Leadership

Disparities in health outcomes are associated with approximately $320 billion in annual healthcare spending, a figure projected to reach $1 trillion annually by 2040 if current trends continue.
Rick Anderson is the longest-tenured healthcare executive in the U.S., with 41 years and counting in his position overseeing St. Luke’s University Health Network in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
The Ohio Hospital Association announced Aug. 19 that Sean McGlone, OHA senior vice president and general counsel, will be its next president and CEO effective Oct. 17.
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Through wars and recession, pandemics and public health crises, policy upheaval and technological disruption, again and again, hospitals have adapted, improved and led.
The National Center for Healthcare Leadership July 14 announced that Michelle Hood, AHA executive vice president and COO, is the recipient of NCHL's 2026 Gail L. Warden Leadership Excellence Award. The award celebrates individuals who advance health and well-being through their efforts in…
The AHA Board of Trustees Board of Trustees has elected Laura Kaiser, president and CEO of SSM Health, based in St. Louis, Mo., as its chair-elect designate. Kaiser will be chair-elect in 2027 and become the 2028 AHA chair, the top elected official of the association.…
The AHA June 30 announced the appointment of Steve Walsh as its next president and chief executive officer. Walsh, who has served as president and CEO of the Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association since 2017, will assume leadership of the nation’s largest hospital and healthcare system…
The AHA Board has unanimously selected Steve Walsh as the next President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Hospital Association.
The American Hospital Association (AHA) today announced the appointment of Steve Walsh as its next President and Chief Executive Officer.