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Chair File: Supporting Hospitals on the Journey to Strengthen Diversity and Health Equity

AHA’s Institute for Diversity and Health Equity has been working for more than 25 years to advance health equity, diversity and inclusion by supporting hospitals, health systems, patients and communities. While the health care field has made some progress, we still have a long way to go. 
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Chair File: A Historic Moment to Help Heal Our Society

Any way you cut it, this has been a very tough few weeks in our country. We have witnessed a colorful tapestry of Americans voicing loud opposition to the systemic injustices and institutional racism. We’re also seeing centuries’ worth of wounds being opened and spilling into our streets — and tragically into our emergency departments — here in the greater Kansas City metro and in cities of every size coast-to-coast.
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Chair File: A Moment to Reflect — and Act — on Health Equity

Tomorrow, May 25, marks the one-year anniversary of the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. His death shined a spotlight on the systemic racism and inequities in many aspects of our society. These include inequities in health and health care. 
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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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Chair File: Leadership Dialogue — Tariffs and Health Care with Brian Pomper and Akin Demehin

In this Leadership Dialogue, I am joined by Brian Pomper, a partner specializing in international trade policy at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, and Akin Demehin, vice president of quality and safety policy at the AHA. We discuss tariffs and their potential implications on the health care supply chain.
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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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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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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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Chairman’s File: Expanding access to behavioral health care

During Mental Health Month, let’s all remember that caring for the whole person improves health and saves lives.
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Chair File: Celebrating Hospitals and Nurses

National Hospital Week is a wonderful opportunity to take time to celebrate the health care field and the people who make health care so special.