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Violence against health care professionals is a growing challenge in hospitals throughout the commonwealth. Today, HAP organized a roundtable event hosted by Allegheny Health Network Grove City hospital to bring together area hospitals, policymakers, law enforcement, and emergency management leaders to discuss the challenges they face, pending legislation, and ideas for possible collaboration.

As Pennsylvania ages and looks to revitalize its economy, hospitals are more important than ever to the health and vitality of communities. To meet these needs, the commonwealth’s hospitals have invested nearly $10 billion in strengthening the health of their communities, while supporting 1 in 9 jobs statewide and 19 percent of the commonwealth’s gross domestic product, an analysis released today by The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) indicates.

Americans in rural communities face unique health challenges, but there are opportunities to improve their access to care.

As Pennsylvania ages, many health care professionals are approaching retirement just as the need for health care is rapidly growing. Hospitals, health systems, and the health care community are leading the way in growing the next generation of health care professionals to care for Pennsylvanians and our communities.

This year, Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center announced an educational partnership with a local high school to support students interested in health care careers.

The federal government recently released a new report on the persistent challenges facing the health care workforce—shortages, administrative burdens, and burnout—and steps to address those challenges.

The American Hospital Association (AHA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) this week launched a new effort to help mitigate targeted violence in health care settings.

The House Energy and Commerce Committee this week advanced a two-year extension of pandemic-era Medicare telehealth flexibilities that were set to expire at the end of the year.

During HAP's recent 2024 Workforce Summit, Kenya Pitt, MA, MBA, vice president, chief human resources officer, Penn Medicine-Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, discussed the hospital’s emerging career pipeline for allied health positions.

The Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (AICUP) of Pennsylvania this week launched a bold new initiative to grow the nursing workforce, bolster nurse education, and expedite graduation time for new nurses.