ASHHRA

08/27/2026

Rural communities do not have a talent problem. They have a pathway problem.

What if rural healthcare's workforce challenges are not caused by a shortage of talent, but by a shortage of opportunity? Ryan Gates, Executive Dean and Senior Vice President of the WGU Leavitt School of Health, explores how healthcare organizations can build stronger talent pipelines through accessible education and employer partnerships. The article highlights actionable approaches to developing clinical professionals, improving retention, and enhancing patient access across rural communities.

🔗 Read the full update here: https://ow.ly/jO3u50ZB7iM

Rural healthcare’s workforce challenge isn’t a talent shortage. Learn how employers can create pathways that turn frontline staff into future clinicians.

08/26/2026

After a difficult clinical event, the impact on caregivers doesn't end when the shift does.

Second victim syndrome, moral injury, and acute distress can linger long after a crisis. During this important webinar, you'll learn how structured post-incident support can become a foundation for a broader preventive mental health strategy.

Join the conversation and explore how healthcare organizations can create confidential, accessible support that meets employees where they are.

📅 Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026
🕐 1:00 p.m. CT (2:00 p.m. ET)

👉 Save Your Spot: https://ow.ly/nxwf50ZyHT9

Marvin Behavioral Health
The Hartford

08/25/2026

As an AP3 Partner, Nectar provides healthcare organizations with a trusted employee recognition and engagement solution that helps build stronger workplace cultures. By making recognition visible, rewarding, and aligned with organizational values, Nectar supports employee satisfaction and long-term workforce retention.

🔗 Learn more: https://ow.ly/u1OK50ZFkjI

08/21/2026

From the Desk of Chris Cimino: Labor Update – August 2026

Healthcare labor activity continues to accelerate nationwide. In this latest update, Christopher Cimino, CEO of Chessboard Consulting, highlights key developments affecting hospitals and health systems, including new nurse organizing campaigns, physician unionization efforts at major academic health systems, recent NLRB decisions, contract ratifications, strike activity, and changes to the Board's composition that could reshape federal labor policy. Gain valuable insight into emerging trends and the issues most likely to influence workforce strategy in the months ahead.

Read the full update here:🔗 https://ow.ly/S5MO50ZB4jO

Stay informed on the latest healthcare labor activity, union organizing campaigns, NLRB decisions, bargaining developments, and workforce trends.

08/20/2026

🎙️ Your experience could be the insight someone else needs. 🎙️

Tomorrow - Friday, Aug. 21 - is the final day to submit a proposal for ASHHRA27. If you have a successful strategy, a valuable lesson learned, or an innovative approach to solving healthcare workforce challenges, consider sharing it with the healthcare HR community.

Inspire your peers and contribute to the advancement of healthcare HR. Submit your proposal before the deadline and join us in San Antonio.
👉🏽 https://ow.ly/2Yov50Zuo9Z

📍 San Antonio, Texas
📅 May 16-18, 2027
⏰ Proposal deadline: Aug. 21, 2026

08/19/2026

Many healthcare professionals don't seek support until they're already in crisis. What if HR could change that?

Join ASHHRA and Marvin Behavioral Health on Sept. 8 to explore how health systems can move from reactive responses to proactive mental health support.

You'll discover:
✅ Gaps in today's mental health care model
✅ Why support often fails to reach frontline staff
✅ Practical actions HR teams can take immediately

📅 Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026
🕐 1:00 p.m. CT (2:00 p.m. ET)

👉 Save Your Spot: https://ow.ly/nxwf50ZyHT9

Marvin Behavioral Health
The Hartford

08/18/2026

Step Into Leadership: Apply for the ASHHRA Board of Directors

The Call for Board Applications is open, and this is your moment to lead. Serving on the ASHHRA Board of Directors is more than a prestigious role — it’s a chance to make a lasting impact on our profession, our members, and the communities we serve.

Your voice, your vision, and your leadership can help guide ASHHRA into its next chapter.

Review the Board Member Position Descriptions and submit your application by Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2026.

🔗Learn more and apply here: https://ow.ly/UiS950ZAHNw

08/11/2026

Before the Crisis: Building Preventative Mental Healthcare into the Workforce

Before a crisis happens, is your workforce getting the support it needs? Healthcare workers often carry the weight of difficult clinical events long before distress becomes visible. Join this Sept. 8 webinar for a powerful fireside conversation on building preventive mental healthcare into the workplace and supporting team members before challenges escalate.

📅 Tuesday, September 8, 2026
🕐 1:00 p.m. CT | 2:00 p.m. ET

Learn practical strategies to strengthen mental health support, reduce barriers to care, and create a more resilient workforce.

👉 Save Your Spot: https://ow.ly/bY8J50ZyHT8

Marvin Behavioral Health
The Hartford

08/04/2026

Healthcare organizations face unique pressures, from staffing shortages and rising labor costs to reimbursement challenges and increasing regulatory demands.

The new ASHHRA 2026 Hospital and Health System Benefits Survey Insights, developed with Lockton compares benefits trends among hospitals and health systems against employers across all industries, helping healthcare HR leaders benchmark their strategies and identify opportunities for improvement.

Discover the trends shaping total rewards and benefits planning.

🔒 Available exclusively to ASHHRA members.

🔗 https://ow.ly/Byiz50ZwjAH