Nancy Agee

Hospitals Against Violence

Chair File: Hospitals Stand Together to End Violence

The tragic events last Friday in Santa Fe, TX, remind us, violence is all too present in our communities. Our hearts go out to all those affected … students, teachers, families, friends, first responders, caregivers, clergy and more.

Access to Behavioral Health, Behavioral Health Workers, Behavioral Health Care Delivery

Chair File: Highlighting the Importance of Mental Health Care

There are excellent initiatives across the country that are making a real difference in people’s lives.

Nurses, Leadership, National Hospital Week

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.

Palliative Care

Chair File: Focusing on End-of-Life Planning

By helping our communities better understand advance directives and health care decision-making at the end of life, we can demystify the topic and increase the number of people who have a plan in place. 

Population/Community Health, Social Determinants of Health

Chair File: Innovative Initiatives, Partnerships Improve Population Health

Hospitals and health systems across the country are collaborating with organizations in their communities to address food insecurity and housing, the opioid epidemic and other challenges that influence health and well-being.

Quality & Patient Safety

Chair File: Patient Safety Is a Priority Every Day

Please take the opportunity this week to share your work and resources on patient safety, safety culture and patient engagement with your community.

Leveraging Technology

Chair File: Using Technology to Improve Patient and Family Engagement

Hospitals and health systems are using health IT to engage patients, improve care coordination and better communicate across care settings.

Board Development, Board Culture

Chair File: Quality Tools for Hospital Boards

Quality must be the top priority of any hospital or health system—there simply is no alternative. And it takes all of us working together.

Workforce Diversity, Governance and Leadership Diversity, AHA

Introducing the New Institute for Diversity and Health Equity

All AHA hospital and health system members are now members of the newly renamed Institute for Diversity and Health Equity, an affiliate of the AHA.

AHA Rural Health Care Leadership Conference, Rural issues, Rural Workforce

Chair File: New Tools to Strengthen Care in Rural Communities

Like many of you, Carilion serves a diverse population, including many in rural communities. And, like you, it’s important to me to ensure all our patients have access to high-quality, affordable care.

We’re using creative, new ways to bridge the gaps between patients and providers, such as telemedicine, regionwide rapid response networks, and education programs for the next generation of rural health providers.

Across America, we are hard at work transforming our hospitals and health systems to create more integrated and sustainable rural health care.