Georgia Hospital Association
Encyclopedia
The Georgia Hospital Association (GHA) is a non-profit
trade association
of 174 hospital
and health system
members. GHA was established in 1929 and provides education
, research
and risk management
services to its members. It also represents and advocates health policy issues benefiting Georgia's
citizens before the state legislature and U.S. Congress
as well as before regulatory bodies. GHA is headquartered near Atlanta in Marietta, GA
. GHA is an allied member of the American Hospital Association
.
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
trade association
Trade association
A trade association, also known as an industry trade group, business association or sector association, is an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry...
of 174 hospital
Hospital
A hospital is a health care institution providing patient treatment by specialized staff and equipment. Hospitals often, but not always, provide for inpatient care or longer-term patient stays....
and health system
Health system
A health system can be defined as the structured and interrelated set of all actors and institutions contributing to health improvement. The health system boundaries could then be referred to the concept of health action, which is "any set of activities whose primary intent is to improve or...
members. GHA was established in 1929 and provides education
Education
Education in its broadest, general sense is the means through which the aims and habits of a group of people lives on from one generation to the next. Generally, it occurs through any experience that has a formative effect on the way one thinks, feels, or acts...
, research
Research
Research can be defined as the scientific search for knowledge, or as any systematic investigation, to establish novel facts, solve new or existing problems, prove new ideas, or develop new theories, usually using a scientific method...
and risk management
Risk management
Risk management is the identification, assessment, and prioritization of risks followed by coordinated and economical application of resources to minimize, monitor, and control the probability and/or impact of unfortunate events or to maximize the realization of opportunities...
services to its members. It also represents and advocates health policy issues benefiting Georgia's
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...
citizens before the state legislature and U.S. Congress
United States Congress
The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C....
as well as before regulatory bodies. GHA is headquartered near Atlanta in Marietta, GA
Marietta, Georgia
Marietta is a city located in central Cobb County, Georgia, United States, and is its county seat.As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 56,579, making it one of metro Atlanta's largest suburbs...
. GHA is an allied member of the American Hospital Association
American Hospital Association
The American Hospital Association is an organization that promotes the quality provision of health care by hospitals and health care networks through such efforts as promoting effective public policy and providing information related to health care and health administration to health care...
.
Affiliated Societies
The Georgia Hospital Association sponsors the following a professional membership societies:- Georgia Academy of Healthcare Attorneys (GAHA)
- Georgia Association for Development Professionals (GADP)
- Georgia Organization of Nurse Leaders (GONL)
- Georgia Society for Clinical and Resource Management (GSCRM)
- Georgia Society for Directors of Volunteer Services (GSDVS)
- Georgia Society for Healthcare Chaplains (GSHC)
- Georgia Society for Healthcare Consumer Advocacy (GSHCA)
- Georgia Society for Healthcare Executive Assistants (GSHEA)
- Georgia Society for Healthcare Human Resources Administration (GSHHRA)
- Georgia Society for Healthcare Marketing and Public Relations (GSHMPR)
- Georgia Society for Healthcare Materials ManagementGeorgia Society for Healthcare Materials ManagementThe Georgia Society for Healthcare Materials Management is a professional membership society of the Georgia Hospital Association . The society’s membership includes directors of materials management, chief purchasing officers and other healthcare supply chain executives from Georgia hospitals and...
(GSHMM) - Georgia Society for Healthcare Physician Services and Recruitment (GSHPSR)
- Georgia Society for Hospital Engineers (GSHE)
- Georgia Society for Managed Care (GSMC)