Marc Boom, M.D.
Chair, American Hospital Association
Marc L. Boom, M.D., M.B.A., F.A.C.P., F.A.C.H.E., is president and CEO of Houston Methodist and holds the Ella Fondren and Josie Roberts Presidential Distinguished Centennial Chair. Houston Methodist is a hospital system with more than 2,300 beds and 27,000 employees. Its flagship, Houston Methodist Hospital, has been ranked by U.S. News & World Report as an Honor Roll hospital and the No. 1 hospital in Texas for 10 years in a row – and named an Honor Roll hospital five times. The system also includes a world-renowned research institute as well as seven community hospitals and multiple standalone emergency care centers all serving the Houston region. Houston Methodist is affiliated with a number of academic institutions that support its teaching and research initiatives, including Weill Cornell Medical College, New York Presbyterian Hospital, and Texas A&M University.
Articles
Behavioral Health Care Delivery, Access to Behavioral Health
Chair File: Hospitals Integrate Behavioral Health Care, Provide Hope and Healing
The AHA joins the health care field “to elevate a conversation” about behavioral health.
Leadership Dialogue, Advocacy & Public Policy, Making Healthcare More Affordable, Advocacy Alliances, Telling the Hospital Story
Chair File: Leadership Dialogue — The Role of Advocacy in Advancing Health Care with AHA Executive Vice President Stacey Hughes
Marc Boom, M.D., is joined by Stacey Hughes, AHA executive vice president of government relations and public policy, to talk about the important role that advocacy plays in advancing health care, what’s happening in Washington, and how hospital and health system leaders can support this work.
Access & Health Coverage, Making Healthcare More Affordable
Advocacy to Address Health Care Access and Affordability
In this Leadership Dialogue conversation, Marc Boom, M.D., president and CEO of Houston Methodist and the 2026 AHA board chair, speaks with Stacey Hughes, executive vice president of government and public policy at the American Hospital Association, about the forces shaping health care affordability
AHA Annual Membership Meeting, National Hospital Week, Care Delivery, Telling the Hospital Story
Chair File: Supporting and Sharing the Healing Work of Hospitals and Their Care Teams
More than 1,000 leaders from hospitals and health systems across the country will gather in Washington, D.C., early next week at the 2026 AHA Annual Membership Meeting.
Leadership Dialogue, Leadership, Advocacy & Public Policy, Advocacy Alliances, Making Healthcare More Affordable, Telling the Hospital Story
Leadership Dialogue
Join AHA’s Board Chair Marc Boom, M.D., for Leadership Dialogue as he discusses key issues with hospitals colleagues from across the country. Watch the video and listen to the podcasts. New videos will post the last Monday of each month.
Artificial Intelligence (AI), Innovation, Telling the Hospital Story
AI in Clinical Care: Reducing Risk and Improving Outcomes
In this Leadership Dialogue conversation, Marc Boom, M.D., president and CEO of Houston Methodist and the 2026 AHA board chair, speaks with Amy Rockman, director of the Artificial Intelligence Center of Excellence, a systemwide initiative of Rutgers Health and RWJBarnabas Health.
Leadership Dialogue, Quality & Patient Safety, Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Chair File: Leadership Dialogue — Innovation in Patient Safety with Amy Rockman of the AI Center of Excellence
For decades, hospitals and health systems have used innovation to improve patient care and outcomes.
Patient Safety Initiative, Telling the Hospital Story
Chair File: Hospital Teams Across the Country Are Advancing Patient Safety
This week, March 8-14, is Patient Safety Awareness Week. Delivering safe, quality care to all patients is the top priority for everyone working in hospitals and health systems.
Leadership Dialogue, Innovation, Rural issues
Chair File: Leadership Dialogue — Insights and Innovation in Rural Hospitals with Mark Boucot of Potomac Valley Hospital
This year I’ll be continuing the AHA Leadership Dialogue series and talking with health care, business and community leaders on trending topics in the field.
Rural issues, Innovation
Chair File: Overcoming Challenges, Advancing Innovation in Rural Health Care
All hospital and health system leaders are committed to delivering the best possible care to the people we serve while navigating the changes and challenges we face.