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2024 Costs of Caring
While recent data suggest that some hospital and health system finances have experienced modest stabilization from historic lows in 2022, the hospital field is still far from where it needs to be to meet the demand for care, invest in new and promising technologies and interventions, and stand ready for the next health care crisis.
America Needs Strong Hospitals to Foster Healthy and Thriving Communities
Hospitals and health systems are facing many significant challenges, including historic workforce shortages, soaring costs of providing care, cracks in the supply chain, severe underpayment by Medicare and Medicaid, and overwhelming regulatory and administrative burdens, just to name a few. These challenges are jeopardizing access to care and services for patients and communities.
2023 Costs of Caring
Hospitals appreciate the support and resources that Congress have provided throughout the COVID-19 pandemic; however, additional support is needed to keep hospitals strong so they can continue to provide care to patients and communities.
4 Ways to Build Your Talent Pipeline
To grow and retain their workforce, hospitals and health systems need to pursue a multipronged approach, notes the AHA’s recently released 2024 Health Care Workforce Scan.
[Special Edition] Nurses’ Journey from Ukraine to U.S. with Ochsner Health
Warner Thomas, president and CEO of Ochsner Health, sat down recently with Robyn Begley to discuss the relocation of Ukrainian nurses fleeing the war in their country to Louisiana courtesy of Ochsner Health in New Orleans, who has partnered with Global Nurse Partners, which brings internationally experienced nurses and U.S. healthcare facilities together for permanent positions.
Surging Input Costs Create Many Challenges for Hospitals and Health Systems
In this podcast that highlights a new report from the AHA detailing these factors, Philip Pandolph, president and CEO, Meadville (PA) Medical Center and Chair of the AHA Rural Health Services Committee, explains how rising costs for supplies and equipment, drugs, and labor, along with inflation and razor thin margins has left his hospital vulnerable.
Growing list of responsibilities helps fuel hospitalist burnout
Hospitalists are at high risk for burnout due to an ever-expanding list of responsibilities. Learn more about the alarming data points and the actions needed to mitigate burnout.
Massive Growth in Expenses & Rising Inflation Fuel Financial Challenges for America’s Hospitals & Health Systems
A new AHA report highlights the significant growth in expenses across labor, drugs, and supplies, as well as the impact that rising inflation is having on hospital prices.
AHA Statement on Proposed Rule on Minimum Staffing in Nursing Homes
The AHA strongly believes that a skilled, caring workforce is integral to delivery of high quality, safe care. At the same time, safe staffing is about much more than a number. We are concerned that in proposing a one-size-fits-all numerical staffing threshold, CMS would remove the role of clinical judgment in staffing facilities, and inadvertently create patient access challenges across the health care system.