Rick Pollack, president and CEO of the American Hospital Association (AHA), will address members during the virtual MHA Annual Membership Meeting scheduled from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. June 24. Pollack will outline the nation’s changing healthcare landscape, outline federal legislation affecting hospitals and health systems and share key conclusions from the AHA’s 2021 advocacy agenda. Kevin Ahmaad Jenkins, a leader in health equity who serves as a fellow within the Veterans Health Administration’s Office of Minority Health, will also address participants, exploring racism and its effect on public health, as well as breaking social stigmas relating to racial injustice in healthcare.
The virtual meeting will include the MHA House of Delegates business meeting; recognition of the annual MHA award winners; and remarks from incoming board chair Tina Freese Decker, president and CEO, Spectrum Health.
Event details are available on the meeting’s webpage, and members should register online by June 16 to participate. The meeting is open to MHA members, meeting sponsors and invited guests of the MHA. To learn more about the meeting or opportunities for sponsorship, which are available through June 4, contact Erica Leyko at (517) 285-7785.