American Hospital Association

The annual Dick Davidson NOVA Award celebrates outstanding collaboration among hospitals and community partners to advance community health through economic, social, or health care initiatives. The 2025 application is now online.

The AHA today released a new report showing that hospital and health system performance on key patient safety and quality measures was better in the first quarter of 2024 than it was right before the COVID-19 pandemic and that hospitals made these improvements while caring for more complex patients with more significant health care needs.

Submit your content proposal by September 19 to speak at the Accelerating Health Equity Conference and help lead the conversations to develop equitable solutions that address health inequities and improve health outcomes.

A new AHA report on key patient safety measures shows hospitals continue to make progress on these important objectives as they care for patients and communities. The report, which used data analyzed by Vizient, found that hospital and health system performance on key patient safety and quality measures was better in the first quarter of 2024 than it was before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Here's how to prepare. In his latest AHA Cyber Intel blog, John Riggi, AHA national advisor for cybersecurity and risk, explains why cybercriminals are shifting from directly targeting hospitals to hitting the third-party technology and service providers critical to supporting hospitals’ clinical care.

Outside disruptors from retail pharmacies and tech companies to online mega-retailers and payers continue to reshape the health care delivery landscape. Last year saw marked shifts in strategy among some of the most well-financed disruptors.