Dr. Kirk Calhoun welcomes attendees and discusses the important work of NAPH at the 2011 NAPH Annual Conference in Chicago. He also recognizes the accomplishments of NAPH Founder Larry Gage, who then describes NAPH's relevance beyond his retirement. Later, Gage ceremonially passes the role of President to Dr. Bruce Siegel, who takes the helm as NAPH President.

At the 2011 NAPH Annual Conference in Chicago, Uwe Reinhardt gave a funny, yet serious talk about the role of the safety net hospital in America's health care system through the lens of an economist.

At the 2011 NAPH Annual Conference in Chicago, Chris Boyer (Inova Health System) and Dr. Bob West (NAPH Member SUNY Upstate Medical University) discuss the who, what, when, where, why and even how of social media for hosptials and medical professionals.

At the 2011 NAPH Annual Conference in Chicago, Dr. Winston Wong of Kaiser Permanente moderated this session featuring Dr. Eric Whitaker from the University of Chicago Medical Center and Alan Aviles from New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation. They discussed how partnerships in their areas have helped improve access to care for vulnerable patients.

At the 2011 NAPH Annual Conference in Chicago, AHA President Richard Umbdenstock and Natioanl Academy for State Health Policy Executive Director Alan Weil discuss the impact of health reform implementation on patients, providers and payers. Later, Leaders from Nassau University Medical Center in NY, Alameda County Medical Center in CA, and Boston Medical Center dialogue about implementation strategies.