Workforce
The American Hospital Association offers these resources for addressing health care workforce issues for leaders of hospitals and health systems.
The California Department of Public Health issued a pair of public health orders for health care facilities, establishing the state as the nation’s first to require workers in health care settings to be fully vaccinated.
Robyn Begley, AHA chief nursing officer and senior vice president for workforce and CEO of AHA’s American Organization for Nursing Leadership, participated in a U.S. News and World Report panel discussion on “Developing the Healthcare Workforce of Tomorrow.”
AHA statement on FY 2022 final IPPS rule from Executive Vice President Stacey Hughes.
Health care providers, associations and federally qualified health centers may apply through Aug. 30 for $29 million in grants to help promote resilience, mental health and wellness in the health care workforce, the Health Resources and Services Administration announced.
The AHA, America’s Essential Hospitals, Association of American Medical Colleges, Catholic Health Association of the United States, and Children’s Hospital Association released a joint statement strongly urging all health care personnel to get vaccinated against COVID-19 to protect themselves,…
Rural health clinics and other qualified community-based outpatient care centers can apply for American Rescue Plan Act funding to expand the number of full-time equivalent resident positions and create new primary care residency programs in rural and underserved communities through the Teaching…
The American Hospital Association (AHA) Board of Trustees today adopted a policy statement on the vaccination of health care workers. The statement supports hospitals and health systems that adopt mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policies, with local factors and circumstances shaping whether and how…
The AHA Board of Trustees today approved a policy statement that strongly urges the vaccination of all health care personnel. The AHA also supports hospitals and health systems that adopt mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policies, with local factors and circumstances shaping whether and how mandatory…
To protect all patients, communities and personnel from the known and substantial risks of COVID-19, the American Hospital Association (AHA) strongly urges the vaccination of all health care personnel. COVID-19 vaccines protect health care personnel when working both in health care facilities and…
COVID-19 has been a learning experience on many fronts. Every facet of our health care system has been affected by the pandemic — from providers to patients to hospital and health system CEOs — and we will be sorting out lessons learned for some time to come.