The American Hospital Association will present its highest honor, the Distinguished Service Award, to William Petasnick, president and CEO, emeritus, Froedtert Health in Milwaukee.
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The American Hospital Association today announced that Michael G. Rock, M.D., professor of orthopedic surgery and former chief medical officer, Mayo Clinic Hospitals/Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minn. will be awarded its 2016 Board of Trustees Award.
The American Hospital Association will honor four hospital volunteer programs with its Hospital Awards for Volunteer Excellence.
The American Hospital Association today announced that the Justin Ford Kimball Innovators Award will be awarded to Dan Wolterman, president and CEO, Memorial Hermann Health System in Houston.
Today's final rule will have a chilling effect on hospitals' ability to seek expert advice and counsel in addressing issues related to labor organizing and collective bargaining.
Too many families have experienced devastating loss due to a loved one’s addiction to opioids. That’s why the need for sound clinical guidance is urgent and we appreciate the CDC’s leadership on this critical public health issue.
The future belongs to those who can harness the power of information to drive great patient care and health care delivery. We support the Administration’s efforts to realize a health information technology (IT) infrastructure that supports the delivery of high-quality, patient-centered care across health care settings.
The American Hospital Association today announced that Lynn Smith, auxilian at CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs in Hot Springs, Ark. will chair the AHA's 2016 Committee on Volunteers.
Patients and communities across the country depend on the high-quality care that hospitals provide every day. The significant cuts proposed in today's budget would jeopardize hospitals' ability to keep the promise of maintaining access to vital health care services.
Today's Appeals Court decision moves the hospital field closer to getting relief for timely reviews of Medicare claims denials, which they asked for more than a year ago.
Mary Ellen Pratt, MHA, FACHE, CEO of St. James Parish Hospital in Lutcher, La., will lead the American Hospital Association's Section for Small or Rural Hospitals in 2016.
The American Hospital Association today announced that Margaret Wagner Dahl will be chair and Andrew M. Stern will be chair-elect for the AHA's 2016 Committee on Governance.
Wayne Young, senior vice president, behavioral health, JPS Health Network in Fort Worth, Texas, is the 2016 chair of the American Hospital Association's Constituency Section for Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Services.
The AHA applauds the new funding proposed today by the Administration to help people with opioid use disorders and heroin addiction get needed care.
Jon C. Skinner is the 2016 chair of the American Hospital Association's Section for Long-Term Care and Rehabilitation Governing Council.
Debra Flores, R.N., FACHE, president of Sentara CarePlex Hospital in Hampton, Va., will lead the American Hospital Association's Section for Metropolitan Hospitals as chair of its 26-member governing council for 2016.
James E. Shmerling, D.H.A., M.B.A, president and CEO of Connecticut Children's Medical Center in Hartford, Conn., is the 2016 chair of the American Hospital Association's Section for Maternal and Child Health Governing Council.
Kevin Most, D.O., vice president of medical affairs and chief medical officer for Northwestern Medicine at Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield, Ill., will lead the American Hospital Association's Committee for Clinical Leadership as chair of its 29-member committee for 2016.
ThedaCare has been named one of four national finalists for the prestigious 2015 Foster G. McGaw Prize, one of health cares most prestigious honors for excellence in community service.