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Lead............ -- Transforming health care through research and education Founded in 1944, the Health Research & Educational Trust (HRET) is the not-for-profit research and education affiliate of the American Hospital Association (AHA). HRET’s mission is to transform health care through research and education. HRET’s applied research seeks to create new knowledge, tools and assistance in improving the delivery of health care by providers and practitioners within the communities they serve. HRET History HRET's Vision: Leveraging research and education to create a society of healthy communities, where all individuals reach their highest potential for health. In 1943 the American Hospital Association's (AHA) House of Delegates passed a resolution recommending voluntary health insurance, government aid for those who could not pay for health care and federal aid for the construction of hospitals where needed. The last item was a special challenge because there was no complete inventory of the nation's hospitals by location, ownership, number of beds or services offered. In fact, there was no precise definition for "hospital." These shortcomings made it impossible to study the country's need for hospitals and other medical facilities. The AHA moved to fill this void by commissioning a study to evaluate existing facilities and services, project the need for hospitals and offer recommendations for action at the end of World War II. The AHA commission obtained grants from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation, the Commonwealth Fund and the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis. However, when it became apparent in 1944 that the AHA was not classified by the IRS as a sole educational, charitable, or scientific organization-and therefore not eligible to receive most grants-the AHA established the Hospital Research and Educational Trust. HRET was renamed Health Research and Educational Trust in 1999. 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Salt Lake City, UT item 1 ==== -- Featured Tools And Resources CHNAFinder CHNAFinder provides American Hospital Association member organizations access to 3,000 community health needs assessments from hospitals across the U.S. HIIN 2.0 AHA’s Hospital Improvement Innovation Network—working to improve quality of care and reduce patient incidents and readmissions AHRQ Safety Program for ICUs This 12-month program for ICUs is designed to reduce or eliminate central line-associated blood stream infections (CLABSI) and catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI). HSR Health Services Research - Impacting health practicve and policy through state-of-the-art research and thinking HRET Guides and Reports Read reports produced by HRET and HPOE on health care equity, safety and quality, and health research. Living Learning Network (LLN) Offers peer-to-peer discussions on relief, recovery and rebuilding health care. 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