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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.

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 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.

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.

Changing the mindset of health care CEOs and boards to envision the board’s potential is the first step in a long trek to turn the board into a strategic asset.

While continuing to respond to the COVID-19 crisis, hospital and health system boards can use this experience to strengthen leadership, engagement and trust.

A new national initiative allows donors to direct contributions to their local hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Continually improving community health should be part of the DNA of a health care organization and its board.

Hospital and health system boards can harness the power of philanthropy during the COVID-19 crisis.

Boards should assess the impact of change on their organization’s executive compensation program and committee practices.

Ongoing board education that includes newer modalities and technologies will increase board engagement and improve governance.