About 60 leaders of Ohio hospitals gathered at the
Hotel Breakers on August 25, 1915 to form the Ohio
Hospital Association (OHA), the nation's first state
hospital association. Established 15 years after the
American Hospital Association, the OHA formed,
in part, to address state legislation regarding
hospitals and public health. Issues addressed in
OHA's first years included Ohio's 1915 Nurse Practice
Act, workers' compensation rates, and the federal
Harrison Narcotics Tax Act. A century later, OHA
represents 220 hospitals and 13 health systems
guided by a mission "to collaborate with member
hospitals and health systems to en sure a healthy
Ohio."
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