Arizona Hospital and Healthcare Association

??Apply now for the 2025 cohort of the AzHHA Foundation’s Healthcare Leadership Academy (HLA)! What is the HLA? ????The primary goal of the program is to cultivate leadership in the hospital environment such that tomorrow’s C-suite is prepared to provide vision, articulate and live organizational purpose, and promote operational and clinical innovation. ??Seven months of virtual learning is bookended by in-person sessions, beginning in March 2025, and culminating in November 2025. ????The AzHHA Foundation partners with Creighton University to offer this program to employees of AzHHA member hospitals. Learn more about the program and how to apply: https://lnkd.in/gkkeCn97

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Did you know that according to the World Health Organization almost?1 in 5 women?will experience a mental health condition during pregnancy or in the year after the birth? ??This year’s 2024 AIM Collaborative Conference will focus on efforts to enhance care for maternal mental health conditions, reduce the stigma around substance use disorders (SUDs) and improve support across healthcare environments, including care for neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) infants. ???? All hospital and birthing facility staff are welcome to attend this free event. ??Hear from?engaging speakers?on the latest in evidence-based maternal healthcare and receive tools and clinical advice to overcome barriers to high-quality and equitable care. Register by Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024 to secure your seat: https://lnkd.in/gcGDw_ZD

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?Time is running out! The deadline to register for the 2024 Arizona Hospital Leadership Conference is Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024. ??The conference will take place Oct. 16-18, 2024, at the Loews Ventana Canyon Resort in Tucson.? ??This year’s conference theme is centered around leading through disruption and change as we bring together healthcare leaders to reflect on the current state of the industry and anticipate what is ahead.? ??Hear from a dynamic lineup of speakers and network with fellow healthcare executives, trustees, thought leaders and community partners from across the state. Don’t miss out! Register now: https://cvent.me/YmbX05??

Recently, Karen Ofafa, EdD, MPH, BSN, RN, director, Transition to Practice Program at AzHHA and Larisa Solo, BSN, RN, manager, Transition to Practice Program at AzHHA, spent time at Benson Hospital - one of the program’s participating facilities. During the visit, the new graduate nurses shared how they love the married model of precepting and the competency-based format the program offers as well as finding the clinical content worthwhile. Other feedback from Benson Hospital: ??Melanie Larson, site champion for the Arizona Transition to Practice Program at Benson Hospital, shared what has been done to customize the program for their facility. She said: “The key was providing the new graduates time to complete programmatic requirements. We have made the program training days a mandatory in-person day for our new grads and that has worked well. They come in twice a month for eight hours and complete programmatic requirements. We also have ‘lunch with leaders’ during these days so they can get to know the leadership. This has been key to our success.” ????Velma Cooper, director of nursing, offered some additional insights into the successful implementation at Benson Hospital. She shared: “As a critical access hospital, having AzHHA’s support and the Arizona Transition to Practice Program has allowed us to train the new nurses we need to staff our hospital. The check-in meetings with AzHHA have been very helpful.” Interested in learning more about this program? Learn more and apply: https://lnkd.in/g5NAJtrc

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She's on the move and we couldn't be happier to have her joining the team! Welcoming Helena Whitney (she/her) as our new Senior Vice President of Policy and Advocacy. Phoenix Business Journal https://lnkd.in/gW6VTKNm

One of the goals for the Arizona Transition to Practice Program for New Graduate Registered Nurses is to provide a professional development pathway for our participants. A key way we work to accomplish this goal is by having our participants engage with nursing professional organizations such as the American Nurses Association and the Arizona Nurses Association. This week, the Arizona Transition to Practice Program participants attended the AzNA regional townhall. The participants learned about the benefits of being an AzNA member and how to engage in the Emerging Nurse Professionals Chapter. Want to learn more about what the Arizona Transition to Practice Program offers? Visit https://lnkd.in/g5NAJtrc