Oklahoma Hospital Association
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The Oklahoma Hospital Association (OHA) is the state affiliate of the American Hospital Association
. It was established on May 21, 1919 after meeting of representatives from 20 Oklahoma hospitals, electing Dr. Fred S. Clinton as the first president. He served as president for the first nine years of the organization's existence. Today, OHA represents more than 150 hospitals and health care entities, such as nursing home
s, home health agencies
, surgery centers
, medical supply businesses in the U.S. state
of Oklahoma
.
services for all people."
and representation, communications, educational programs, health care industry information and data, and quality and risk management
resources. In conjunction with other organizations OHA as worked on workforce shortage
initiatives.
American Hospital Association
The American Hospital Association is an organization that promotes the quality provision of health care by hospitals and health care networks through such efforts as promoting effective public policy and providing information related to health care and health administration to health care...
. It was established on May 21, 1919 after meeting of representatives from 20 Oklahoma hospitals, electing Dr. Fred S. Clinton as the first president. He served as president for the first nine years of the organization's existence. Today, OHA represents more than 150 hospitals and health care entities, such as nursing home
Nursing home
A nursing home, convalescent home, skilled nursing unit , care home, rest home, or old people's home provides a type of care of residents: it is a place of residence for people who require constant nursing care and have significant deficiencies with activities of daily living...
s, home health agencies
Home care
Home Care, , is health care or supportive care provided in the patient's home by healthcare professionals Home Care, (also referred to as domiciliary care or social care), is health care or supportive care provided in the patient's home by healthcare professionals Home Care, (also referred to as...
, surgery centers
Surgery
Surgery is an ancient medical specialty that uses operative manual and instrumental techniques on a patient to investigate and/or treat a pathological condition such as disease or injury, or to help improve bodily function or appearance.An act of performing surgery may be called a surgical...
, medical supply businesses in the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
.
Objective
OHA's stated objective is to "improve the general welfare of the public by leading and assisting its members to provide better health careHealth care
Health care is the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease, illness, injury, and other physical and mental impairments in humans. Health care is delivered by practitioners in medicine, chiropractic, dentistry, nursing, pharmacy, allied health, and other care providers...
services for all people."
Services
Services include legislative trackingLegislation
Legislation is law which has been promulgated by a legislature or other governing body, or the process of making it...
and representation, communications, educational programs, health care industry information and data, and quality and risk management
Risk management
Risk management is the identification, assessment, and prioritization of risks followed by coordinated and economical application of resources to minimize, monitor, and control the probability and/or impact of unfortunate events or to maximize the realization of opportunities...
resources. In conjunction with other organizations OHA as worked on workforce shortage
Labor shortage
In its narrowest definition, a labor shortage is an economic condition in which there are insufficient qualified candidates to fill the market-place demands for employment at any price...
initiatives.
See also
- American Hospital AssociationAmerican Hospital AssociationThe American Hospital Association is an organization that promotes the quality provision of health care by hospitals and health care networks through such efforts as promoting effective public policy and providing information related to health care and health administration to health care...
- List of hospitals in Oklahoma
- HospitalHospitalA hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....
- Medical organizationMedical organizationMedical organizations support the field of medicine, which is the branch of health science, concerned with maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, treatment and possible prevention of disease and injury....
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