MHA Hosts Successful Community Impact Advocacy Day
The MHA hosted more than 110 hospital leaders from across the state for a Community Impact Advocacy Day at the Michigan State Capitol on Sept. 10. Hospital leaders spoke with lawmakers on pressing hospital and …
Registration for 2025 Communications Retreat Closes Sept. 19
Registration closes Sept. 19 for the 2025 MHA Communications Retreat, which will be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 1, at the Henry Center for Executive Development in Lansing. This year’s …
Michigan Hospital Collaboratives Launch to Improve Community Health
More than 50 Michigan hospitals are coming together to improve outcomes in maternal health, behavioral health and chronic disease across the state through new community benefit collaboratives launched by the Michigan Health & Hospital Association …
Keckley Report
It’s the (Health) Economy Stupid!
“Friday’s Labor Department release of its August jobs report prompted political and media pundits to conclude the U.S. economy has entered a period of downturn.
The report showed a light uptick in the unemployment rate to 4.3% and anemic job growth for the month—+22,000 new jobs added offset by adjustments for June and July (-21,000). Those numbers that prompted headlines like these: …
For healthcare, this picture is extremely problematic. Here’s why:
In the 12th paragraph of BLS news release, it noted: “In August, health care added 31,000 jobs, below the average monthly gain of 42,000 over the prior 12 months. Employment continued to trend up over the month in ambulatory health care services (+13,000), nursing and residential care facilities (+9,000), and hospitals (+9,000).” It’s not a new trend: over the last 10 years, healthcare has accounted for a disproportionate share of job growth …
Healthcare is the economy’s most important industry. Modernizing its workforce is the industry’s more urgent challenge. This puts enormous pressure on organizations to re-think “human resources” and modify compensation and performance expectations for every employee.”
News to Know
The American Hospital Association (AHA) is accepting applications for the AHA’s 2026 Dick Davidson NOVA Award.