The 2025 AHA Leadership Summit wrapped up on July 22, and as always, it was energizing and inspiring to connect with so many talented and dedicated people whose passion and vision for health care promise great things for the future.
AHA Leadership Summit News Coverage
The Leadership Summit features senior health care executives, clinicians and experts in the field presenting high level, transformational strategies and innovative approaches for delivering greater value and health equity through operational excellence, creative partnerships, and redefined delivery models. Special attention will be paid to the strategies and practices that enable health care leaders to remain resilient and respond successfully in periods of sustained crisis.
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The 2025 Leadership Summit brought together senior health care executives, clinicians and experts in the field to share innovative approaches to care delivery.
The AHA Board of Trustees elected Bill Gassen, president and chief executive officer of Sanford Health, based in Sioux Falls, S.D., as its chair-elect designate.
AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack moderated a panel discussing the latest activity on Capitol Hill with a focus on health care policy, the administration’s priorities and the current political landscape, as well as the AHA’s advocacy priorities and how the AHA is helping health care leaders navigate the challenges and opportunities ahead.
AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack opened the 2025 AHA Leadership Summit in Nashville, Tenn., commending advancements in patient care experiences and driving innovative care transformation.
Two programs will be honored with the American Hospital Association 2025 Circle of Life Award for their efforts in palliative and end-of-life care. The winning programs are Gilchrist, Baltimore, Md., and Bristol Hospice – Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii. Both winners will receive this prestigious recognition during the AHA’s Leadership Summit in Nashville on July 20-22.
The American Hospital Association (AHA) today announced that it will honor five programs with the AHA Dick Davidson NOVA Award for their hospital-led collaborative efforts that improve community health. The winning programs are the Community Resource Center, Endeavor Health, Evanston, Ill.; iHeart Collaborative, IU Health, Indianapolis, Ind.; Community Behavioral Health Workforce Development Program, Mass General Brigham, Boston, Mass.; Food Rx Program, MedStar Health, Baltimore, Md.; and Healthy Moms, Rochester Regional Health, Rochester, N.Y.
The American Hospital Association (AHA) today announced that Hartford HealthCare in Hartford, Conn., is the 2025 recipient of the AHA Quest for Quality Prize. CommonSpirit Health in Chicago has been named a finalist. The winners will receive this prestigious recognition during the AHA’s Leadership Summit in Nashville, July 20-22.
The American Hospital Association (AHA) announced today that Fairview Health Services in Minnesota is the 2025 winner of the AHA’s Foster G. McGaw Prize for Excellence in Community Service.
American health care is blessed with motivated clinicians, care teams and hospital and health system leaders who strive to push the field forward, knowing that there is always new knowledge to be gained, new boundaries to explore and new ways to improve the patient care experience.
The AHA Leadership Summit will be held July 20-22 in Nashville, Tenn. AHA Executive Vice President Michelle Hood previews the conference designed to equip health care executives with solutions to tackle pressing health care issues.
The 2025 AHA Leadership Summit will take place July 20-22 at the Music City Center in Nashville, Tenn.
Potential speakers interested in participating in AHA's 2025 Leadership Summit, July 20-22 in Nashville, Tenn., must apply by Nov. 25.
The AHA is seeking speakers for the 2025 Leadership Summit, July 20-22 in Nashville, Tenn. Interested participants must apply by Nov. 25.
The connection between a hospital and its community is special. Hospitals are woven into the fabric of their communities, and working together, hospitals and communities can enhance the environment where people live, work and play.
In a new blog, Chris DeRienzo, M.D., AHA’s senior vice president and chief physician executive, highlights three ways this year's AHA Leadership Summit exemplified the three priority areas of AHA's Patient Safety Initiative — culture of safety, health equity and workforce safety.
The Innovators Connection allows industry leaders to showcase their companies and expertise before the AHA Leadership Summit attendees.
Winners of the Foster G. McGaw prize, the Quest for Quality prize and the Carolyn Boone Lewis Equity of Care Award were presented at the 2024 AHA Leadership Summit.
Joy Lewis, AHA senior vice president of health equity strategies and executive director of AHA’s Institute for Diversity and Health Equity, shared the stage with Dayna Bowen Matthew, author and law professor at George Washington University Law School, to explore the fundamental issues of health equity and actionable strategies to ensure equitable health opportunities for all people.
AHA Immediate Past Chair John Haupert, president and CEO of Grady Health System in Atlanta, opened the afternoon plenary session during the second day of the Summit discussing how health care has f