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…
Workforce
The American Hospital Association offers these resources for addressing health care workforce issues for leaders of hospitals and health systems.
The AHA released the 2026 edition of its annual Costs of Caring report. It shows hospitals and health systems continue to face increases in the costs of people, supplies, medicines and infrastructure needed to provide care and services to their communities.
This Costs of Caring report provides a data-driven assessment of the financial realities faced by hospitals and health systems, and underscores why sustainable affordability solutions must address the structural drivers of cost growth rather than focusing narrowly on hospital prices alone.
St. Charles Health System, based in Bend, Ore., is investing in the future of its workforce — and by extension, the health of the entire central Oregon community — through a new educational initiative.
This report outlines the key trends impacting hospital financial stability in 2025.
In this conversation, Gratia Pitcher, M.D., chief medical officer and patient experience dyad leader with Essentia Health, and Larissa Africa, vice president of health care workforce solutions with Staff Garden by Ascend Learning, discuss findings from the 2026 AHA Health Care Workforce Scan.
The Departments of Health and Human Services and Education March 5 announced a new initiative to increase nutrition education in medical schools beginning this fall for the next academic year.
AHA urges Congress to support physicians, access to care in statement for House subcommittee hearing
The AHA provided a statement Feb. 24 for a House Ways and Means Health Subcommittee hearing titled “Advancing the Next Generation of America’s Health Care Workforce.”
The American Hospital Association shares the hospital field’s perspective on advancing the next generation of America’s health care workforce.
Workforce Relief That Works How Leading Systems Support Clinicians and Performance Thursday, April 16, 2026 1 - 2 p.m. Eastern; noon - 1 p.m. Central; 10 - 11 a.m. Pacific