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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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Addressing ED overcrowding with technology tools

Many hospitals and health systems are rethinking triage processes and using new technology tools to ensure access, shorten patients’ length of stay in the ED, and improve care quality and efficiency.
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Philanthropy as Strategy: Elevating Hospitals Through Community Support

In this first episode of a four-part series with the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP), Alice Ayres, president and CEO of the AHP, discusses how philanthropy is no longer just an add-on, but a strategic driver for hospitals and health systems.
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Senate Unveils Amendment to House Budget Resolution with Vote Expected This Week

Senate Budget Committee Chair Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., April 2 released the Senate's amendment to the House budget resolution for fiscal year 2025.
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America Needs Strong Hospitals to Support Healthy and Thriving Communities

We are continuing our full court press to make the case to lawmakers that enacting significant cuts to Medicaid would jeopardize access to care for the more than 72 million people who rely on the program.
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Delivering Safe, Quality Care to Patients Is the Top Priority for Hospitals and Health Systems

The 2025 AHA Leadership Summit wrapped up on July 22, and as always, it was energizing and inspiring to connect with so many talented and dedicated people whose passion and vision for health care promise great things for the future.
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Grady Health System Teen Experience and Leadership Program

Grady Memorial Hospital's Yolanda Wimberly, MD, created the Teen Experience and Leadership Program (TELP) for students to explore health care careers.
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Training Future Health Care Leaders to Address Health Disparities

In this conversation, John Bluford describes how the Bluford Healthcare Leadership Institute is training young and diverse talent to assume leadership roles.