Workforce
The American Hospital Association offers these resources for addressing health care workforce issues for leaders of hospitals and health systems.
To encourage community members and local students to train and study for health care careers and to offer educational opportunities and advancement for current employees, Baystate Health in Springfield, Mass., leads several workforce development programs
Recent data from Press Ganey, reflecting input from over 1.4 million health care employees, reveals that after an initial post-pandemic rebound, employee engagement declined slightly in 2024 — a decrease of 0.02 on a 5-point scale.
June 6 is the ninth annual Hospitals Against Violence (#HAVhope) Friday, a national day of awareness to highlight how America’s hospitals and health systems combat violence in their workplaces and communities. In this conversation, SSM Heath's Amy Wilson, DNP, R.N., chief nurse…
The AHA and other national health care groups sent a letter to members of the House and Senate appropriations committees, urging them to provide $778 million in funding for fiscal year 2026 to support the Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education program.
As a nurse at Children's Hospital Colorado, Kayla McCarthy works tirelessly to support children awaiting or recovering from organ transplants. Inspired by the resilience and strength of her young patients, McCarthy decided to become a living organ donor through UCHealth's program.
An article in the May edition of AHA’s Trustee Insights highlights what physicians seek in their relationships with hospitals, and how those relationships are important for hospital boards to understand their role.
Jason Lesandrini, Ph.D., and Kelsey White, Ph.D., discuss real-world examples of how chaplains reduce clinician and patient stress and address emotional and well-being needs in some of the most challenging moments in health care.
The role of chaplains continues to evolve in health care organizations, with chaplains being integrated into large-scale well-being initiatives.
A replay of the Hospital Capacity Management Consortium’s Spring Symposium is now available.
The AHA May 12 responded to the Office of Management and Budget's April 11 request for information on regulatory relief, making 100 suggestions to the Trump administration to help reduce burden on hospitals and health systems.