MHA has an experienced communications staff available to assist you with crisis management, media relations, media planning and public relations.

MHA’s communications and media services, which are part of regular membership dues, include the following.

• "E-lerts" (notices of important and upcoming issues sent via e-mail)
• talking points for responding to reporters' inquiries
• background papers and fact sheets
• media strategy consultation
• e-mail newsletters (MHA Advocate, MHA Hospital Law and MHA Regulatory News)
• access to experts on legislative, legal, quality and regulatory issues
• data resources and file searches on topical issues
• guidelines for releasing patient information
• annual calendar of health care events
• facilitation of issue-driven discussions
• seminars with MHA experts on timely issues
• “Today’s Headlines from MHA”
• Inside Connection quarterly newsletter
• glossary of health care terms and abbreviations

Media resources are accessible by:

• calling MHA communications staff
• visiting www.mhanet.com
• requesting to be on the distribution list for "E-lerts" and "Today's Headlines from MHA"

MHA’s communications staff has nearly 60 years of combined inhospital and association public relations, media and marketing experience. Our staff understands the health care industry and the pressure hospital public relations professionals face in responding to media inquiries and questions from the public quickly and accurately.

Access to MHAnet’s password-protected areas provides invaluable information to public relations staff. Notifying MHA of address or personnel changes for your public relations/marketing department staff will ensure timely notice of emerging media issues.