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…

The Michigan Department of Health & Human Services (MDHHS) recently launched the Michigan Work and Exemptions Screening Tool (MI WEST) to help individuals navigate new federally required Medicaid work requirements…

For those working in Michigan hospitals, caring for the community doesn’t stop when a shift ends. Across the state, hospital teams volunteer their time to make a difference in the…

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…

MHA Endorsed Business Partner AMN Healthcare recently released the 2026 Review of Physician and Advanced Practitioner Recruiting Incentives, outlining national trends shaping physician and advanced practice provider (APP) recruitment and…

Early in-person voting for the General Election begins Oct. 24. The MHA has a series of election resources available for Michigan hospitals on the MHA Elections webpage.    The UP Fall…

Natasha Bagdasarian, MD, chief medical executive, State of Michigan, issued a standing recommendation Oct. 15 advising healthcare providers to use the American Medical Association’s respiratory virus immunization recommendations for influenza, COVID-19 and RSV. …