PHOTOS: 2017 AHA Leadership Summit
View photos from the 2017 AHA Leadership Summit exhibit hall, awards ceremonies and gala. Read more about the award honorees in the August 2017 issue of H&HN magazine.


AHA Leadership Summit Opening Keynote Speaker Gen. Peter Pace, USMC (Ret.), former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, discusses how hospital leaders can communicate strategic priorities in a clear, thoughtful way.

AHA Leadership Summit Opening Keynote Speaker Gen. Peter Pace, USMC (Ret.), former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, was the guest of honor at a luncheon during the opening day of the Summit.

The AHA Equity of Care honorees receive their awards and a hearty round of applause from AHA Leadership Summit attendees.

Rishi Manchanda, MD, MPH, author of “The Upstream Doctors,” discusses the importance of looking “upstream” in enhancing and advancing patient care. Read more about his keynote address.

The Dick Davidson Quality Milestone Award for Allied Association Leadership honorees receive both their awards and a well-deserved round of applause from the AHA Leadership Summit attendees before a keynote session.

The AHA Circle of Life Award honorees receive their awards (and recognition from AHA Leadership Summit attendees) before Friday morning’s keynote address by Rana Foroohar.

Rana Foroohar, global business columnist/associate editor at The Financial Times and global economic analyst at CNN, gives AHA Leadership Summit attendees plenty to think about during her keynote address.

Nemaha County Hospital COO Kermit Moore, Director of Quality Susi VonBergen, and H&HN Senior Editor of Data and Research Suzanna Hoppszallern pose with the Most Wired award. Moore’s dog, Ellie, also poses for the camera.

Guitar players are always cool – especially on Fridays between sessions at AHA Leadership Summit.

Award-winning inventor and CEO of Lassen Scientific, Inc., Nicholas Webb, discusses the disruptive future of health care with AHA Leadership Summit attendees during his Friday afternoon keynote session.

After the Friday educational and keynote sessions, attendees enjoyed the gala reception at the San Diego Air & Space Museum

Before the closing keynote, the AHA NOVA honorees received their awards, followed by well-deserved recognition from the AHA Leadership Summit attendees.

Closing the AHA Leadership Summit was keynote speaker Abraham Verghese, MD, author of “Cutting For Stone.” Here Verghese talks to AHA Leadership Summit attendees about how artificial intelligence can improve the patient experience – if done thoughtfully.

AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack speaks with Leadership Summit attendees in the exhibit hall.