Better Together
Association members work together to protect essential care
America’s Essential Hospitals: A Washington Leader
Founding member, past board chair, and corporate affiliate member Tom Traylor reflects on the association’s achievements over the past 40 years.
view more »America’s Essential Hospitals: Together in Tough Times
The community that held members together in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks continues to hold members together today, Christine Capito Burch reflects.
view more »America’s Essential Hospitals and Bipartisan Budget Reconciliation: An Origin Story
Reconciliation and bipartisanship were vital to the origin story of America’s Essential Hospitals and will play a key role in the association’s future.
view more »Tackling Trauma Together: Trauma Survivors Network Spreads to Essential Hospitals Nationwide
Essential hospital The MetroHealth System, in Cleveland, is helping other hospitals launch programs that link trauma survivors with recovery coaches and peer volunteers.
view more »Premier Collaboration Highlights Correlation Between Behavioral Health, Readmissions
Reducing preventable readmissions, which often are related to behavioral health conditions, with appropriate and timely care is of paramount concern to the members of Premier and America’s Essential Hospitals.
view more »Stronger Together: Join the Medical Leaders Interest Group
The Medical Leaders Interest Group gives clinical leaders an opportunity to share work, discuss common topics, and learn from essential hospital peers.
view more »Looking Ahead: 3 Reasons You Can’t Miss VITAL2019
From energizing hallway conversations to inspiring award presentations, hear what makes VITAL a conference you can’t miss.
view more »Finance and Payment Policy: 3 Key Insights from VITAL2018
Several presentations at VITAL2018 focused on a foundational issue for essential hospitals—finance and payment policy—and provided member insights on topics such as Section 1115 Medicaid waivers, state policy trends in the 340B Drug Pricing Program, and digitizing the revenue cycle.
view more »Innovation and Adaptation: 3 Key Insights from VITAL2018
Front-line staff engagement, patient empowerment, and collaboration were key themes in our VITAL2018 sessions focused on innovation and adaptation.
view more »Executive Leadership: 3 Key Insights from VITAL2018
Strong leadership can transform the culture of an organization and make it more efficient. Hear three key takeaways for executive leaders from VITAL2018, the association’s annual meeting.
view more »6 Key Takeaways from a Trove of VITAL2018 Insights
More than 300 hospital and health system leaders came together in San Francisco for three days to foster their shared mission to champion excellence in health care for all.
view more »Essential Hospitals “Help Healers Heal” From Adverse Patient Events
Helping Healers Heal promotes peer support in the face of adverse patient events among health care providers at essential hospitals.
view more »Essential Women’s Leadership Academy Hosts Inaugural Meeting
Women bring critical perspectives to hospital leadership roles, yet they are significantly underrepresented, especially in CEO positions. America’s Essential Hospitals and its members are committed to reducing this gender gap in hospital leadership. For one, essential hospitals have long worked to promote equity — both in delivery of care and in cultivating leaders who are
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