Recent News
Mid-year survey results: Nebraska hospitals face continued workforce and financial challenges
August 13, 2023
Financial pressures and workforce shortages continue to challenge our hospitals, operating on small or negative margins. Hospital leaders from across the state will provide local perspectives on their facilities related to these issues.
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Call for TEP - Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings
August 5, 2023
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has contracted with Yale New Haven Health Services Corporation – Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation (CORE) for both the development and maintenance of the publicly reported Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings.
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Professional health care board members needed
August 5, 2023
Lincoln – The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, in partnership with the State Board of Health, is seeking members for 14 professional health care boards in Nebraska.
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Hospitals need more than 0% margins, AHA insists
August 5, 2023
Becker's Hospital Review - The American Hospital Association is taking on a message that might be common sense to many but is a source of misconception to some: hospitals and health systems do not operate with a goal to incur financial losses.
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Nebraska Hospital Association announces record $100,000 in health care career scholarships
July 17, 2023
LINCOLN — The Nebraska Hospital Association Research and Educational Foundation (NHAREF) is proud to announce the recipients of the 2023 Graduate Studies Tuition Aid Program and the Undergraduate Health Care Career Scholarship Program. This year, the NHA, with support of their business partner, Medical Solutions, awarded Nebraska hospital employees with a record $100,000 in scholarships to help them further their education.
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About $3 million in ARPA grants newly awarded to bolster Nebraska’s behavioral health services
July 17, 2023
OMAHA — More than $3 million in federal pandemic relief funding is to be awarded to 27 projects across Nebraska to develop, expand and train behavioral health workers. The grants are the second and final cycle of American Rescue Plan Act dollars to be distributed by the Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska. They follow the nearly $20 million in ARPA funds the center awarded to 83 projects in January.
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NHA releases 2022 community benefits report
May 15, 2023
Last week, NHA released its community benefits report highlighting the impact on communities. Hospitals employ about 50,000 Nebraskans and pay out more than $3.6 billion in payroll and benefits. They also provide about $1.4 billion in community benefits combined every year, including traditional charity care, but hospitals also need to subsidize shortfalls from public programs.
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2023 NHA Health Care Career Scholarship Program
May 11, 2023
The 2023 NHA Health Care Career Scholarship Program is now open to applicants. Offering both undergrad and graduate scholarships, this program is open to individuals who are currently enrolled or have been accepted into health care educational programs and have worked at a Nebraska hospital for a minimum of one year.
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America needs strong hospitals to foster healthy and thriving communities
May 8, 2023
Hospitals and health systems are cornerstones of communities across our nation. The more than 6 million people who work there provide care, compassion and comfort for the sick and injured 24/7/365. Hospitals and health systems also are beacons of hope as the medical innovation, research and advancements that occur each and every day advance the health and wellness of patients and communities.
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Governor Pillen proclaims National Hospital and Nurses Week in Nebraska
May 8, 2023
The NHA celebrates our hospitals and nurses for the work they do every single day in providing top quality patient care for all Nebraskans. Hats off to our health care heroes!
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