Workforce

The American Hospital Association offers these resources for addressing health care workforce issues for leaders of hospitals and health systems.

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 Dec. 11 expressed support for the reintroduction of the Future Advancement of Academic Nursing, bicameral legislation that would increase nursing school faculty and students, improve U.S. preparedness for pandemics and other public health emergencies, enroll underrepresented students in the…
The AHA recently released its 2026 Health Care Workforce Scan — an annual report that examines the current trends in the health care workforce.
Sustaining TeamSTEPPS is key to lasting impact. This webinar shares practical strategies for embedding teamwork and communication into daily practice, plus tips for securing funding to support long-term success.
AHA's 2026 Workforce Scan highlights six pressures that will define workforce strategy in the coming years: financial stress that limits flexibility; demographic shifts that increase demand; rapid technological transformation; changing worker expectations; the urgent need for new pipelines; and…
For Heather Kono, a pediatric oncology nurse at Loma Linda University Children’s Health in California, her journey with the hospital began long before she put on scrubs.
The AHA Dec. 3 released its 2026 Health Care Workforce Scan (https://www.aha.org/aha-workforce-scan) — an annual snapshot of America’s hospital and health system employment based on reports, studies and other data sources from leading organizations and researchers.
The AHA today released its 2026 Health Care Workforce Scan — an annual snapshot of America’s hospital and health system employment based on reports, studies and other data sources from leading organizations and researchers.
The AHA, in partnership with Press Ganey, Nov. 20 released the latest workbook leaders can use to understand and overcome challenges in engaging their workforce.
The AHA’s Forever Grateful social media toolkit encourages hospitals and health systems to share their appreciation for health care professionals as Thanksgiving approaches.