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The Kansas Hospital Association looks forward to celebrating National Hospital Week next week, May 11-17. A toolkit of resources is available to assist members in their hospital week celebrations. The assets are online in the Hospital Week Toolkit folder. They include videos, social media posts, frames, a media release and more. AHA also resources hospitals can use.

Critical Marketing: KHSC Introductory Webinar - May 20

Join Kansas Health Service Corporation on Tuesday, May 20 at 10 a.m. featuring Critical Marketing, a KHSC partner dedicated to helping Critical Access Hospitals stretch their marketing budgets, build community trust, and improve health education.

Healthworks Board Meeting - May 22

KHA established a foundation for it's members in 1969 and redesigned it in 1998 as a 501(c)3 organization. Healthworks, previously the Kansas Hospital Education and Research Foundation, is funded through contributions, grants and educational fees.

KHSC Board Meeting - May 27

KHSC is a wholly owned subsidiary of KHA. Therefore, a secondary objective of KHSC is to support KHA in meeting its mission to serve hospitals. Its mission is to provide enhanced value to KHA members through evaluation and endorsement of selected vendors of services needed by the KHA membership. KHSC will be a valuable resource to Kansas health care facilities and KHA as they serve their constituents.

KHA Board Retreat - May 28-May 30

The Kansas Hospital Association has a 21-member board of directors. They meet at least five times a year. Each board member holds three-year terms, with a two-term limit. The board has a composition of members from all geographic areas of Kansas all sizes and types of member hospitals are represented. The board also includes two hospital trustees and two physician members. Other participants include American Hospital Association delegate.

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April 4, 2025

President's Perspective – Help KHA Award Individuals Making a Difference
KHA wants to honor those who have gone above and beyond the call of duty and needs your assistance. Please make your nominations online by June 1, 2025.

Spots Are Limited for the Upcoming Complimentary Health Care Preceptor Academies
This interactive program provides practical guidance and resources to strengthen your preceptor skills.

Perinatal Substance Use: Recognition, Reporting, and Supporting – Virtual Training
Free virtual training is available from 9 - 10:30 a.m. on April 10, entitled Perinatal Substance Use: Recognition, Reporting and Supporting.

New Trustee Education Videos Available
During the recent Critical Issues Summit in Wichita, KHA staff captured takeaway videos from our speakers. These videos and discussion guides are now available for hospitals to use with their boards of directors.

2025 County Health Rankings and Roadmaps and County Health Profiles
To support state and local health improvement efforts, KHI has produced individual county profiles that include a five-year comparison of County Health Rankings data and measures with the greatest impact on the health grouping of each county.

Register for the KAHCE Spring Education Event – April 25
The Kansas Association of Health Care Executives Board encourages you to join them from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. on April 25, for the 2025 KAHCE Spring Education Event focused on AI in Healthcare – A Strategic Overview for Executives.

March 25 KPQC Learning Forum Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy Available Online
Links to the Kansas Perinatal Quality Collaborative March learning forum, Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy, are now available on the KPQC Archived Learning Forums webpage.

INA Alert Welcomes New Team Members
INA Alert is excited to announce the addition of three new team members, each bringing unique skills and experiences to enhance our service and solutions.

Federal and National News
This week's topics include a Statement from AHA on Tariffs Announcement, New AHA Coalition Ad Campaign Highlights President's Comments on Protecting Medicaid, and aHearst Newspapers Release Story on Retained Surgical Items.

Recent News

Capitol Comments Articles

Senate Government Efficiency Committee Meets

(May 14, 2025) – This week, the Senate Government Efficiency Committee reviewed a list of hundreds of items submitted to the public portal.

Current Report Articles

President's Perspective – KHA Members Advocate in Washington

(May 9, 2025) – This week, AHA hosted its Annual Membership Meeting in Washington, DC. In addition to meetings with our federal delegation, KHA members learned about the current political landscape.

Media Releases

KHA Media Release - KHA Encourages Kansans to Celebrate Hospital Week

(May 9, 2025) – National Hospital Week, May 11-17, 2025, celebrating hospitals, health systems and the individuals who support the health and well-being of their communities.

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