Workforce

To help streamline and standardize the residency verification process and meet hospital credentialing needs, the AHA, in partnership with other national organizations, has developed templates to provide the necessary information to meet credentialing needs while reducing the need for program…

The AHA Sept. 23 recommended the Department of Homeland Security make healthcare workers exempt from its proposed H-1B visa fee of $103,265 for petitions subject to statutory caps.

AHA Comments on the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) proposed fee for H-1B petitions.

In part two of this special three-part Advancing Health podcast series, hear how leaders are creating new pathways into the workforce, investing in training, and bringing together the skills and expertise needed to support families in rural communities.

The White House issued a presidential proclamation Sept. 18 renewing the $100,000 fee for new H-1B visa petitions for individuals entering the U.S., initially levied in September 2025.

Philanthropy is emerging as a pathway for addressing healthcare workforce shortages.

Rural Kansas has sweeping plains, golden wheat fields, and a sky that stretches as far as the eye can see. What it doesn’t have is what so many other rural areas also are lacking — a sustainable healthcare workforce.

A strong, skilled and sustainable workforce is essential to providing maternal care in rural communities and keeping that care close to home. But what does it take to build and sustain that workforce? Rural hospitals are finding that the answer is not simply adding more obstetricians — it’s…

Mercy and the School District of Washington have launched a registered youth apprenticeship program to both introduce high school students to healthcare careers and address long-term workforce needs.

AHA Leadership Scan: A Series of Virtual Panel Discussions