Press Releases
View all of the press releases for the media on health care issues impacting hospitals and health systems.
The American Hospital Association (AHA) will present its highest honor, the Distinguished Service Award, to Rod Hochman, M.D., the former president and CEO of Providence Health & Services based in Renton, Washington. Hochman will receive the 2025 award during a ceremony on May 5 at the AHA…
The American Hospital Association (AHA) will present its highest honor, the Distinguished Service Award, to Melinda Estes, M.D., the former president and CEO of Saint Luke's Health System based in Kansas City, Missouri. Estes will receive the 2025 award during a ceremony on May 5 at the AHA Annual…
The AHA appreciates Senator Cassidy’s leadership on 340B issues. As his report correctly observes, the 340B Program was created to help hospitals reach more eligible patients and provide more comprehensive services.
Every day, all of America’s hospitals and health systems demonstrate their commitment to patients and the pursuit of advancing health. Consistent with this mission, nonprofit hospitals take their accountability for the federal tax exemption they receive very seriously.
America’s hospitals and health systems spend too many resources each year on regulatory requirements, forcing many of our clinicians to focus more time completing paperwork than treating patients. The AHA appreciates the Administration’s request for information on approaches and opportunities to…
The American Hospital Association (AHA) and Catholic Health Association of the United States released a new report today showing the value of benefits that nonprofit hospitals and health systems deliver to their communities.
Hospital and health system patients report improvements in overall care experience and perception of safety alongside gains in key safety outcomes, while the health care workforce is experiencing a post-pandemic rebound, according to new findings from the American Hospital Association (AHA) and…
On behalf of the hospitals, nurses, doctors and those who care for and serve the needs of the 72 million patients that rely on Medicaid, we urge you to consider the implications of hinging the budget reconciliation bill’s fate on removing health care access for millions of our nation's patients.…
The American Hospital Association today released a report that found rural hospitals face mounting challenges related to certain Medicare Advantage (MA) insurance plans that are affecting patient care and their sustainability as a critical health care provider.
The American Hospital Association (AHA) today announced the team from Columbia Memorial Hospital (CMH), a critical access hospital (CAH) in Astoria, Ore., as the 2024 recipient of the Rural Hospital Leadership Team Award.