Advancing Health Podcast

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Advancing Health is the American Hospital Association’s podcast series. Podcasts feature conversations with hospital and health system leaders on a variety of issues that impact patients and communities.

The federal government and private sector face common dangers from ever-escalating cyberattacks that continually test their readiness and capabilities.
Parents will do anything to keep their kids healthy, yet many children remain unvaccinated for COVID-19.
Health care leaders are finding new ways to strengthen performance through innovative approaches, while improving care, quality and patient safety. In this conversation hear how Johns Hopkins is using innovation to ensure long-term financial stability while managing day-to-day struggles. This…
Building a robust nursing workforce is hugely important in providing quality care to patients, but poses unique challenges in rural Ohio.
With fall approaching, health officials across the country are once again bracing for a rise in respiratory illnesses, including the triple threat of COVID-19, flu and RSV.
Health equity is a discussion that is often framed only around race, but it means so much more.
The AHA Quest for Quality Prize honors hospitals and health systems committed to leadership and innovation in improving quality and advancing health.
Mergers, acquisitions and affiliations. Most health care leaders agree that the future, especially for rural providers, will involve more cooperation and partnerships.
2023 AHA Board Chair John Haupert talks with three health care leaders affiliated with the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB): Terri Poe, chief nursing officer at UAB Medicine; Maria Rodriguez Shirey, dean of the UAB School of Nursing; and Shea Polancich, assistant dean for clinical…
Ruby Kirby is a proud and accomplished member of a small club — African American women who are CEOs of rural hospitals.