Rick Pollack, President and CEO, AHA

Telling the Hospital Story, Access to Care in Vulnerable Communities

Gratitude Is Among the Most Powerful Healers of All

AHA’s Telling the Hospital Story webpage highlights the countless ways care providers are changing peoples’ lives for the better each and every day.

Workforce

Ensuring the Health of Our Care Teams to Ensure the Health of Our Nation

There is no doubt that America’s aging population will necessitate changes to care models and require new care solutions.

Veteran Hiring, Workforce, Access & Health Coverage

Thanking America’s Veterans for Their Service to Our Country

It was first celebrated in 1919 as Armistice Day to commemorate the end of World War I. Armistice Day was recognized as a national holiday in 1938, and in 1954 the name was changed to what we know today: Veterans Day.

Advocacy & Public Policy

Exercise Your Right to Vote on Nov. 5

America’s electoral traditions may seem exhausting to many, but we should remember that the privilege of expressing our choices by ballot is a shining freedom that many people around the world covet.

Access & Health Coverage, Enroll in Health Insurance

Protect Yourself, Your Family and Your Future During Open Enrollment

Health insurance is the gateway to access health services that can ensure healthier individuals, healthier families and healthier communities.

Telehealth, Hospital at Home

Taking Action to Extend Telehealth and Hospital-at-home Programs

Improved technology has made telehealth services available for some time, providing increased access and convenience for patients.

Emergency Readiness, Supply chain management, Emergency Management

Hospitals are Always There for Patients and Communities, Including in Times of Disasters and Emergencies

When a natural disaster or emergency strikes, where is one of the first places people turn to? Their local hospital.

That’s because hospitals and health systems are always there, ready to care and play a crucial role in disaster preparedness and response by serving as essential community hubs for many aspects of medical care and public health during emergencies.

Cybersecurity, Access to Care in Vulnerable Communities

Strengthening Cybersecurity to Protect Patients and Access to Care

The never-ending barrage of ransomware and cyberattacks against the health care sector has only strengthened the resolve of hospitals and health systems to reinforce their defenses and protect safe access to care for patients and communities.

Tax-exempt Status, Community Benefit, Community Partnerships

Hospitals are Community Cornerstones and Advance Health in Many Ways

Nonprofit hospitals have special obligations to their communities in exchange for being tax-exempt.

Commercial Insurer Accountability, Prior Authorization, Cost Management, Quality & Patient Safety

Increasing Administrative Costs, Burdensome Commercial Insurer Practices Create Patient Care Challenges

There will always be administrative costs associated with operating a hospital. But the lion’s share of a hospital’s resources should be devoted to doing what hospitals do best: provide safe, accessible and exceptional patient care to anyone who needs it.