By fostering a strong organizational culture and building interdisciplinary care teams, hospitals can enable their team members to meet their mission and prevent burnout.
The health care workforce is our most precious resource. Hospitals and health systems are committed to supporting them today, preparing them for tomorrow and building a pathway for the future.
"The Health Care Leaders’ Guide to Mass Violence Preparedness, Response, Recovery and Mitigation," developed by the American Hospital Association and the National Mass Violence Center, offers evidence-based strategies that are easily incorporated into existing comprehensive emergency and disaster management plans, enabling hospitals to best respond to incidents stemming from violent crime. The recommendations offer specific guidance to prepare for and respond to MVIs and are provided to enhance — not replace — an organization’s existing emergency management plan.
Preventing workplace violence in health care takes more than security. In this conversation, Thomas Ahr, senior vice president and chief human resources officer at Hospital Sisters Health System, details how the health system is prioritizing prevention, supporting staff after incidents, and turning safety into a leadership responsibility.
AONL and Laudio Insights partner on biannual reports (spring and fall) highlighting data and best practices to inform decision-making for frontline leaders and their executives. The Spring 2026 report, examines how Gen Z RNs' unique preferences are reshaping the nursing workforce and what nurse leaders must do to support long-term retention.
This annual snapshot of America’s health care employment offers valuable insights and practical recommendations from experts and peers to help hospitals and health systems, including rural ones, navigate the field’s most pressing workforce-related challenges of today and tomorrow.
A new AHA Trailblazers report, “Buy or Build? Solving the Nursing Shortage,” explores how hospitals partnering with workforce education companies are creating reliable, sustainable nursing pipelines and cutting their dependency on contract labor.
Principles for Successful Advanced Practice Provider Leadership Models in Hospitals and Health Systems
In this conversation, Nell Buhlman, chief administrative officer and head of strategy at Press Ganey, and Chris DeRienzo, M.D., chief physician executive at the American Hospital Association, explore the data-backed connection between employee engagement and patient outcomes.
This whitepaper outlines a layered security model that integrates people, processes and technology to create safer health care spaces and reduce the emotional, operational and financial consequences of violence.
A highly engaged workforce collaborates more effectively, drives better patient outcomes and strengthens performance across the board.
Learn how health care organizations are supporting new moms to enable them to thrive at work, and most importantly, at home.
In this podcast, Brandie Manuel, R.N., chief patient safety and quality officer at Jefferson Healthcare, discusses how the use of TeamSTEPPS and other tools are making a big difference in creating a thriving employee pipeline.
Designed for AHA members, this learning community focuses on enhancing collaboration, knowledge sharing, and capacity building among organizations involved in care model innovation. Members only.
Dartmouth Health’s Workforce Readiness Institute is licensed career school that offers paid training for careers in health care. The institute offers six different training programs, each structured to meet the credentialing requirements and skills need for a nurse assistant, medical assistant, pharmacy technician, phlebotomist, ophthalmic assistant and surgical technologist. Members only.
The ROI Calculator helps nurse executives and hospital leaders turn nursing workforce investments into measurable financial outcomes by financially quantifying the impact of turnover and hospital-acquired conditions. Built by the AONL Workforce Nursing Value & Impact Subcommittee in partnership with the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA), using research-backed benchmarks, the tool translates span of accountability decisions or other nursing services investments into savings projections and long-term value, utilizing net present value, internal rate of return, and inflation-adjusted models that align with the needs of healthcare financial colleagues. With just a few inputs, leaders can generate instant, customized ROI reports that strengthen business case development, support value-informed decision-making, and demonstrate how nursing investments directly improve patient work and care.
The Nurse Manager Span of Accountability Index is a validated tool identifying personalized nurse manager workload and improvement opportunities, with the potential to inform span of accountability changes and associated return on investment projections. This tool supports nurse leader engagement in workforce decisions, informing span of accountability and financial discussions.