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Cyberattacks have far-reaching consequences that directly threaten patient care, patient safety and broader public health and safety, by potentially denying the availability of the hospital and emergency medical care to the community.

With the future anything but clear, strategic thinkers, consultants and tech gurus have begun to reimagine the field’s future and what opportunities lie ahead.

How collaboration with community partners and identification of resources allowed Carroll Hospital to improve coordinated behavioral health services.

COVID-19 has made it clear that addressing health equity is necessary to improve health and save lives, and hospital and health system trustees need to lead and collaborate in these efforts.

In a time when strong leadership is paramount, health care boards must be intentional and creative to stay informed and engaged, while adopting virtual meeting platforms and adapting practices to maintain effective governance.

Hospital and health system board members play a critical role in prioritizing, understanding and collaborating to improve health equity.

Strategic Planning Proactive Board Renewal The challenges and opportunities facing health care executives and their boards are becoming more and more complex.

Though hospital and health system boards have always evaluated many factors when selecting a new executive leader, the coronavirus experience calls for considering other important elements.

Results from new public opinion poll

To move the needle on community health, hospitals and health system boards are recognizing the importance of aligning their organizational efforts and partnering with others in their communities.

Health Equity Tackling Health Equity: A Two-Part Podcast for Trustees  The American Hospital Association's

Health care boards can play a pivotal role to ensure their patients, employees and communities receive needed resources to heal, restore and rebuild for a better and healthier future.

Working together, hospital and health system boards and executive teams should examine the pandemic’s implications for their organizations, to set strategic direction and better serve patients and communities.

To address gaps in care, hospitals and health systems are analyzing and sharing data and deploying outreach and resources through cross-sector partnerships.

As hospitals and health systems across the country begin and continue the “recovery” process during the COVID-19 outbreak, the AHA is keeping you updated with the latest information and resources. An important area to address is the role of governing boards as hospitals and health systems resume delivering comprehensive health care services.

Health care leaders and policy experts surveyed recently predict that COVID-19’s impact will be deep and long-lasting.

During and moving beyond the pandemic, hospital and health system boards and executive teams need to keep community stakeholders engaged to forge a better state of health in their communities.

The compendium includes questions and checklists for hospitals and health systems to use in working toward a safe, orderly return to providing comprehensive health care services to their communities.

Disparities in COVID-19 outcomes serve as an important reminder for trustees and senior leaders to reinforce the work in our communities to address underlying causes of health disparities.

Hospital and health system trustees can help move forward an evidence-based framework to achieve better health for an aging population with complex care needs.