MHA serves Maryland’s hospitals and health systems through collective action to shape policies, practices, financing and performance to advance health care and the health of all Marylanders.
MHA's membership is composed of community, teaching and specialty hospitals and health systems. Allied with the American Hospital Association, MHA is an independent organization headquartered in Elkridge, Maryland.
Vision
MHA will be Maryland’s most effective advocate for improving health care across our state and the health of all Marylanders
Mission
MHA serves Maryland’s hospitals and health systems through collective action to shape policies, practices, financing and performance to advance health care and the health of all Marylanders
Commitment to Equity
The evidence is indisputable: racism—overt, implicit and structural—has had catastrophic consequences impacting health and life expectancy for generations. The COVID-19 pandemic shines a powerful light on racial inequities we’ve already known to exist in access to care and disparities in health outcomes. To dismantle racism and its very real, incapacitating effects, MHA leans on its mission, “To advance health care across our state and the health of all Marylanders.”
Values
Leadership, Excellence, Integrity, Innovation, Collaboration, Resourcefulness, Service, Compassion
History
Volunteer leaders governing hospitals, along with their executive management and medical staff leaders founded the Maryland Hospital Association in 1970. The association was created as a forum for cooperation and communication among the state's major health care providers.