Press Releases
View all of the American Hospital Association (AHA) press releases for the media on health care issues impacting hospitals and health systems.
The American Hospital Association will present its 2016 Award of Honor to the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation of Menlo Park, Calif., for being a leader in health policy analysis, health journalism and communication.
The American Hospital Association announced today several awards that the AHA and its affiliated organizations will present during its 2016 Annual Membership meeting in Washington, May 1-4, 2016.
Today's final rule will have a chilling effect on hospitals' ability to seek expert advice and counsel in addressing issues related to labor organizing and collective bargaining.
Too many families have experienced devastating loss due to a loved one’s addiction to opioids. That’s why the need for sound clinical guidance is urgent and we appreciate the CDC’s leadership on this critical public health issue.
The future belongs to those who can harness the power of information to drive great patient care and health care delivery. We support the Administration’s efforts to realize a health information technology (IT) infrastructure that supports the delivery of high-quality, patient-centered care across…
The American Hospital Association today announced that Lynn Smith, auxilian at CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs in Hot Springs, Ark. will chair the AHA's 2016 Committee on Volunteers.
Patients and communities across the country depend on the high-quality care that hospitals provide every day. The significant cuts proposed in today's budget would jeopardize hospitals' ability to keep the promise of maintaining access to vital health care services.
Today's Appeals Court decision moves the hospital field closer to getting relief for timely reviews of Medicare claims denials, which they asked for more than a year ago.
Mary Ellen Pratt, MHA, FACHE, CEO of St. James Parish Hospital in Lutcher, La., will lead the American Hospital Association's Section for Small or Rural Hospitals in 2016.
The American Hospital Association today announced that Margaret Wagner Dahl will be chair and Andrew M. Stern will be chair-elect for the AHA's 2016 Committee on Governance.