International Hospital Federation

09/06/2026

🤝 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐄𝐋 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

Let us introduce the dedicated professionals who are helping shape the Young Executive Leaders (YEL) Programme this year.

The YEL Steering Committee plays a vital role in guiding the programme's direction, contributing to curriculum design, advising on key activities, and providing oversight to ensure the delivery of a high-quality learning experience for the next generation of healthcare leaders.

𝙒𝙚 𝙚𝙭𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙙 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙠𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝 𝙎𝙩𝙚𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙞𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙡𝙮 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙞𝙨𝙚! 👏

You can find out more about them here:
🔗 https://ihf-fih.org/what-we-do/young-executive-leaders/

05/06/2026

𝐄𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐲 𝐚 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜 #𝐖𝐇𝐂𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞! Go with peers to visit eight of the top hospitals and health facilities in Seoul.

The hospital visits are a part of the pre- and post-congress programme. As Congress participants, you get exclusive access to all eight hospitals during the tour.

🗓️ 19 (Mon) and 22 (Thu) October 2026

Book your hospital visits now.
𝘈𝘷𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘰 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘶𝘱 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘷𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘴!

🏥 https://worldhospitalcongress.org/hospital-visits/

04/06/2026

Today's masterclass brought the 2026 YEL cohort together for a rich conversation on 𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗶𝗱𝗱𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀.

Beyond the technology itself, the session opened space to explore the human dimensions of AI adoption, how people experience new tools, how uncertainty is navigated on the ground, and how AI is currently perceived and introduced across diverse workplaces and healthcare systems.

A heartfelt thank you to Dr Maya Adam for the practical examples and real-world perspective she brought to the room! 👏

Learn more about the programme:
🔗 https://ihf-fih.org/what-we-do/young-executive-leaders/

Stanford Medicine

04/06/2026

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞?

At , our plenary sessions will tackle some of the most pressing challenges and opportunities facing hospitals and health systems today – from sustainability and workforce engagement to technological transformation and financial resilience.

Designed for hospital executives, healthcare leaders, and decision-makers, these discussions will bring together global perspectives, practical insights, and real-world experiences to help drive meaningful change.

𝘑𝘰𝘪𝘯 𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘚𝘦𝘰𝘶𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦.

View the preliminary programme for other topics:
➡️ https://worldhospitalcongress.org/programme/

03/06/2026

𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙣𝙚𝙘𝙩 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮. 🌐

At the IHF, we provide our members with a platform for knowledge exchange and networking with different actors in the health sector. Motivated by a shared commitment to well-managed hospitals, our members act together to improve the standard, quality, and level of healthcare service delivery.

𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘐𝘏𝘍 𝘯𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺.

🤝 https://ihf-fih.org/become-a-member/

03/06/2026

𝐂𝐚𝐧 𝐯𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐠𝐚𝐩?

As healthcare systems face increasing pressure, virtual care programmes are emerging as a promising solution to improve access, especially in lower-resource and rural settings.

💡On 24 June, our expert panel will share case studies and strategies from Australia, India, Pakistan, and Tanzania, as well as some of the difficulties they have faced in using virtual care to transform healthcare delivery for underserved communities.

Sign up now!
🔗 https://ihf-fih.org/events/webinar-can-virtual-care-close-the-access-gap/

02/06/2026

𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝟓 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟒𝟗𝐭𝐡 𝐈𝐇𝐅 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐇𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 👇

This October in Seoul, immerse yourself in a city that combines cutting-edge healthcare with rich culture - an unforgettable experience awaits for participants!

🗓️ 20-22 October 2026 (with pre-Congress activities on 19 Oct)
📍 COEX Magok Convention Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea

𝙀𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙮 𝙗𝙞𝙧𝙙 𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧 - 𝙧𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙫𝙖𝙞𝙡 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨!
🔗 https://worldhospitalcongress.org/

Geneva Sustainability Centre Intuitive

01/06/2026

𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐝𝐨 𝐈 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐲 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧’𝐬 𝐃𝐍𝐀? 🏥

𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘱𝘴 𝘢 𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘺 are what you'll hear and learn from this webinar of the Geneva Sustainability Centre.

Sign up now to join this second session of the 𝗚𝗦𝗖 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘀.

Wednesday 3️⃣ June ➡️ https://ihf-fih.org/events/next-steps-how-do-i-integrate-sustainability-into-my-healthcare-organizations-dna/

🏥 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭?

On 3 June, join the next webinar part of our 𝗚𝗦𝗖 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘀 series.

The session will highlight the practical and profitable next steps a hospital can take to progress from developing a strategy to delivering it as an integrated activity, explored through the perspectives of a hospital Chief Operating Officer and a Chief Sustainability Officer.

𝘍𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦!
🔗 https://ihf-fih.org/events/next-steps-how-do-i-integrate-sustainability-into-my-healthcare-organizations-dna/

01/06/2026

📣 𝗜𝗛𝗙 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 – 𝗷𝘂𝗱𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗮𝘆!

𝐀 𝐛𝐢𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫’𝐬 𝐈𝐇𝐅 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬!

Judging has begun for all 8 categories. We are grateful to members of the IHF Awards Committee 2026 for dedicating their time and expertise to this programme. 👏

𝘈𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘣𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘑𝘶𝘭𝘺.

Stay tuned for news of this year's finalists and details of the Awards Gala Ceremony at the 49th World Hospital Congress.

29/05/2026

📢 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘁 #𝗪𝗛𝗖𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲

Showcase your healthcare solutions to leaders from around 80 countries, this October at the 49th World Hospital Congress in Seoul!

The Congress provides a unique opportunity to engage in a 360-degree learning and networking experience with global peers. Organizations that want to strengthen their international presence can explore sponsorship and exhibition packages. These opportunities are designed to help you build meaningful connections across the global health community.

𝙀𝙭𝙥𝙡𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙖𝙫𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙤𝙧𝙨𝙝𝙞𝙥 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙚𝙭𝙝𝙞𝙗𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨.

👉 https://worldhospitalcongress.org/sponsorship-opportunities/