HAP's Latest News

Public health officials are monitoring recent reports of a new strain of the avian influenza that has been recently detected in dairy herds for the first time.

Doctor’s visits for the flu have reached the highest levels in the last 15 years, per public health, according to the latest public health reports.

Pennsylvania’s hospitals and health systems are still managing high levels of flu and other respiratory illnesses as we head into the final stretch of winter.

Pennsylvania is among the states nationwide that has received a poor grade in the American Lung Association’s State of Tobacco Control Report.

Hospitals in Pennsylvania and around the nation are facing a so-called “quad-demic” of seasonal illnesses, but public health data may show some encouraging signs.

New studies show fewer people are dying from cancer but also identify an uptick in women diagnosed with the disease, according to the American Cancer Society. 

Today is Maternal Health Awareness Day, a designation created to raise awareness about maternal health and the country’s maternal mortality crisis. Recently, HAP released an action plan to improve maternal health outcomes, increase access to care, and eliminate disparities across Pennsylvania.

The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) today released an action plan to improve maternal health outcomes, increase access to care, and eliminate disparities.

This winter, Pennsylvania’s hospitals are seeing an influx of patients with respiratory symptoms, while also continuing to treat many critically ill and injured patients in their emergency departments.

The FDA today announced a potential change to food labeling that would require “at-a-glance” nutrition information on the front of most packaged foods.