KHA Today
KHA Vision: An organization of hospitals working together to improve access, quality and the affordability of health care for all Kansans. KHA Mission: To be the voice and resource for community-based hospitals by meeting member needs for advocacy and service.
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KHA History
Dr. John Axtell, a surgeon in Newton, Kansas, led the charge in 1910 to develop an organization of hospitals to “promote the efficiency and economy in the management of hospitals in Kansas.”
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KHA Members
KHA's membership includes 125 community hospitals and five other health care organizations. In addition, four health insurance companies are members, as well as 31 associate members that represent health care vendors and service providers, 12 members that represent systems and six members that represent networks.
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KHA Sponsors
Thank you to our KHA diamond, platinum, gold and silver sponsors. KHA sponsorships help our association grow in members, grow our educational offering and increase value.
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KHA-PAC
State and federal governments pay for well over half of Kansas hospital care and regulate 100 percent of our activities. Those are the main reasons why the work of the Kansas Hospital Association and its political action committee, KHA-PAC, is so important.
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KHERF/Foundation
Kansas Hospital Education and Research Foundation ... facilitating community-based health solutions that work. KHERF, a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization, was formed in 1969 as the Kansas Hospital Association Education Foundation. It was renamed the Kansas Hospital Education and Research Foundation in 1999.
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KHSC/Workers Comp
The Kansas Health Service Corporation is a for-profit subsidiary of the Kansas Hospital Association and provides needed products and services to KHA member hospitals. The KHA Workers’ Compensation Fund, Inc is a taxable workers’ compensation pool operated by KHSC.
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APS
Associated Purchasing Services Corp. (APS) is a for-profit group purchasing company organized in the state of Kansas. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Health Alliance of MidAmerica, LLC.
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KHA Governance
KHA is governed by a Board of Directors. KHA members guide the association's work through input on KHA councils, technical advisory groups, task forces, policy groups and during Spring and Fall district meetings.
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KHA Awards
The Kansas Hospital Association Awards Program offers KHA members the opportunity to honor individuals or groups that are making a positive difference for Kansas hospitals.
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KHA Satisfaction
As part of our strategic planning, the Kansas Hospital Association routinely measures membership satisfaction on a number of key strategies and services. Our membership satisfaction is studied by an outside firm, The HSM Group, which also provides this service to other state, metropolitan and national hospital-related associations.
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KHA Staff Listing
Staff photos and contact information for: Kansas Hospital Association, Kansas Health Service Corporation, Associated Purchasing Services and Kansas City Metropolitan Healthcare Council staff.
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Contact KHA
Questions...contact a member of the Kansas Hospital Association. Click here or go to the KHA Staff Team section of this Web site for photos, phone numbers and e-mail addresses.
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