Community Stories
June 2018 - In response to frustration by patients, nurses and pharmacy staff regarding timely delivery of medications to nursing units, Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas implemented a volunteer pharmacy courier program.
June 2018 - Clinch Valley Medical Center’s Bridge Program helps improve patients’ health, decrease readmissions and reduce costs.
June 2018 - OSF HealthCare uses the software platform, Iris™, to connect clinicians and CBOs to follow patients in both health care and community settings to ensure they receive the services they need to support their health and wellness goals and prevent hospitalization.
June 2018 - To decrease operating expenses and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Boston Medical Center buys electricity from a solar farmland in North Carolina, as part of a renewable energy project with two other Boston-based entities. Since 2011, through a wide range of energy-saving efforts, BMC…
May 2018 - Kaiser Permanente, an Oakland-based nonprofit health care provider, recently announced a $200 million investment in affordable and supportive housing to prevent homelessness nationwide.
May 2018 - A partnership between Drexel University and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia gives long-term patients in the hospital a chance at something really fun, creative and inspiring: directing and creating their own animated films.
April 2018 - In Chicago, Cook County Health and Hospitals System has partnered since 2015 with Greater Chicago Food Depository to address food insecurity among its patients.
April 2018 - Participating in sports and other outdoor activities brings joy to so many people. Jennifer, at the Atrium Health’s Adaptive Sports and Adventures Program, a community-based sports therapy rehabilitation program, knows firsthand that sports can be life-saving – particularly for people…
April 2018 - Located in Campbellsville, Kentucky, Taylor Regional Hospital launched its hospitality van service in 2007 when the hospital’s cancer center noticed that patients were missing their routine check-ups and radiation treatments.
April 2018 - Since good oral health habits begin at childhood, the Frisbie Smiles program started by offering dental education and screenings in a local Rochester elementary school.