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The AHA has named to its Board of Trustees William Carpenter III, chairman and CEO of LifePoint Health. Based in Brentwood, TN, LifePoint Health owns and operates 72 hospital campuses in 22 states, as well as physician practices, outpatient centers and post-acute service providers in the…
President Trump today issued an executive order aimed at reducing regulation and controlling regulatory costs. “In addition to the management of the direct expenditure of taxpayer dollars through the budgeting process, it is essential to manage the costs associated with the governmental…
The AHA today expressed concern that President Trump’s recent executive order on immigration could negatively impact health care delivery. “A strong health care workforce is critical to ensuring patient access to high-quality care,” said AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued “Zika Virus: A Primer for Nurses,” a slide presentation that can be used for grand rounds and other purposes. Topics include Zika basics, CDC guidance and activities, and preventing Zika and its transmission in health care settings.
The AHA’s Institute for Diversity will host a Jan. 31 webinar on “Inclusive, Local Hiring: Building the Pipeline to a Healthy Community.” For more information or to register for the webinar, from 1-2:30 p.m. ET, click here.
Temple University Hospital wants to slow the rate of Philadelphia street killings by helping teenagers understand the gritty reality of gun violence.
Its “Cradle to Grave” program immerses at-risk youth in the last 15 minutes of the life of a 16-year-old boy named Lamont Adams. In 2004, he was…
In a joint letter today to President Trump and the Congress, the AHA and 71 state, regional and metropolitan hospital associations outlined their top priorities as the administration and Congress deliberate the future of the Affordable Care Act.
U.S. hospitals performed more than 33,600 organ transplants in 2016, 8.5% more than in 2015 and 20% more than in 2012, according to preliminary data from the United Network for Organ Sharing. The overall growth in transplants was largely driven by an increase in deceased donors from 2015 to 2016,…
Adults under age 25 were more likely to be current tobacco users than older adults in 2013 and 2014, at an estimated 38% and 26%, respectively, according to a study reported this week in the New England Journal of Medicine. Among other findings, nearly one in 10 teens had used a tobacco…
The AHA, along with Baxter International Foundation and the Health Research & Educational Trust, is accepting applications through April 7 for the 2017 Foster G. McGaw Prize. The prize honors health care organizations that have demonstrated exceptional commitment to community service.