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Hospitals are Always There for Patients and Communities, Including in Times of Disasters and Emergencies

When a natural disaster or emergency strikes, where is one of the first places people turn to? Their local hospital.
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Chair File: Gratitude — This Week and Every Week — for Our Hospital Teams

Today is “Our Cup Runneth Over with Gratitude” Day at Susan B. Allen Memorial Hospital in El Dorado, Kan. Employees are wearing blue and yellow SBA colors and getting a stainless steel cup as a small gift of thanks from their hospital leaders.  
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Setting the Record Straight: Latest Arnold Ventures-funded Study Draws Many Faulty Conclusions, Including Incomprehensibly Linking Hospital Prices to Increased Suicides

Last week, several academics released a working paper saying hospital prices lead to employment losses outside the health sector, among other faulty conclusions.
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Chair File: Leadership Dialogue — Addressing the Behavioral Health Crisis with Jesse Tamplen of John Muir Health

On this episode, I talk with Jesse Tamplen, vice president of behavioral health services at John Muir Health, located east of San Francisco, and a member of the AHA Committee on Behavioral Health.
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Chairman’s File: Celebrating hope and healing during National Hospital Week

Our hospitals and health systems are exceptional because the 6.2 million women and men who deliver care within them never lose sight of the core truth: Health care is people taking care of people.
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We Must Keep Our Hospitals Strong as Severe Financial Challenges Threaten Access to Care

As part of those efforts, we’ll be releasing radio spots that we recorded with state, metropolitan and regional hospital association executives this week and spotlighting case studies from hospitals describing the challenges they are facing.
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Standing Up to Protect Patient Access to Care and Services

With only 11 days that the House and Senate are in session together before the fiscal year concludes, much of the attention in Washington is on how Congress will fund the government and whether there will be a government shutdown.
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Chair File: Rural Hospitals Are Vital to the Health of Our Nation

This Thursday, Nov. 18, is National Rural Health Day. It’s an opportunity to show support for our rural hospitals and health systems, and also raise awareness about their resiliency, resolve, relationships and readiness — this year’s themes for the recognition day.
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Perspective: RAND 4.0 on Hospital Pricing Again Misses the Mark

Hospitals and health systems work hard every day to deliver high-quality health care services to all patients in their communities.
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Perspective: Climbing Costs and Rising Inflation Challenge Hospitals’ Ability to Provide Care

Yesterday, our country surpassed a grim and somber milestone: 1 million COVID-19 deaths in the U.S..