Community Benefit
A recent Modern Healthcare article suggests that hospitals’ charity care as a share of expenses declined between 2020 and 2023, but the authors’ own data tell a different story, write AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack and Catholic Health Association President and CEO Sr. Mary Haddad.
Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan, is committed to serving the diverse population of the city and metro area. Discover our exceptional performance in cardiology, neurology, orthopedics, transplant procedures, and cancer care.
Reading Hospital recently announced that staff will be able to do volunteer work while on the clock through the Community Outreach and Engagement (CORE) program.
“A recent Modern Healthcare article misleadingly suggests that hospitals and health systems provided less charity care between 2020 and 2023,” writes AHA General Counsel and Secretary Mindy Hatton.
Learn why it's reckless and wrong to allege that hospitals are deliberately squeezing their charity care spending to maintain financial viability.
Last year, NYC Health + Hospitals became the nation’s largest municipal health system to make plant-based food the default for inpatient meals.
A trio of Utah hospitals run by Intermountain Health are making sure that the best practice of breastfeeding has taken firm hold within their walls.
Carrier Behavioral Health at Raritan Bay Medical Center represents a significant expansion of behavioral health treatment options to the Perth Amboy, New Jersey area residents served by the health system.
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center’s “The Gratitude Project” memorializes the stories of its health care workers while they navigated the COVID-19 pandemic.
AHA recently honored Lewis County General Hospital for 75 years of membership and for its continued commitment to serving their patients and communities.