The AHA Quest for Quality Prize honors hospitals and health systems committed to leadership and innovation in improving quality and advancing health. Learn how Hartford HealthCare in Connecticut, winner of the 2025 prize, leaned into a culture of continuous improvement to dramatically reduce health care-associated infections. Finalist CommonSpirit Health, based in Chicago and operating nationally, standardized care using an eight-step process to elevate performance across their health system. Applications for the 2026 Quest for Quality Prize are due Sept. 9. LEARN MORE 

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March 8-14 marks Patient Safety Awareness Week. The AHA has several resources including podcasts, videos and reports that show how AHA members are advancing…
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The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida March 6 ruled in favor of five Florida hospitals in a case challenging the methodology used by the…
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Feb. 26 announced that an infant botulism outbreak that sickened 48 babies who consumed ByHeart formula is over…
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The measles outbreak in South Carolina has increased to 876 cases, the state’s Department of Public Health reported Feb. 3. Last week, the South Carolina…
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Thomas McGinn, M.D., senior executive vice president and chief physician executive officer at CommonSpirit Health, shares how the organization aligns…
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released its annual progress report on health care-associated infections Jan. 29, which found continued…