Nebraska Hospital Association

The countdown begins! 🚨⏳📆

Mark your calendars for October 21–23, 2026, as we bring together health care professionals from across the state for our 99th Annual Convention & Trade Show at the Embassy Suites Conference Center in La Vista. Join us for three days of learning, networking, and collaboration focused on advancing the future of health care in our state.

More than 350,000 cardiac arrests occur outside of the hospital each year. When immediate action is taken, CPR can double or triple the chance of survival. That's why today, the Nebraska Hospital Association staff stepped into the training room to become CPR certified.

Interested in learning more? The American Heart Association's Basic Life Support course trains you to recognize life-threatening emergencies, give chest compressions, deliver appropriate breaths and ventilations, and provide early use of an AED.

Nebraska is lucky to have a hospital leader like Mike Dewerff, who brings over 30 years of experience in health care administration, financial acumen, and a strong commitment to patient care to the Nebraska Hospital Association Board. As the Chief Financial Officer for Bryan Health, Mike has been a fierce advocate for Nebraska's hospitals and the communities they serve.

He has been instrumental in efforts to protect Medicaid Retroactive Eligibility Coverage, fighting to safeguard coverage that prevents catastrophic medical debt and helps ensure hospitals can remain financially stable while providing 24/7 care to all who walk through their doors, and Prior Authorization Reform, working to streamline administrative hurdles and reduce delays so staff can focus on delivering excellent patient care.

Thank you, Mike, for your dedication to a healthier Nebraska!

Across Nebraska, the health care workforce is a cornerstone of community wellbeing, and one of our most pressing challenges. The Nebraska Shared Clinical Model and Nurse Internship programs are moving the needle on addressing those challenges, but we need to keep the momentum going. Our hospital partners are relying on workforce investments to make sure these projects continue to thrive.

A huge thank you to the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services and the Nebraska Center for Nursing for supporting these truly impactful initiatives. Through strategic partnerships, innovative education models, and targeted investments, we are building a comprehensive workforce pipeline that starts early, supports students through training, and connects them to long-term careers in Nebraska communities.

Check out our latest feature in the Greater Nebraskan Health to see exactly how LB 227 is making a difference across our communities: https://loom.ly/bXrtSgY

The NHA Events staff come from different departments and backgrounds but together form an incredibly hardworking team who strive to deliver the best experience possible at our annual conferences. Thank you to all our staff and members who made this year's Rural Health Conference the largest and best yet!

We've already begun planning an amazing lineup of education for the NHA Annual Convention. See you in October!

That's a wrap on Rural Health Conference 2026! We are so grateful for all of our speakers, attendees, and sponsors for making it such a great event. Looking forward to seeing you at NHA's Annual Convention in October!