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National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions Names Health Policy Expert Shawn Gremminger as New President and CEO

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Wednesday, November 1, 2023
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions (National Alliance) is pleased to announce Shawn Gremminger as its new president and CEO, succeeding Michael Thompson who will retire at the end of the year.

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  • WASHINGTON, Nov. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions (National Alliance) is pleased to announce Shawn Gremminger as its new president and CEO, succeeding Michael Thompson who will retire at the end of the year.
  • Known for his wide-ranging policy expertise, and government relations experience, Gremminger brings to the National Alliance a successful record of working with coalitions, employers and other healthcare purchasers, policy makers, and industry stakeholders toward the mission of achieving high-quality, affordable, equitable healthcare.
  • "Shawn has long worked with coalitions and shares our passion for the mission to be a recognized force in driving health, equity and value on behalf of coalitions and their purchaser members," said Chris Syverson, CEO of the Nevada Business Group on Health and Board chair.
  • Gremminger was previously director of health policy for the Purchaser Business Group on Health, a member of the National Alliance, where he ran efforts to improve quality and affordability for consumers and healthcare purchasers through federal policy.

Kaiser Permanente Names New Mid-Atlantic Regional President

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Tuesday, October 31, 2023
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ROCKVILLE, Md., Oct. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Kaiser Permanente has announced that Israel Rocha has been named regional president of the health system's Mid-Atlantic region. Rocha will officially begin his role with Kaiser Permanente on December 4. In this role, he will be responsible for Kaiser Permanente's performance and overall success in the region. Rocha will lead the organization's focus on providing integrated, high-quality health care and coverage in partnership with the executive medical director for the Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group.

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  • ROCKVILLE, Md., Oct. 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Kaiser Permanente has announced that Israel Rocha has been named regional president of the health system's Mid-Atlantic region.
  • Rocha will officially begin his role with Kaiser Permanente on December 4.
  • Kaiser Permanente currently provides care and coverage for more than 835,000 members in the Mid-Atlantic region, which includes Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia.
  • Rocha joins Kaiser Permanente from Cook County Health System in Illinois – the third largest public health care system in the nation – where he served as CEO since 2020.

Biobot Analytics Awarded NIDA Funding for Nationwide Wastewater-Based Monitoring Program for High Risk Substances and Others Associated with Health Risks

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Thursday, September 21, 2023
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Biobot Analytics, a global leader in wastewater epidemiology, was awarded a Phase III Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) of the National Institutes of Health to conduct anonymous, population-level wastewater-based monitoring on drugs and overdose reversal agents. This program is a groundbreaking initiative aimed at evaluating the distribution of substance use and misuse on a national level.

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  • This program is a groundbreaking initiative aimed at evaluating the distribution of substance use and misuse on a national level.
  • Biobot's work is a vital step forward in the country's collective efforts to address substance use and misuse.
  • "Biobot Analytics was originally founded in 2017 to help communities address the opioid epidemic through wastewater monitoring," said Dr. Mariana Matus, CEO and Cofounder of Biobot Analytics.
  • The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.

Hospital Association Launches Second Phase of Climate Resiliency Work

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Thursday, February 11, 2021
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- In a second phase of work to help hospitals build climate resiliency for their communities, America's Essential Hospitals will educate its members about how climate affects health and health equity and energize them to embrace resiliency and sustainability.

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  • WASHINGTON, Feb. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- In a second phase of work to help hospitals build climate resiliency for their communities, America's Essential Hospitals will educate its members about how climate affects health and health equity and energize them to embrace resiliency and sustainability.
  • The work, part of a Kresge Foundationsupported project, follows a 2019 climate resiliency report from Essential Hospitals Institute, the association's research entity.
  • That report, part of the project's first phase, identified a lack of strategic leadership and funding as the main barriers to broader hospital adoption of climate resiliency programs.
  • Some essential hospitals have taken noteworthy steps toward this goal, and the Institute project seeks to engage more hospitals in climate resiliency work.

Statement of Cathy Bennett, NJHA President and CEO, on Gov. Murphy's Proposed Budget Cuts for Hospital Charity Care and Education for Healthcare Workers

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Tuesday, August 25, 2020
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Never before has the essential role of our hospitals and their employees been more evident.

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  • Never before has the essential role of our hospitals and their employees been more evident.
  • Hospitals responded to the Governor's plea to expand capacity for COVID-19, quickly increasing the number of hospital beds by 60 percent so every COVID patient was assured access to care.
  • Instead, we have the charity care program which designates all of the state's hospitals to serve that vital role.
  • This is no time to cut charity care funding for our healthcare safety net and graduate medical education for tomorrow's healthcare heroes."

New Toolkit Helps Hospitals Find, Develop Population Health Leaders

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Wednesday, March 20, 2019
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America's Essential Hospitals and its research arm, Essential Hospitals Institute, offer one answer: a new toolkit developed with support from The Kresge Foundation.

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  • America's Essential Hospitals and its research arm, Essential Hospitals Institute, offer one answer: a new toolkit developed with support from The Kresge Foundation.
  • The new document, Population Health Leadership at Essential HospitalsA Toolkit for Hiring and Evaluating Population Health Executives , details a core skill set and hiring considerations for population health executives.
  • The association produced the toolkit in the first phase of an ongoing, 24-month project to help essential hospitals develop a population health workforce.
  • "We plan to provide essential hospitals with the information and support they need to develop human capital for population health," she says.