The National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems (NAPH) represents over 100 metropolitan hospitals and health systems that fulfill a safety net mission of providing high volumes of care to low income individuals. As the voice of the safety net on Capitol Hill, NAPH works closely with Congress and federal regulators on issues critical to our members, especially Medicaid and safety net financing. NAPH advocates on behalf of its members on such issues as Medicaid, Medicare, and access to health care services for vulnerable populations. The National Public Health and Hospital Institute, NPHHI, NAPH’s research arm, conducts research and education related to the concerns of NAPH and its members.

The primary purpose of the Legislative Affairs and Policy Coordinator is to support the ongoing efforts of the Advocacy team by providing analysis of legislative and policy issues important to NAPH members and maintaining relationships with key legislative offices and other advocacy organizations.

A member of the NAPH Research Department or Transformation Center, the Research Associate conducts research of the US health care industry, specifically health care providers that care for underserved populations.

Health care providers work hard to provide quality care to patients. Yet one in three hospital patients suffers a medical error or adverse event, and far too many die prematurely as a result. The Partnership for Patients (PfP) is an initiative of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to improve the quality, safety and affordability of health care for all Americans. The NAPH Safety Network (NSN) is NAPH’s response to the government call for contractors to help implement the PfP in our nation’s hospitals. The NSN is a group of NAPH member hospitals that have signed on to reduce the occurrence of hospital-acquired harm or harmful events in 10 different practice areas. NAPH is currently hiring for the following NSN positions: