AHA Leadership Summit

Through wars and recession, pandemics and public health crises, policy upheaval and technological disruption, again and again, hospitals have adapted, improved and led.
Following an introduction from Michelle Hood, AHA executive vice president and COO, moderator Chris DeRienzo, M.D., AHA senior vice president and chief physician executive, led a panel discussion July 14 at the 2026 AHA Leadership Summit with Betty Chu, M.D., senior vice president and chief medical…
AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack July 12 opened the 2026 AHA Leadership Summit, which is anchored by the theme of “Redesigning Care Delivery and Operating Models for the Future.”
Throughout the first two days of the Summit, healthcare leaders shared innovations from their organizations, including discussing how to operationalize artificial intelligence but also how to humanize patient care.
The American Hospital Association (AHA) today announced that the Ralph H. Johnson VA Health System in Charleston, S.C., is the 2026 recipient of the AHA Quest for Quality Prize. Advocate Health in Charlotte, N.C.; Connecticut Children’s in Hartford, Conn., and Nicklaus Children’s in Miami have been…
Two programs will be honored with the 2026 American Hospital Association Circle of Life Award for their efforts in palliative and end-of-life care. The winning programs are Erie County Medical Center, Buffalo, N.Y., and the Geriatrics and Extended Care Hospice and Palliative Medicine Team, Orlando…
The American Hospital Association (AHA) announced today that Sky Lakes Medical Center in Oregon is the 2026 winner of the AHA’s Foster G. McGaw Prize for Excellence in Community Service. Sky Lakes Medical Center is a 176 licensed bed standalone community hospital in Klamath Falls, Ore., that opened…
The 2026 AHA Leadership Summit will be held July 12-14 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver.
The AHA Leadership Summit, convening July 12-14 in Denver, offers an opportunity for healthcare leaders to come together to reimagine care delivery for people working in healthcare and those receiving care.
The 2026 AHA Leadership Summit will be held July 12-14 at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver.