Peter Marinoff, president, Munson Healthcare Southern Region; board member, MHA Center of Rural Excellence  In rural communities, a hospital is more than a place where people go when they’re sick…

Reliable access to nutritious food is a critical component of good health. When individuals and families face food insecurity, it becomes harder to maintain a healthy diet, manage chronic conditions…

Member Patient Safety Organizations are encouraged to join the MHA Keystone Center Nov.19 at the MHA Headquarters in Okemos from 11:30 to 3 p.m. for the Strengthening Medication Safety Through…

  The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released a final rule to update the Medicare fee-for-service physician fee schedule for calendar year (CY) 2027. The final rule…

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced a $275 million Nurses for Nursing Homes initiative to support nurses and nursing students. The campaign aims to strengthen recruitment and retention at qualifying…

The 2026 General Election was held Tuesday, Nov. 3. Below is a summary of results across key races, with official state and local outcomes expected to be available on the Michigan…

The 2026 General Election was held Tuesday, Nov. 3. Below is a summary of results across key races, with official state and local outcomes expected to be available on the Michigan…

“Great discoveries and improvements invariably involve the cooperation of many minds.” – Alexander Graham Bell  Election Day is behind us. The campaign ads have stopped, the votes have been counted…

Michigan hospitals are always caring for the unique needs of their communities — and always advancing new approaches to improve health outcomes.    At Henry Ford Health, that commitment was recently…

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) is accepting applications for the Michigan Opioid Treatment Access Scholarship Program through Nov. 9.  The MHA offices will be closed Wednesday,…

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released a final rule to update the Medicare fee-for-service outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS) effective Jan. 1, 2027. The final rule will implement…

Members of MHA Keystone Center Patient Safety Organization (PSO) are encouraged to attend a Nov.12 webinar and Nov.19 safe table focused on enhancing healthcare safety and quality.  Professionals working in…

Rural healthcare leaders, educators and industry experts came together Oct. 27 in Marquette for the UP Fall Healthcare Cybersecurity Summit. The event covered incident preparedness, threat intelligence, community collaboration and…

Michigan hospitals are being offered a complimentary food waste assessment by the teams at Make Food Not Waste.  In an effort to cut food waste in half by 2030, the assessment includes…

The MHA Legislative Policy Panel took positions of support for two state healthcare workforce policies when it met at the MHA Capitol Advocacy Center in Lansing, Oct. 28. The panel…

Nadia Syed, MPH, Community Benefit Program Coordinator  Michigan hospitals are committed to advancing the health of communities across the state. I’ve had the pleasure of supporting this work and fostering…

MHA Executive Vice President Laura Appel recently represented the association at events addressing two key healthcare issues: affordability and the role of nutrition in improving health.  Appel participated in an…

The 2026 General Election is Tuesday, Nov. 3 from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Those unable to vote in-person due to an unexpected hospitalization, physical disability, illness or death in…

The MHA Excellence in Governance Fellowship recently kicked off its 2026-27 program, bringing together healthcare trustees and leaders for the first session of this year’s learning experience. The opening session…

The MHA Legislative Policy Panel took positions of support for two state healthcare workforce policies when it met at the MHA Capitol Advocacy Center in Lansing, Oct. 28. The panel…

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Healthcare Safety Network submission (NHSN) deadline for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Quality Reporting Programs is 11:59 p.m. PT…

Registration is now open for the MHA Keystone Center webinar State of Sepsis Care in Michigan: Where Do We Sit with SEP-1? The webinar is scheduled for 11 a.m. to…

Changes to Medicaid eligibility and renewal requirements beginning in 2027 are expected to create new challenges for many Michiganders. For thousands of Northern Michigan residents, this could mean losing access…

Approximately 100 healthcare communicators and marketers from hospitals and health systems across Michigan gathered Oct. 21 in East Lansing for the 2026 MHA Communications Retreat. The daylong event focused on…