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Latest News for Patients and Families

Patients & Families

A Simple Step: A Call for Long-Term Healthcare Planning

A coalition of leading organizations is coming together to promote proactive care decision-making by calling on patients to designate a healthcare agent.

A Simple Step: Designating a Healthcare Agent and Completing a Healthcare Proxy (WEBINAR)

Join MHA and Honoring Choices Massachusetts as we outline how you can take the first important step to designate a healthcare agent and complete a healthcare proxy.

Making a Decision About Your Care

Often at some point in a person's healthcare, serious discussions must occur about what level of life-sustaining care th...

Latest News for Improving Patient Care

Improving Patient Care

MHA Members Issue a United Call to Action on Violence in Healthcare Facilities

Principles will be adapted within each organization’s Codes of Conduct.

WEBINAR | Care of Infants with RSV in the NICU

On December 19, 2022, MHA hosted this webinar with four key objectives.

WEBINAR | Eliminating Surgical Smoke

Massachusetts hospitals have committed to eliminating surgical smoke from their facilities by 2024. This preliminary webinar is intended to help provide facilities with tools, resources, and case studies to fulfill the mission.

Latest Success Stories

Success Stories

AHA: “Expanding the Reach” Workforce Strategies Guide

New section focuses on hiring veterans, professional governance models, and academic-practice partnerships.

AONL’s Releases Third Section of its Workforce Compendium

This section focuses on academic-practice partnerships, culture of inquiry, and total rewards.

MHA Launches New Workforce Toolkit

Building on the success of our Workforce Summit, MHA developed an interactive toolkit to share just a few of the best and emerging practices to address current workforce challenges.

After the Hospital:

A Guide to Post-Acute Care

The Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association (MHA) prepared this guide to support you and your family to make the best decisions about your post-acute care options. The information in this guide will help you to make these healthcare choices confidently. »Read more

The Healthcare Provider Promise

PatientCareLink participants promise and are committed to following the Five Guiding Principles:
  1. Advancing Healthcare Quality and Patient Safety
  2. Providing Hospital Staffing that Meets Patient Needs
  3. Making Healthcare Data and Performance Measures Transparent and Publicly Available
  4. Empowering Patients and Families in their Healthcare Choices
  5. Promoting Development/Advancement of the Healthcare Workforce in a Safe, Respectful and Supportive Work Environment
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