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Chair File: Thank You This Week and Every Day to Our Incredible Health Care Workforce

2024 AHA Board Chair Joanne Conroy, M.D., expresses gratitude to the health care workforce for their skill, commitment and compassionate care.
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Subcommittee advances bills to reauthorize programs to support health care workers, pediatric emergency care 

The House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee March 12 passed AHA-supported  legislation to reauthorize through 2029 the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act (H.R. 7153), which provides grants to help health care organizations offer behavioral health services for front-line health care workers.
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Revisiting Clinician Credentialing to Support Well-being

The American Hospital Association (AHA) believes that no health care worker should experience barriers to seeking or receiving behavioral health care. Consistent with that commitment, we encourage hospitals to examine any practices impacting whether health care providers seek behavioral health care services.
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The Next Wave of Emergency Preparedness in Health Care

In November, the American Hospital Association hosted a panel session discussing the “next wave of emergency preparedness,” at Becker’s 10th Annual CEO + CFO Roundtable in Chicago. This session centered on three priority areas that health care leaders must address to prepare, respond and recover from future public health emergencies: strengthening cross-sector partnerships, building workforce capacity and resilience, and fostering a culture of preparedness.
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Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act signed into law

President Biden today signed the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act (H.R. 1667), AHA-supported legislation that would authorize grants for programs that offer behavioral health services for front-line health care workers.
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Strengthening Our Health Care Workforce Must Be Top of Mind for Everyone

The AHA is committed to helping hospitals and health systems support their people today, prepare them for tomorrow and build a pathway for the future.