Press Releases

View all of the American Hospital Association (AHA) press releases for the media on health care issues impacting hospitals and health systems.

When others ran from the pandemic, health care workers ran toward it to try to prevent the spread, care for the sick and save lives.
Rick Pollack President and CEO American Hospital Association May 17, 2022
We are pleased that the judge showed leniency in the sentencing of a health care professional who made a medical error.
  May 12, 2022 The following statement is attributable to: American Hospital Association American Medical Association American Nurses Association
The American Hospital Association today presented two federal hospital leaders with awards recognizing their outstanding service to the health care field.
WASHINGTON (April 25, 2022) — The American Hospital Association today released a
The hospital field is committed to doing our part to reduce emissions and promote environmental stewardship, but we know we cannot do this alone.
The American Hospital Association will present its highest honor, the Distinguished Service Award, to Teri G. Fontenot, CEO emeritus of Woman’s Hospital in Baton Rouge, La.
The American Hospital Association will present its highest honor, the Distinguished Service Award, to Kevin E. Lofton, CEO emeritus at CommonSpirit Health in Chicago.
The American Hospital Association announces that its 2021 Award of Honor will be presented to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Director Anthony S. Fauci, M.D.