(July 2024)  – I hope you can join us for the KHA Annual Convention and Trade Show on Sept. 5-6 at the Sheraton Overland Park and Overland Park Convention Center. Online registration is available, and trustees were mailed convention brochures earlier this month. The trustee registration fee is only $25. This reduced rate is KHA's way of recognizing the vital role trustees play in the hospital industry and thanking them for joining us at this important annual event. Please register by Friday, Aug. 16.

There will be a Trustee Breakfast and Educational Session from 7:15 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 6. Catherine Walberg and Tom Bell, Goodell, Stratton, Edmonds, and Palmer, LLP, will present the session Legal Issues Important to Hospital Boards. We encourage trustees and CEOs to join us. In addition to this session, we have organized a convention to provide attendees with excellent education and several networking opportunities.

KHA's Convention starts with the KHA political advocacy and grassroots breakfast, where attendees can hear from Charlie Cook, The Current Political and Legislative Environment. Next, keynote speaker Justin Wren shares how he has fought large and small opponents. Along the way, he evolved into an astonishing force for good in the world. You also won't want to miss David Agus, MD, Future Health – A Vision for Personal and Corporate Health in the Next Decade. We round out Thursday with Erin Stafford, who explains how to escape burnout and maintain peak performance sustainably.

In addition to the Friday Trustee Breakfast and Educational Session, Marcus Engel, The Other End of the Stethoscope, will remind health care professionals of their vital role in patients' healing process. Dan Meers, "KC Wolf" will close our convention with his incredible story and the lessons he learned about leadership and life during his long recovery journey.

We hope hospital trustees can join other health care leaders at the KHA Convention and Trade Show in September.