Workforce Education
The American Hospital Association (AHA) supports the ongoing education of hospital and health system employees to improve the quality of care and outcomes for patients.
Certified Health Care Environmental Services Professionals (CHESP) demonstrate a mastery of maintaining the health care environment.
Certified Materials & Resource Professionals (CMRP) are experienced health care supply chain and inventory management professionals.
Become a Mechanic Evaluation and Certification for Health Care (MECH) certified professional, gain recognition for your valuable skills in health care.
Certified Health Care Facility Managers (CHFM) have demonstrated mastery of the five core domains of health care facility management.
Certified Health Care Constructors (CHC) demonstrate proficiency in the complex and regulated environment of health care construction sites.
The American Hospital Association (AHA) welcomes the opportunity to comment on ways to ensure patients can receive timely emergency medical care, particularly in rural and underserved areas. We share the committee’s interest in ensuring that Americans have high-quality, affordable health care in…
The Critical Care and Trauma Simulation Center at the University of Maryland Medical Center is one of the most technologically advanced training centers in the region. There, doctors, nurses and other medical professionals train on mannequins that breathe, whose eyes respond to light, and who even…
To grow and retain their workforce, hospitals and health systems need to pursue a multipronged approach, notes the AHA’s recently released 2024 Health Care Workforce Scan.
As organizations rethink their approaches to recruitment and retention, many are expanding on the strategic relationships that exist between clinical settings and educational institutions to advance mutual interests and priorities.
The fourth section of the guide includes strategies around hiring veterans, professional governance models and academic-practice partnerships.