Strategic Planning

Hannah Nesich, AHA senior communications specialist, recently sat down with Joy Rhoden, AHA senior vice president and executive director, health outcomes and care transformation, to talk about what’s ahead in 2026.
The giving spirit of the holiday season blazes brightly every day of the year in the care that hospitals and health systems provide. No one is turned away from their doors.
This PPT presentation is designed to share 2025 Environmental Scan insights with various stakeholders and your community.
The AHA’s Division of Health Outcomes and Care Transformation will host a webinar Nov. 10 at 2 p.m. ET, where experts will share strategies to integrate health outcome priorities into strategic plans and leverage data to achieve measurable results.
Hospitals and health systems prioritize breach prevention and swift containment to ensure uninterrupted care and minimize operational disruptions.
A new AHA Market Scan Trailblazers report, “Assembly Required: An Operator’s Manual for Post-merger Integration,” outlines a 10-step approach to building an integrated hospital or health system after a merger.
Trust — in one another, our hospitals and health systems, our communities and our government — feels more important than ever.
Thomas Edison once said, “Good fortune is what happens when opportunity meets with planning.”As hospitals and health systems — and the millions of dedicated individuals who work there — pursue their unwavering mission to provide accessible and affordable quality care for all who need it, it’s more…
Thank you for sharing what matters most to you throughout 2024. We gathered feedback from more than 1,000 hospital and health system leaders, including members of AHA’s Regional Policy Boards and Committees, State, Regional and Metropolitan Hospital Associations, and other key membership groups.
The AHA today released its 2025-2027 Strategic Plan, approved by the AHA Board of Trustees in November. The plan is rooted in four core disciplines — advocacy and representation, thought leadership, knowledge exchange, and agents of change. It also includes nine principles that serve as the…