The Iowa Hospital Association’s Board of Officers and Trustees recently approved nine organizations as associate members. They are: ApolloMD, Atlanta, clinical practice management, emergency medicine, hospital medicine Arctic Wolf, Eden Prairie, Minnesota, cybersecurity Cintas Corporation, Pleasant Hill, Iowa, specialty health care textile services Genesis Linen Services, Indianola, Iowa, laundry and

In 2023, the Transportation Security Administration confiscated almost 7,000 firearms at airport security checkpoints. Last year, a health system in Ohio confiscated 30,000 weapons. This begs the question: How do hospitals balance the safety, security and privacy of patients, visitors and their workforce? The Balancing Act: Safety, Security and Privacy,

Not all conflict is bad. During this Lessons in Leadership virtual session, scheduled from 10 to 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 14, the discussion will not revolve around conflict-resolution techniques. Instead, participants will identify their preferred way of dealing with conflict and how resolution resides within their perspective of conflict. Without

Since the pandemic, there has been a marked increase in violence against health care workers. A new IHA report shows that Iowa health care workers, nonclinical and clinical, are suffering increased workplace violence and injury. The IHA report reveals an increase in physical violence and verbal abuse. Those unfamiliar with

A recent IHA survey found that Iowa hospitals are struggling with staffing shortages. Retirements, widespread burnout and violence against hospital employees are exacerbating staffing issues. Shortages of nurses, technicians and therapists are the top problems.

Iowa news Opinion: we must keep our physician assistants in state House File 424, which was recently signed into law, will remove unnecessary burdens weighing down health care teams, paving the way for expanded patient care in the state. In the past, physician assistants must have had a legal agreement

The top issues for health care leaders are being examined by leading experts at the IHA Summer Leadership Forum: Workforce strategist Lisa Walden will offer fresh perspectives that challenge preconceived ideas on building a healthy work culture. Kaufman Hall Senior Vice President James Kinn will review approaches and strategies to address the

The 2023 Iowa Trauma Coordinators Spring Conference will prepare trauma coordinators to effectively care for patients and improve hospital trauma programs. Using real-life field experience as a backdrop, representatives from the Iowa Office of the State Medical Examiner, University of Nebraska Medical Center and the Department of Emergency Medicine at

ServiShare and Health Enterprises Co-op (HEc), the group-purchasing arm of Health Enterprises, have announced they are forming a new partnership. The first phase of this partnership will entail ServiShare designating HEc as a preferred exclusive partner for its group-purchasing organization contracts and services to its members. This partnership is an alignment between

Hospital foundation fundraising provides important community support, especially for small hospitals. The Foundation Professionals for Iowa Hospitals Spring Conference provides an interactive, daylong event that will equip foundation professionals with the tools and strategies to create successful campaigns. Participants will learn about: Aligning missions and purposes with fundraising campaigns. Marketing

Patient demographics are rapidly changing, and health care workers must be ready to meet the growing needs of more-diverse communities. The Iowa Hospital Association and Schabel Solutions have created the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Health Care Certificate Program to positively affect patient experience and employee engagement. Health care leaders also will develop strategies

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a rural emergency licensure bill establishing the new hospital designation. IHA advocated for passage of the legislation throughout the legislative process. “In the last decade, more than 140 hospitals have closed in the United States. Most of those hospitals are in rural areas including one