It also represents and advocates health policy issues benefiting Georgia's citizens before the state legislature and U.S. Congress as well as before regulatory bodies.
GHA is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia and is an allied member of the American Hospital Association.
The society's membership includes directors of materials management, chief purchasing officers and other healthcare supply chain executives from Georgia hospitals and health systems.
GSHMM is an affiliated chapter of the Association of Healthcare Resource and Materials Management (AHRMM).
[2] On March 2, 2009, the GSHMM issued a press release becoming the first state society or association to publicly announce its endorsement of GS1 Healthcare US supply chain standards.