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
Rural issues, Access & Health Coverage, Medicare, Telehealth, Medical Education/Teaching Hospitals
Overcoming Challenges to Ensure Local Access to Care for Patients and Communities
America’s hospitals and health systems are places of healing, hope, comfort and caring. Today, they also face many challenges that jeopardize their ability to always be there ready to care.
Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19)
As the Government Prepares to End COVID-19 Emergencies, We Must Use Lessons to Create a Better Health Care System
For three years, hospitals, health systems and health care workers have been on the front lines of the greatest public health crisis our nation has faced in a century.
Cybersecurity
Keeping Hospitals and Patients Safe against Cyberattacks
Cyberattacks are increasing globally and in the U.S., with health care organizations, especially hospitals and health systems, being prime targets.
Quality & Patient Safety
Hospitals Are Fully Committed to Providing Quality and Safe Care to All Patients
Today marks three full years that the COVID-19 public health emergency has existed in the United States.
AHA Annual Membership Meeting, AHA Rural Health Care Leadership Conference, AHA Leadership Summit, Leadership
Mark Your Calendars for 2023 AHA Meetings
“Hospitals and health systems come in all shapes and sizes, but at the end of the day, you’re providing care to people.
Reducing Healthcare Disparities
Hospitals Continue Efforts to Help Realize Dr. King’s Dream
Hospitals and health systems have a special role to play in helping to realize Dr. King’s dream of a truly just society.
Post-Acute Care, Metropolitan Anchor Hospital (MAH), Medicare, 340B Drug Pricing Program, Workforce, Regulatory Relief
Advancing Health in America Is a Bipartisan Goal We Can All Get Behind
The convening of the 118th Congress this week is a reminder of Washington’s highly-charged political environment.
AHA, Members, Advocacy & Public Policy, Workforce, Well-Being & Resilience
Hospitals’ Spirit of Caring Shines Bright through a Challenging Year
Despite unprecedented challenges this year, hospitals and health systems can be proud of the job they do each and every day to care for our families, our friends and our neighbors.
Advocacy & Public Policy, Environmental Scan, Legislation and Legislative Advocacy
Looking Ahead with AHA’s 2023 Environmental Scan
Challenges. Resilience. Innovation. Opportunities.
These four words help describe the current environment facing our hospitals and health systems — nearly three years into a pandemic that has transformed the nation’s health care landscape and our society.
Advocacy & Public Policy, Medicare, Medical Education/Teaching Hospitals, Post-Acute Care, Telehealth, Medicare Advantage, Metropolitan Anchor Hospital (MAH)
Putting on a Full-court Press to Secure Support for Hospitals and Patients
As Congress convenes for its post-election lame-duck session, we are turning up the pressure to secure additional support for hospitals and the patients and communities they serve. We need to put on a full-court press — and that includes all of us reaching out to our senators and representatives — to urge them to include a number of key priorities in a year-end spending package.