About Us

Representing America's Hospitals

The American Hospital Association (AHA) is the national organization that represents and serves all types of hospitals, health care networks, and their patients and communities. Close to 5,000 hospitals, health care systems, networks, other providers of care and 37,000 individual members come together to form the AHA.

Through our representation and advocacy activities, AHA ensures that members' perspectives and needs are heard and addressed in national health policy development, legislative and regulatory debates, and judicial matters. Our advocacy efforts include the legislative and executive branches and include the legislative and regulatory arenas.

Founded in 1898, the AHA provides education for health care leaders and is a source of information on health care issues and trends.

Healthcare and the 2008 Elections

More than 45 Million Americans have no health insurance coverage..9 million of them are children. With the presidency, the entire U.S. House of Representatives, and one-third of the U.S. Senate up for re-election, there is no better opportunity to talk with your candidates about how they plan to help solve this problem.