Innovation
AHA Board of Trustees Chair Marc Boom, M.D., today presented the team from WVU Medicine Potomac Valley Hospital of Keyser, W.Va., with the 2026 Rural Hospital Excellence in Innovation Award , sponsored by Microsoft, for their virtual ICU pilot program. Recognized as…
All hospital and health system leaders are committed to delivering the best possible care to the people we serve while navigating the changes and challenges we face.
Thomas McGinn, M.D., senior executive vice president and chief physician executive officer at CommonSpirit Health, shares how the organization aligns leadership, standardizes processes and uses analytics to reduce variation and improve patient outcomes — work that made CommonSpirit Health a 2025…
Las Vegas-based Southern Hills Hospital and Medical Center recently completed Nevada’s first FDA‑approved minimally invasive repair for complex aortic aneurysms, a life-threatening condition involving the body’s main artery.
In this conversation, Thomas McGinn, M.D., MPH, senior executive vice president and chief physician executive officer at CommonSpirit Health, shares how the organization aligns leadership, standardizes processes, and uses analytics to reduce variation and improve patient outcomes — work that made…
Is lived experience one of the most underused tools in health care today?
Dr. Paul Sorajja, a nationally recognized leader in interventional cardiology at Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix, has pioneered a groundbreaking treatment for patients with severe mitral annular calcification (MAC), a condition that previously made heart valve surgery too risky.
When a child has a medical need, they often aren’t sick enough to go into the hospital, they but still need more care than most families can offer at home. In June 2025, Nemours Children’s Health in Orlando, Fla. addressed exactly that situation with the launch of Advanced Care at Home.
Explore the AHA's 2026 Advocacy Agenda focusing on healthcare policy and advocacy priorities. Download the PDF for detailed information.
- Advocacy & Public Policy
- AHA
- Access & Health Coverage
- Access to Care in Vulnerable Communities
- Access to Behavioral Health
- Reducing Healthcare Disparities
- Quality & Patient Safety
- Workforce
- Making Healthcare More Affordable
- Advancing Best Practices for Hospitals & Health Systems
- Innovation
- Enhanced Premium Tax Credit (EPTC)
- Medicare
- Reimbursement
This year I’ll be continuing the AHA Leadership Dialogue series and talking with health care, business and community leaders on trending topics in the field.