Welcome to NHHA
The New Hampshire Hospital Association (NHHA) is dedicated to providing leadership through advocacy, education, and information to support our hospital members and health care systems.
NHHA works diligently to help its members adapt to the immense challenges and shifts taking place in the health care industry as they strive to improve the health of the patients and communities they serve.
A Message From Our President
New Hampshire’s hospitals are cornerstones of their communities. Many of our hospital members were founded by their communities over 100 years ago. As health care has changed and evolved, they have changed along with it to ensure they are able to deliver the highest quality care to all who need it. What hasn’t changed, and never will, is their commitment to the patients and communities who depend on them to be there when they are needed most.
The end of another year is always an opportunity to reflect on the past year, but it is also an opportunity to look over the horizon at the year ahead. As we look into 2025, we are mindful of the challenges that lie ahead – workforce shortages; supply chain disruptions; high demand and occupancy that is made more difficult because of the inability to discharge patients to a more appropriate level of care after their hospitalization; financial challenges; government reimbursements that fall far short of the cost of providing care; and commercial insurance behaviors that seek to deny or delay payments for patient care. In the face of these challenges, however, there is much to be hopeful about.
Our collective strength and adaptability in a rapidly changing environment will help us not only navigate the challenges, but also innovate, learn and grow stronger. Our dedicated workforce of health care professionals, advancements in medical technologies and collaboration across the entire health care community will enable us to continue to be “always there, ready to care.”
And speaking of caring, as we head into respiratory virus season, we encourage everyone to take care of themselves, be up-to-date on their vaccinations, stay home if they are not feeling well, test to see if they have the flu or COVID-19, and reach out to their provider for approved therapeutics that can help them recover more quickly.
Wishing everyone a happy and healthy holiday season!
Be healthy, stay well!
Steve Ahnen
President
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Our Impact:
80,875 Jobs
As employers, New Hampshire hospitals and health systems create thousands of jobs both internally and in the broader community through the support of other businesses.
Read more about the impact of NH hospitals and health systems on the state economy.
Area of Focus
Advocacy
We work collaboratively with our members, state and federal officials and other stakeholders to develop and influence public policy, and ensure the legal and regulatory framework change is conducive to support effective health care policy and services.
Advocacy Agenda Health Care Issues & Topics
Massive amounts of information, rules, and regulations impact how New Hampshire hospitals and health systems do business and take care of patients. We compile and share information for members on critical issues, trends, and best practices.
Access to Care
Quality & Patient Safety
New Hampshire hospitals work every day to provide safe and better care to the patients they treat. We support our members to prevent and reduce risks, errors, and harm that occur to patients during provision of health care and believe that patient safety is fundamental to delivering quality essential health services.
Resources & Reports
NHHA provides easy to use, reliable information that can be trusted to provide a clear context for hospital issues. This is beneficial to members, policymakers, and the public to showcase the value of New Hampshire hospitals and health systems to patients, communities and the state.
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