness about their resiliency, resolve, relationships and readiness 鈥 this year鈥檚 themes for the recognition day.
A recent opinion piece in The Hill promoting physician-owned hospitals gives a misleading and incomplete account of these facilities and the reasons for current statutory restrictions on their growth, writes Ashley Thompson, senior vice president for public policy analysis and development at the鈥