Essential hospital The MetroHealth System, in Cleveland, is helping other hospitals launch programs that link trauma survivors with recovery coaches and peer volunteers.

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.

The Medical Leaders Interest Group gives clinical leaders an opportunity to share work, discuss common topics, and learn from essential hospital peers.

From energizing hallway conversations to inspiring award presentations, hear what makes VITAL a conference you can’t miss.

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.

Front-line staff engagement, patient empowerment, and collaboration were key themes in our VITAL2018 sessions focused on innovation and adaptation.

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.

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.

Helping Healers Heal promotes peer support in the face of adverse patient events among health care providers at essential hospitals.

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