Chairperson's File

2024 AHA Board Chair Joanne M. Conroy, M.D., headshot.

Blog posts from 2024 AHA Board Chair Joanne M. Conroy, M.D., CEO and president of Dartmouth Health, and past chairs.

Autumn is here, and that means cooler weather and also the start of flu season.
In this episode, I talk with Steve Diaz, M.D., chief medical officer at MaineGeneral Health in Augusta and an AHA board member. Steve is an emergency medicine physician by training and has been involved in many of MaineGeneral’s health care quality and safety initiatives.
September 17 is World Patient Safety Day. It’s an opportunity to spotlight the importance of ensuring all patients receive safe, quality care in all health care settings.Patient safety is always the top priority at hospitals and health systems every day. Physicians, nurses, environmental services…
The AHA has developed an online hub of resources designed to enhance our nation’s public health preparedness, response and recovery efforts and support communities.
The connection between a hospital and its community is special. Hospitals are woven into the fabric of their communities, and working together, hospitals and communities can enhance the environment where people live, work and play.
At the AHA Leadership Summit in July, I had the honor of presenting the 2024 AHA Quest for Quality Prize to WellSpan Health and also recognizing Carilion Clinic, Jefferson Health and MUSC Health as finalists.
In this conversation, Joanne M. Conroy, M.D., speaks with her colleague Robert E. Brady, Ph.D., director of Anxiety Disorders Service at Dartmouth Health, about different types of anxieties and their prevalence in today’s culture.
Hospitals and health systems have a long history of leading initiatives that improve individual and community health. By partnering with community-based organizations, hospital teams are working to address priority health needs in communities and encourage healthy behaviors for patients and…