Press Releases

View all of the American Hospital Association (AHA) press releases for the media on health care issues impacting hospitals and health systems.

AONL Response to the Conviction of Nurse RaDonda Vaughtnds
The American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) today announced the 2022 inductees into its fellow designation program.
The American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) membership elected Deborah Zimmermann, DNP, RN, chief clinical officer and principal of Leaders in Care, as the 2022 president-elect of the AONL Board of Directors. Zimmermann will assume the presidency Jan. 1, 2024, leading the national…
As COVID-19 raged across the U.S. and around the world, more than 120 leaders in nursing and health care education, practice and policy convened in a virtual summit organized by the Tri-Council for Nursing.
The American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) today announced the 2021 inductees into its fellow designation program. The AONL fellow designation, FAONL, recognizes a nurse leader’s sustained contributions to the specialty of nursing leadership, commitment to service and influence in…
The current surge in COVID-19 infections, hospitalizations and deaths has pushed the health care system into crisis. The Tri-Council for Nursing continues to assess the situation, share information, and determine ways we can help mitigate the current burden on the nursing profession and provide…
On behalf of the American Organization for Nursing Leadership’s (AONL) more than 10,000 member nurse leaders, thank you for introducing comprehensive legislation to address the maternal mortality crisis, especially affecting Black mothers and babies, in the United States.
On behalf of the nursing leadership community, we say the names of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor and acknowledge the innumerable others whose lives have been taken or impacted by senseless acts of violence and racial injustice. The recent loss of life, unrest and destruction across…