Rick Pollack
President and CEO, AHA
Rick Pollack is president and CEO of the American Hospital Association (AHA), the nation’s largest hospital and health care system membership organization with nearly 5,000 member hospitals, health care systems, networks, and other providers of care.
Articles
Disaster Preparedness, Emergency Readiness
The Courage to Care: The Spirit We Saw on 9/11 Still Endures
Twenty-five years ago, our nation experienced one of the darkest days in its history, the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. This anniversary also arrives during National Preparedness Month, a reminder that readiness is at the core of healthcare’s mission.
Cybersecurity
Keeping Our Defenses Up Against Cyberattacks
Cyberattacks against healthcare continue to grow in frequency, sophistication and impact. They have increased their targeting of healthcare third-party vendors, conducted ransomware attacks and led data-theft extortion campaigns.
Advocacy & Public Policy
Your Voice Matters Most: Use August Recess to Engage Your Lawmakers
A visit to a hospital, a conversation with a hospital or health system board member, or a discussion with community leaders can often have the biggest impact with lawmakers.
Organ/Tissue/Blood Donation
Meeting a Critical Need: Answering the Call to Donate Blood
For only the second time in its history, the American Red Cross has declared a national blood supply crisis, citing a significant decline in donations and critically low inventories of certain blood types.
Leadership Development, Awards & Fellowships
Building the Bench: Developing Tomorrow’s Healthcare Leaders
The AHA Next Generation Leaders Fellowship focuses on developing leaders and empowering them to bring about real and lasting change in the hospitals and health systems they serve, as well as in our field overall.
AHA Leadership Summit, Leadership
Hospitals Continue to Lead the Way Through a Time of Uncertainty, Transition
Through wars and recession, pandemics and public health crises, policy upheaval and technological disruption, again and again, hospitals have adapted, improved and led.
Access & Health Coverage, Access to Care in Vulnerable Communities, Making Healthcare More Affordable, Advocacy & Public Policy, 340B Drug Pricing Program
Keeping Patient Access Front and Center in Washington
The AHA shares the goal of making healthcare more affordable and accessible. We recently released actionable, achievable strategies that will help drive care transformation and make care more affordable.
Population/Community Health, Community Partnerships
Honoring the Unwavering Spirit of Our Nation, Hospitals and Caregivers
This summer, hospitals and healthcare organizations across the United States are actively participating in our semiquincentennial (America250) celebration, focusing on the evolution of medicine, public health milestones and community service.
AHA Rural Health Care Leadership Conference, Leadership, Innovation
Turning Bold Ideas Into Better Care: Looking Ahead to the AHA Leadership Summit
Every day, hospitals and health systems are finding new and better ways to care for the people and communities they serve.
Making Healthcare More Affordable
Hospitals Are Leading Efforts to Make Healthcare More Affordable
Hospitals and health systems are implementing efforts to make healthcare more affordable and accessible, as well as providing solutions that could lower costs across the entire healthcare system.