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Press Release Andrew M. Stern to Chair AHA's Committee on Governance The American Hospital Association (AHA) today announced that Andrew M. Stern will be chair and David B. Hyman, DDS, will be chair-elect for the AHA's 2017 Committee on Governance (COG).
Press Release AHA Appoints New Trustee to Its Board William F. Carpenter III, chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of LifePoint Health®, a leading health care company based in Brentwood, Tenn., has been named to the Board of Trustees of the American Hospital Association (AHA). The board is…
Press Release Statement on President Trump's Executive Order on Immigration Rick Pollack President and CEO American Hospital Association A strong health care workforce is critical to ensuring patient access to high-quality care. However, we are concerned that, without modification, President…
Press Release New Research Finds Hospital Mergers Drive High-Value, High-Performing Health Care The American Hospital Association (AHA) today released new research that finds recent hospital mergers result in significant costs savings and quality improvements that cannot be replicated by looser…
Press Release 2017 Most Wired Survey and Benchmarking Study Now Open The 2017 Most Wired Survey is now open. Since 1999, Hospitals & Health Networks, the journal of the American Hospital Association, has annually recognized the nation’s Most Wired hospitals and health systems. Hospitals may…
Press Release David Perlstein, M.D., to Chair AHA's Committee on Clinical Leadership David Perlstein, M.D., president and CEO for SBH Health System in Bronx, N.Y., will lead the American Hospital Association’s (AHA) Committee for Clinical Leadership (CCL) as chair of its 27-member committee for…
Press Release Elaine Couture to Chair AHA's Metropolitan Hospitals Council Elaine Couture, R.N., BSN, MBA, executive vice president/chief executive Providence Health & Services eastern Washington/Montana, will lead the American Hospital Association’s (AHA) Section for Metropolitan Hospitals…
Press Release Rachelle Schultz to Chair AHA's Section for Small or Rural Hospitals Council Rachelle Schultz, president and CEO of Winona Health in Winona, Minn., will lead the American Hospital Association’s (AHA) Section for Small or Rural Hospitals in 2017. The 19-person council represents…
Press Release Joe McDonald, FACHE, to Chair AHA's Constituency Section for Health Care Systems Council Joe McDonald, FACHE, president and CEO of Catholic Health System, one of the largest providers of healthcare in Western New York, is the 2017 Council chairman of the American Hospital…
Press Release Margie Beadles to Chair AHA's Committee on Volunteers Margie Beadles, volunteer/auxilian at CoxHealth in Springfield, MO, is the 2017 chair of the American Hospital Association’s (AHA) Committee on Volunteers.