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Understanding a board’s aptitude and ability to advance health equity should be a key element of board strategy.

Through leadership and board support, Children’s Minnesota is making DEI efforts a strategic priority.

Holding board members accountable and addressing issues in a timely manner are essential to a successful boardroom culture.

The AHA has partnered with UnidosUS and the National Urban League to create a program that matches member hospitals with community leaders to increase diverse representation on hospital and health system boards.

Open discussion, continued engagement and genuine effort can support meaningful and sustainable change for board diversity efforts.

Focused, strategic discussions in the boardroom can support organizational excellence.

Health care boards that invest the time in discussing strategy can position their organization for success.

Starting discussion in the boardroom about diversity and inclusion can support and accelerate board diversity efforts at health care organizations.

Adapted from “Recruiting for a Diverse Health Care Board,” by Karma H. Bass (Trustee Insights, Dec. 2020).

Using insights on humanizing brand experience, boards can better engage health care consumers and maintain and build trust in a post-COVID-19 world.

Effecting genuine change through executive leadership, board support, creativity and commitment can accelerate diversity efforts.

Hospital and health system boards can play a significant role in developing and guiding behavioral health strategy and working with community partners to address unmet health needs in the community and expand access to services.

Investing time now in evaluating and enhancing board effectiveness can accelerate organizational results for years to come.

Hospital governing boards can take steps to ensure the digital boardroom is productive and enjoyable.

Following key strategies for effective CEO performance appraisals are essential to the health care board’s role.

Hospital boards can think creatively about how to generate value for their patients and communities.

COVID-19 Podcasts Members Only: Safety and the Road to COVID-19 Recovery: The Role of the Board Governance expert Jamie Orlikoff and James Reinertsen, M.D., present a brief, on-demand podcast outlining issues and actions that health care boards should consider as their organizations resume non-emergency care and anticipa

Trustee podcasts from the AHA.

Engaging and retaining nursing staff can help drive organizational performance, including improving patient safety, satisfaction and outcomes.

Engaging and retaining nursing staff can help drive organizational performance, including improving patient safety, satisfaction and outcomes.