The Federation of American Hospitals (FAH) is the national representative of investor-owned and managed community hospitals and health systems throughout the United States. Its membership includes companies or other organizations involved in the delivery of health care services that share a common philosophy of providing high quality, affordable health care through free enterprise.

The basic mission of FAH is to represent the investor-owned hospital industry before the decision makers of government, business, labor, and society in general; to foster the public good through the creation and delivery of quality health care for all people; and to support the efforts of its members in expanding their ever increasing roles and responsibilities in meeting community health needs.

Since 1966, the Federation of American Hospitals, through its dedication to a market-driven philosophy, has been one of Washington's most influential health care policy advocacy organizations. We provide representation and advocacy for our industry to Congress, the Executive Branch, the media, academia and the public, while also serving as a clearinghouse for our members and others on such vital health care issues as: Medicare and Medicaid, the uninsured, health care quality, patient safety, health information technology, medical liability insurance reform, rural health care, long-term hospital care, inpatient psychiatric care, hospital emergency preparedness, antitrust, compliance, the health care workforce shortage, privacy and confidentiality, tax issues, and rehabilitation services, among other important issues.