Workforce
Hospital care, at its core, is about people caring for people. Yet combined pressures - a shrinking workforce, an aging population, financial concerns, increased demand and other stresses - have translated into a severe personnel deficit.
AHA is working to represent your concerns and to bring you the resources to understand and address workforce issues. AHA's Commission on Workforce, made up of experts from within and outside health care, was formed to bring expertise and leadership to these efforts.
In addition, AHA is working closely with the state, regional, and metropolitan hospital associations and our affiliated organizations:
- AHA Solutions, Inc.
- American Organization of Nurse Executives
- American Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration
- Health Forum
- Health Research & Educational Trust
- Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development
AHA News
- Mar 20, 2013 | House bill would suspend NLRB actions requiring quorum
- Mar 15, 2013 | House passes bill to streamline workforce training programs
- Mar 13, 2013 | NLRB to seek Supreme Court review of ruling on recess appointments
- Mar 12, 2013 | Supreme Court urged to overturn workforce-related decision
- Feb 27, 2013 | Hurricane Sandy relief funds distributed for health care employees
- Feb 07, 2013 | Students to Service program awards loan repayment funds
- Feb 05, 2013 | Center calls for national approach to health care workforce planning
- Feb 01, 2013 | Hospitals add 3,600 jobs in January
- Jan 10, 2013 | AHA report looks at workforce roles in a redesigned primary care model
- Dec 17, 2012 | Report helps hospitals care for patients as illness advances
- Mar 15, 2013 | A Clash of Ages
- Mar 15, 2013 | Staffing Watch
Publications
Recent Efforts
- Mar 13, 2013 | AHA and ASHHRA letter to Speaker Boehner on SKILLS Act (H.R. 803)
- Jan 10, 2013 | Report: Workforce Roles in a Redesigned Primary Care Model
- Jun 26, 2012 | AHA to Sen. Reid Re: Support of Efforts to Enact Defined Benefit Pension Plan Funding Stabilization
- Apr 24, 2012 | AHA, ASHHRA to Sen. Enzi Expressing Strong Support for S. J. Resolutiom 36
- Apr 23, 2012 | AHA to Sens. Harkin and Shelby Re: Prioritization of Funding that Improves Access to Quality Care
- Apr 23, 2012 | AHA to Reps. Rehberg and DeLauro Re: Prioritization of Funding that Improves Access to Quality Care
- Mar 06, 2012 | AHA to Sen. Conrad Re: AHA's Support for the Conrad State 30 Improvement Act (S.1979)
- Aug 22, 2011 | AHA, ASHHRA, and AONE's comments to the NLRB's proposed rule re: representation case procedures
- Jul 22, 2011 | AHA Endorses Patient Safety Policies Requiring Influenza Vaccination of Health Care Workers
- Jun 06, 2011 | AHA to President Obama Re: Healthcare for Undocumented Immigrants
AHA Commission on Workforce
- AHA Board of Trustees Interim Policy Statement, Workforce Supply for Hospitals and Health Systems
- Commission Roster
- Commission Final Report, In Our Hands
Tools, Links and Reports
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