What’s happening: The American Hospital Association (AHA) is asking hospitals to complete the AHA Annual Survey, which will help health care leaders, policymakers, and researchers describe and understand hospital operations.
What else to know: Last year, only 60.7% of California’s hospitals completed this survey. It is crucial that this year, information from all California hospitals is included in this critical national data set, as California has the second largest number of hospitals in the country — along with high labor costs, added regulations, seismic standards, and more. The deadline for completing the survey is May 5.
To access the survey, log in through the AHA Annual Survey’s single sign on (SSO) option, which will allow users to see all surveys currently assigned and create a more secure data collection tool. CHA encourages hospitals to use this online data collection portal — it is a simple, efficient, and secure web-based tool.
CHA and AHA use the survey’s data and insights to support important activities, including strong advocacy at the local, state, and federal levels. In addition, the data help CHA educate policymakers about the realities facing hospital and health system leaders as they care for patients and communities.
Health care leaders, policymakers, and researchers use the AHA Annual Survey to describe and understand hospital operations.
For additional information about this year’s AHA Annual Survey, refer to the survey notes.
Call AHA at (800) 530-9092 or email surveysupport@aha.org with any questions and for further assistance.
