Change is nothing new in health care. From technological innovations to shifting patient needs, hospitals have constant reasons to evolve. That ability to adapt is taking on a new urgency in the aftermath of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which only compounds the financial challenges hospitals face.
To navigate the path forward, hospitals will need to learn from each other — and that’s exactly what we’ll do on Sept. 28 at 29 at Hospital Council’s Annual Conference, hosted in partnership with the Hospital Quality Institute.
The conference will kick off with discussion of the fallout from federal laws already enacted, as well as changes that are on the horizon. Attendees will hear insights from Harold Ford, Jr. — a finance expert, five-term Tennessee congressman, and fixture on network television — on the direction federal health care policy is heading. A hospital CEO panel discussion will round out the first day’s programming, giving attendees an opportunity to learn strategies for delivering care in this uncertain future directly from their peers.
The conference’s second day will focus on patient safety, covering topics like nursing leadership frameworks, strategies for easing overcrowded emergency departments, using artificial intelligence in clinical settings, and more.
If you haven’t already, please make plans to join us. The information shared and relationships built at this conference will pay dividends in the months ahead.
Yogi Berra said it best: “The future ain’t what it used to be.” Understanding that future, and hospitals’ role in it, is an important and critical first step.