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AHA Board Chair Wright L. Lassiter III is joined by Peggy Abbott, CEO of Ouachita County Medical Center, to discuss how the current economic stressors are affecting the small, rural hospital she leads. Abbott’s foremost concern is keeping the doors open and continuing to meet patients’ and community health needs. Lassiter and Abbott talk about what changes are needed to keep the health care system in America as we know it functioning.

For the next 46 days, legislators and candidates for the House and Senate will be very engaged on the campaign trail listening to the top issues affecting their constituents. We need to ensure the financial stability of hospitals and health systems is top of mind during this election.

The 2023 AHA Quest for Quality Prize honors hospitals and systems committed to leadership and innovation in improving quality and advancing the health of all individuals and communities. If your hospital or system is partnering with community organizations to reduce disparities, developing innovative models of care, and working with patients and families to design the patient care experience, you are ready to apply. Applications are due Friday, October 21.

The 2023 AHA Dick Davidson NOVA Awards recognize the collaborative work of hospitals and community organizations to improve the health status of individuals and communities. Recent honorees have included a suicide prevention program and diabetes prevention collaborative. Applications are due Wednesday, November 16.

Section 3: Building the Team Now Available

The third section focuses on recruitment and retention strategies; diversity and inclusion; and creative staffing models.

In 2020, more than 12 million adults thought about suicide; roughly 3 million people made a suicide plan. Find insights and solutions to help people at risk feel supported and connected.

A behind-the-scenes look at the ongoing pandemic as hospitals continued to face new challenges and still maintain standards of care.

Commercial insurance costs are increasing at an unsustainable rate while many plan policies create dangerous delays in care, contribute to clinician burnout and significantly drive-up administrative costs for the health care system.

This playbook is designed to guide rural hospital leaders and board members around strategic thinking and local problem solving related to the COVID-19 vaccine and related COVID-19 response, as we as a country attempt to move past the pandemic.

The Health Equity Roadmap is a framework to help hospitals and health care systems chart their own paths toward transformation to advance equity. The AHA invites members to take the Health Equity Transformation Assessment to begin their journey for systems change.

The 2022 Advocacy Agenda is a forward-looking document designed to positively influence the public policy environment for patients, communities and the health care field.