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America Needs Strong Hospitals to Foster Healthy and Thriving Communities
Hospitals and health systems are facing many significant challenges, including historic workforce shortages, soaring costs of providing care, cracks in the supply chain, severe underpayment by Medicare and Medicaid, and overwhelming regulatory and administrative burdens, just to name a few. These challenges are jeopardizing access to care and services for patients and communities.
FDA requires labeling updates for all opioid pain medicines
The Food and Drug Administration last week required certain labeling updates for opioid pain medicines in an effort to reduce unnecessary prescribing and prevent complications such as opioid-induced hyperalgesia, when an opioid causes an increase in pain or increased sensitivity to pain.
New Resources Available in AHA’s Telling the Hospital Story Campaign
As AHA continues to reaffirm the vital role of hospitals and health systems, we’ve strengthened our efforts in how we are Telling the Hospital Story on the field’s behalf by spotlighting the incredible contributions of our field to society.
Opioid Stewardship and Use Disorders Hub
AHA developed a suite of opioid stewardship strategies, guides and other resources to help hospitals and health systems address the growing epidemic.
Memorial Hermann Awarded The 2023 AHA Foster G. McGaw Prize
Memorial Hermann Health System is the 2023 winner of the AHA’s Foster G. McGaw Prize for Excellence in Community Service. Memorial Hermann – a non-profit, award-winning health system committed to creating healthier Houston communities – is recognized for its leadership and breadth in building programs, services and initiatives that address the varied health needs of its patients and community.
COVID-19 & Opioid Use Disorders
For people struggling with opioid use disorder, the COVID-19 pandemic has become a crisis on top of a crisis. These tools and resources were developed to help your hospital or health system build or advance opioid stewardship during this critical time and beyond.
Stem the Tide: Addressing the Opioid Epidemic & Taking Action
This toolkit, released by the AHA, provides guidance and information to hospitals and health systems on how they can partner with patients, clinicians and communities to address the opioid epidemic. Developed with input from a multidisciplinary team of front-line clinicians and subject matter experts, the toolkit includes links to guidelines, training, webinars, reports and other resources.
Building a Safe Workplace and Community: Mitigating the Risk of Violence
The American Hospital Association’s Hospitals Against Violence (HAV) initiative hosted the American Society for Health Care Risk Management (ASHRM) for a facilitated dialogue to explore challenges and current strategies to mitigate the risk of violence. The discussion fostered an exchange of ideas and solutions that informed this issue brief and accompanying case studies.
The Essential Role of Financial Reserves in Not-for-Profit Healthcare
Anyone unfamiliar with the financial structure of not-for-profit hospitals and health systems may question why these organizations carry often significant financial reserves on their balance sheets. The answer is straightforward: with limited sources of funding, hospitals and health systems rely on financial reserves to maintain their financial stability and support their growth.