Guides and Reports
American Hospital Association guides and reports for members and the health care field.
Creating a Fair and Just Workplace - Recent media articles have focused on the disputes and union corporate organizing campaigns occurring in health care.
Unique Union Election Ground Rules Undermined by Inter-Union Rivalry - On March 11, Catholic Healthcare Partners \(CHP\) was forced to withdraw petitions for union elections to be held under unique ground rules in nine hospitals, covering more than 8,500 employees in 47 units.
Hospitals play a critical role in the health of Americans, but few people are aware of the economic and community benefits hospitals provide. Hospitals employ more than 5 million people and represent the second largest source of private sector jobs.
Hospital care is the largest component of the health sector, which itself is a growing segment of the U.S. economy. In 2006, this sector represented about 16 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) – a measure of economic output – or approximately $2.1 trillion.