Board Composition and Selection

The many complexities of health care today continue to challenge hospital and health system governing boards to ensure that high-quality patient care is provided to the communities they serve.
Ellen Brzytwa, R.N., a trustee at the Cleveland Clinic, discusses her mission to recruit more nurses to hospital board positions. LISTEN NOW
In this conversation, Ellen Brzytwa, R.N., trustee at the Cleveland Clinic, discusses her mission of bringing more nurses into board positions.
The AHA has elected eight new members to its Board of Trustees for three-year terms beginning Jan. 1.
AHA has elected Ascension CEO Joseph R. Impicciche to immediately fill a vacancy on its Board of Trustees effective through 2024.
The American Hospital Association (AHA) has elected Kate Walsh to fill a vacancy on its Board of Trustees for a term effective immediately and ending December 31, 2024.
The AHA has elected six new members to its Board of Trustees for three-year terms beginning Jan. 1.
The American Hospital Association has elected six new members to its Board of Trustees for three-year terms beginning Jan. 1, 2022. The Board of Trustees is the highest policymaking body of the AHA and has ultimate authority for the governance and management of its directions and finances.
The American Hospital Association (AHA) Board of Trustees has elected John Haupert, president and CEO of Grady Health System in Atlanta, as its Chair-elect Designate.
Hospitals and health system leaders are committing to increasing diversity and inclusion in the board room.