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Healthworks Board Meeting - March 12

KHA established a foundation for its members in 1969 and redesigned it in 1998 as a 501(c)3 organization. Healthworks, previously the Kansas Hospital Education and Research Foundation, is funded through contributions, grants and educational fees.

Infection Prevention Conference - Mar. 13-14

This conference helps prepare healthcare professionals to be facilitators and resources for the surveillance, prevention, and control of infections. Attendees will discover proven strategies for implementing infection prevention programs. Time will be allotted during the conference for attendees to network and discuss issues with other infection prevention professionals. All participants will receive infection prevention reference materials.

AHA Regional Policy Board Meeting - Mar. 20-21

The American Hospital Association convenes this event to bring together hospital leaders from Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. AHA staff sets a full agenda to discuss current and future hospital and health care issues.

KHA Board Meeting - Mar. 25

The Kansas Hospital Association has a 21-member board of directors. They meet at least five times a year. Each board member holds three-year terms, with a two-term limit. The board has a composition of members from all geographic areas of Kansas all sizes and types of member hospitals are represented. The board also includes two hospital trustees and two physician members. Other participants include American Hospital Association delegate.

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Kansas Fights Addiction Needs Assessment – Your Input Needed

(March 7, 2025) – Your input is needed to inform the completion of the comprehensive needs assessment of Kansas's substance use disorder systems. This will guide the long-term investment of the state's opioid settlement money through the Kansas Fights Addiction grant program. The online survey, which closes March 14, is the last opportunity to engage in the needs assessment process and is seeking input on what strategies you think would be most effective in addressing substance use disorder in Kansas. Take the SURVEY HERE.
--Karen Braman

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Senate Ways and Means Continues Work on Budget

(March 7, 2025) – Today, the Senate Ways and Means Committee continued working on its budget. The committee reviewed the following agencies' budgets based on the House budget bill contained in House B

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President's Perspective – From Assessments to Improvements, Kansas Health Matters Can Help

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George Stover is the 2025 Chair of the KHA Board of Directors

(Jan. 7, 2025) – George Stover, Chief Executive Officer, Rice Community Health, is the 2025 Chair of the Kansas Hospital Association Board of Directors. The election took place during the association's annual meeting in Overland Park. Stover has been an active member of KHA and joined the KHA Board of Directors in 2018. He previously served as a member of the board’s executive committee and as treasurer and chair elect. During his one-year term as board chair, Stover will guide the 21-member gov

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