ASHNHA 2021 Quality and Patient Safety Award Nominations now open
ASHNHA Patient Safety Award nominations for 2021 are opening July 1! Nominating your patient safety champions, amazing leaders and healthcare heroes is a great way to say, “Thank you!”, for the quality and safe care provided to many.
2021 Advocacy Documents
Take a look at ASHNHA's positon on important matters, such as Medicaid, capacity challenges, and reform.
ALASKA ANTIMICROBIAL STEWARDSHIP COLLABORATIVE
The Alaska Antimicrobial Stewardship Collaborative is an active partnership of acute care and long-term care hospitals dedicated to developing innovative strategies to ensure appropriate antibiotic use. A2SC’s goal is a simple one: all patients in Alaska will receive the right antibiotic at the right time and only when necessary. Together we will accelerate positive changes to achieve this critical goal.
Maternal Health
ASHNHA is partnering with the State of Alaska and the volunteer members of the Maternal Child Death Review Committee members to publish a comprehensive list of recommendations with the goal of preventing future maternal deaths.
associate membership
Contact us if you would like to become an Associate Member of ASHNHA. We have three levels - Community Partner, Gold Corporate & Platinum Corporate.
Hospital administrators statewide are begging Alaskans to get vaccinated and readopting pandemic protocols as a new wave of COVID-19 hospitalizations threatens to overwhelm Alaska’s health care system. #AKLeg https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/2021/07/27/with-the-number-of-covid-19-patients-again-on-the-rise-some-alaska-hospitals-resume-pandemic-policies-as-they-urge-more-people-to-get-vaccinated/
"We’re tracking toward a significant-care event, but we have an effective tool in play, and that’s the vaccine." Become a vaccine ambassador - share information and encourage those who are unvaccinated to get the shot. https://www.alaskapublic.org/2021/07/27/alaska-hospital-execs-issue-stark-warning-as-covid-19-surge-continues/
Telehealth exploded over the past year and has emerged as a solution to access issues facing rural states like Alaska. https://stateofreform.com/news/2021/07/rural-and-frontier-telehealth-expansion-act/
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Alaska hospital administrators during a briefing Tuesday stopped short of urging policy makers to adopt mandates.