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HAP wishes you a safe and healthy holiday season!

👏 Congratulations to HAP's Nicole Stallings and all the hospital leaders included on the Central Penn Business Journal's 2024 Powerlist for Health Care! “HAP’s advocacy helped deliver critical state budget support this year to protect struggling rural hospitals and preserve access to maternal and infant care. I’m also personally proud of new ways we are strengthening relationships outside of the hospital community, such as partnering with other organizations to expand health care workforce data, engaging with businesses to advance shared priorities, and working with law enforcement and prosecutors to address violence against health professionals,” Stallings said. Congratulations to all of this year's honorees and especially our member hospital leaders: Deborah Addo (Penn State Health), Roxanna Gapstur (WellSpan Health), David Gibbons (UPMC), John J Herman (Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health), and Elizabeth Ritter (Getty)(UPMC). https://lnkd.in/e5SH3GT7

#PAHospitals are top employers in their communities and employ 273K people statewide. But that's only part of the story about how they create jobs. The ripple effects of hospitals' economic impact support another 353K jobs for Pennsylvanians. Combined, that's 1 in 9 jobs statewide! Learn more: https://lnkd.in/ex-6BEys

Hospitals support care for millions of Pennsylvanians, invest in services and programs that improve the health of their communities, and lead lifesaving medical research. Learn more about #PAHospitals' $10 billion community benefit: https://lnkd.in/ex-6BEys.

Hospitals are vital to their communities, and not just because of the health care they provide. #DYK hospitals are among the top employers in most Pennsylvania counties and are the number one employers in 22 of them? Learn more about #PAhospitals' community impact: https://lnkd.in/ex-6BEys.

Pennsylvania hospitals invest in developing the next generation of health care professionals to care for Pennsylvanians. Learn more about how hospitals #GrowPAHealth: https://lnkd.in/ex-6BEys. #WorkforceWednesday

Nicole Stallings joined Cathleen Bennett of New Jersey Hospital Association for a keynote presentation during HAPevolve partner Withum’s virtual Healthcare Symposium today. The session focused on key challenges facing hospitals and opportunities to address them in today’s political climate. Read key takeaways from today’s discussion: https://lnkd.in/ex7QpssH.

HAPevolve partner Withum's 2024 Healthcare Symposium is coming up next week! The event will feature insights from health care industry experts, including HAP's Nicole Stallings. During the virtual event, Stallings will join Cathleen Bennett, president and CEO of New Jersey Hospital Association for a keynote session focused on the multifaceted challenges and opportunities in today’s health care landscape. Learn more about the event and register: https://lnkd.in/e8FCGDsN!

A recent Pittsburgh Business Times story examines the $186.5 billion economic impact #PAHospitals deliver annually. "Ensuring hospitals' long-term sustainability is critical not only to health, but also economic development, in Pennsylvania communities," said Nicole Stallings. "Hospitals support good jobs and drive economic impact that ripples across other industries. They provide services that residents need, and that businesses look for in deciding where to locate and expand." Read the story: https://lnkd.in/ee5i3PyY.

Protecting health care workers from rising violence and abuse takes a community approach. This week, HAP organized a roundtable event to bring together Western Pennsylvania hospitals, policymakers, law enforcement, and emergency management leaders to discuss challenges, pending legislation, and ideas for possible collaboration. Special thank you to Allegheny Health Network Grove City for hosting! “We believe that many of the potential strategies to address health care workplace violence lie within our ability to share best practices and collaborate across the broader community,” said Christopher Chamberlain, MS RN CHEP, HAP’s vice president, emergency management. “Hospitals are prioritizing investments and initiatives to keep their teams safe, and today’s discussion is designed to further establish and strengthen partnerships to prevent and respond to violence targeting health care workers.” Similar events are being planned throughout the commonwealth for 2025. Read more about this week's event: https://lnkd.in/dKNPHrnC.