Articles
Leadership, Community Benefit, Leadership Dialogue
Chair File: Leadership Dialogue — Providing Community Benefits and the Anchor Mission of Hospitals with Doug Brown of UMass Memorial Health
On today’s episode, I talk with AHA Board Member Doug Brown, president of UMass Memorial Community Hospitals and chief administrative officer for UMass Memorial Health, which serves patients throughout Massachusetts.
We discuss the many ways that hospitals, health systems and care providers support their communities beyond offering great medical care. While UMass Memorial has always been focused on programs to support their community, Doug shares how it reimagined its role as an anchor organization to lift up the community.
Population/Community Health, Community Health Improvement Week (CHIWeek)
Chair File: Hospitals Focus on Healthy Communities
June 12–18 is Community Health Improvement Week. This annual recognition week focuses on how people at hospitals, health systems, national organizations and community organizations are working together to improve the health and well-being of individuals and communities and advance health equity.
Workplace Safety, Workplace Violence
Chair File: Building Safe Workplaces and Communities
On Friday, AHA led the seventh annual #HAVhope Friday, part of its Hospital Against Violence initiative, to focus national attention on ending all forms of violence in our workplaces and communities.
Access to Behavioral Health, Leadership Dialogue, Capacity Planning, Value Analysis
Chair File: Leadership Dialogue — Addressing the Behavioral Health Crisis with Jesse Tamplen of John Muir Health
On this episode, I talk with Jesse Tamplen, vice president of behavioral health services at John Muir Health, located east of San Francisco, and a member of the AHA Committee on Behavioral Health.
National Hospital Week, Telling the Hospital Story, Nurses
Chair File: Highlighting the Extraordinary Work of Hospitals and Health Systems
This week as we celebrate National Hospital Week (https://www.aha.org/ahia/get-involved/national-hospital-week) and National Nurses Week (https://www.aonl.org/about/nurses-week), it’s a perfect time for telling the hospital story.
Access to Behavioral Health, Behavioral Health Care Delivery
Chair File: Prioritizing Access to Quality Behavioral Health Care
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. It’s an opportunity to note the progress we’ve made addressing behavioral health issues and delivering quality care, and to assess and take action to tackle the significant work that remains.
Governance Effectiveness, Workforce, Promoting Healthy Communities
Chair File: Resources to Support Good Governance, Strengthen the Workforce and Create Healthier Communities
Hospital and health system board members make decisions that affect their health care organization as well as their communities.
Telling the Hospital Story
Chair File: Reaffirming the Vital Role of Hospitals and Health Systems
No other part of the health care sector does more than our nation’s hospitals and health systems to support patients and communities. Our doors are always open, 24/7, and ready to serve patients, regardless of their ability to pay.
Leadership Dialogue, Innovation/New Models of Care, Innovation, Performance improvement, Leadership Dialogue
Chair File: Leadership Dialogue — Creating a Culture of Innovation with Robert C. Garrett of Hackensack Meridian Health
On this episode, I talk with Bob Garrett, CEO of Hackensack Meridian Health, based in New Jersey. Bob and I discuss the important role of hospitals and health systems in leading medical research and innovation to transform health care and make patient care better, accessible and more efficient.
Disaster/Outbreak Preparedness, Emergency Readiness
Chair File: Effectively Preparing for and Responding to Public Health Emergencies
The COVID-19 pandemic, opioid crisis and mpox outbreak. Hurricanes Ian and Fiona. Severe storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides in Kentucky. Wildfires and straight-line winds in New Mexico.