--- title: "Hospital Association Uses Grant to Build Opioid-Fighting Tactics" id: "47773" type: "post" slug: "hospital-association-uses-grant-to-build-opioid-fighting-tactics" published_at: "2019-08-23T22:01:05+00:00" modified_at: "2026-03-17T01:59:01+00:00" url: "https://associationsnow.com/2019/08/23/hospital-association-uses-grant-to-build-opioid-fighting-tactics/" markdown_url: "https://associationsnow.com/2019/08/23/hospital-association-uses-grant-to-build-opioid-fighting-tactics.md" excerpt: "The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania has launched a program, driven by face-to-face meetings, to encourage information sharing in fighting the opioid crisis in the state." taxonomy_category: - "Learning" taxonomy_post_tag: - "AssociationsNow" - "Business" - "health education" - "hospital collaboration" - "Meetings" - "opioid crisis" - "trade associations" taxonomy_content_format: - "Article" taxonomy_role: - "Association CEO / Executive Director" - "Director" - "Executive Team" - "VP" taxonomy_persona: - "Executive Leadership" --- [Home](https://associationsnow.com/) » [Articles](https://associationsnow.com/format/article/) » Hospital Association Uses Grant to Build Opioid-Fighting Tactics With the help of a prominent political figure, a Pennsylvania hospital trade group is getting collaborative in its efforts to take on the opioid crisis. The Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) is currently working on launching a program called the Opioid Learning Action Network (LAN) that aims to improve information sharing between the state’s hospitals when it comes to opioids. The program is supported by a grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies, the charitable firm operated by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. HAP is part of a $50 million initiative by Bloomberg. The program will information sharing among hospitals dealing with opioid patients through a series of educational offerings, including annual meetings, regional gatherings, webinars, collaborative websites, and office hour periods. “Through HAP’s Opioid LAN, the hospital community has a chance to share best practices and lessons learned, and work with each other to find ways to prevent overdoses and help patients receive the evidence-based treatment they need to recover,” HAP CEO Andy Carter [explained in a statement (opens in a new tab)](https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2019/07/09/1880364/0/en/Bloomberg-Philanthropies-Selects-Pennsylvania-Hospitals-for-Cutting-edge-Opioid-Learning-and-Action-Collaborative.html) . At a meeting to discuss the program earlier this week, HAP officials noted that they hope the efforts will help stem the growth of a troubling statistic: In Pennsylvania, more than 4,400 people died of opioid-related issues in 2018. Jennifer Jordan, HAP’s vice president for regulatory advocacy, noted that the two-year effort will ensure every hospital has the best possible solutions. “We are building a learning action network. People can come, they can get information, and they can take that information and apply it to their own institutions,” [Jordan told the Pennsylvania Capital-Star (opens in a new tab)](https://www.penncapital-star.com/blog/pa-hospital-trade-group-launches-new-collaborative-effort-to-fight-opioid-abuse/) . HAP is currently accepting hospitals to take part in the collaborative effort [on its website (opens in a new tab)](https://www.haponline.org/Initiatives/Opioid-Learning-Network) . (Feverpitched/iStock/Getty Images Plus) [Ernie Smith](https://associationsnow.com/author/ernie-smith/) Ernie Smith is a former senior editor for Associations Now. 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