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Hospitals Leading the Way to a Healthier America
Hospitals have always been at the heart of community health empowering healthier, happier lives for all.
AHA Launches New Multimedia Advertising Campaign to Promote Hospitals
The campaign includes a commercial that will run on national, cable, and digital TV and digital advertising.
New Resources Spotlight Crucial Role of Rural Hospitals and Health Systems
The AHA released new resources to help rural hospitals and health systems share their stories and highlight the vital role they play in their communities.
Creative repurposing saves heart during double-lung transplant
Old technology — applied in new and novel ways — can still be a lifesaver.
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Building Healthy Communities
AdventHealth Littleton
Littleton, Colo.
Lisa Hackett, an occupational therapist at AdventHealth Littleton, understands the profound impact of concussions through personal experience.
Building Healthy Communities
Sharon Hospital
Sharon, Conn.
The Senior Behavioral Health Unit at Sharon Hospital, which serves rural northwestern Connecticut, provides short-term inpatient psychiatric care for adults age 55 or older.
Building Healthy Communities
Avera Behavioral Health Urgent Care, Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center Emergency Department
Sioux Falls, S.D.
Avera is partnering with Emily’s Hope to make free naloxone, also known as Narcan, available at numerous Avera sites across South Dakota.
Ensuring Access to Care
Tufts Medicine
Boston, Mass.
The Tufts Medicine Center for Health Literacy Research + Practice works to reduce health literacy barriers for patients, families, clinicians and health care organizations.
Ensuring Access to Care
Western Wisconsin Health
Baldwin, Wis.
Eilidh Pederson, CEO at Western Wisconsin Health, shares lessons from her unique birth experience, and outlines how rural hospitals can continue to provide needed access to safe, high-quality maternity health services.
Ensuring Access to Care
Monument Health
Rapid City, S.D.
In this Leadership Dialogue conversation, Tina Freese Decker, president and CEO of Corewell Health and 2025 AHA board chair, joins Aimee Kuhlman, vice president of advocacy grassroots and government relations at the AHA, and Paulette Davidson, president and CEO of Monument Health, to unpack what’s at stake.
Benefiting Communities
Penn Medicine Chester County Hospital
Pennsylvania
When Crozer Health announced its bankruptcy and impending shutdown, Penn Medicine Chester County Hospital stepped in to adopt the residency program, allowing the residents to stay together and continue serving the same communities.
Benefiting Communities
Oklahoma State University Medical Center
Tulsa, Okla.
In Tulsa, Okla., federal, state and local lawmakers, leaders, stakeholders and supporters celebrated Veterans Day with the transfer of ownership of the new James Mountain Inhofe VA Medical Center.
Benefiting Communities
Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital at St. Vincent
Indianapolis, Ind.
The WNBA’s Indiana Fever has teamed up with the Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital at Ascension St. Vincent to recognize and celebrate some of the hospital’s patients who have overcome significant medical difficulties.
Innovation, Research, and Quality Improvement
Providence St. Joseph Hospital Eureka
Eureka, Calif.
Providence St. Joseph Hospital Eureka in California is reporting some of its fastest emergency department wait times ever — often under 10 minutes — after launching a virtual nursing model that pairs telehealth technology with traditional bedside care.
Innovation, Research, and Quality Improvement
Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas
Austin, Texas
Dell Children’s Medical Center in Austin has unveiled a new intraoperative MRI surgical suite, designed specifically for pediatric neurosurgery.
Innovation, Research, and Quality Improvement
Jefferson Health
Philadelphia, Pa.
Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health has unveiled an artificial intelligence (AI) strategy aimed at reclaiming over 10 million hours of clinician time by 2028, allowing clinicians to focus more on patients and less on administrative tasks.
Prevention and Wellness
Sharon Hospital
Sharon, Conn.
The Senior Behavioral Health Unit at Sharon Hospital, which serves rural northwestern Connecticut, provides short-term inpatient psychiatric care for adults age 55 or older.
Prevention and Wellness
East Alabama Medical Center
Opelika, Ala.
Nothing can ever completely prepare a woman for pregnancy and childbirth, but East Alabama Medical Center’s Birth Navigator program aims to get as close as possible.
Prevention and Wellness
. In this conversation, Elizabeth Dabrowski, M.D., pediatric endocrinologist at Children's Wisconsin, and Matthew Edwards, R.D., diabetes care and education specialist at Children's Wisconsin Diabetes Prevention Clinic, share how a collaborative approach — including with endocrinologists, dietitians and physical therapists — empowers families to make sustainable lifestyle changes.
Workforce
Loma Linda University Children’s Health
Loma Linda, Calif.,
For Heather Kono, a pediatric oncology nurse at Loma Linda University Children’s Health in California, her journey with the hospital began long before she put on scrubs.
Workforce
Unity Medical Center
Grafton, N.D.
What was once going to be empty space is now used for everything from staff meetings to community medical events, but its main purpose is serving as the Rural Medical Education Center, supporting Unity's commitment to health care education at all levels.
Workforce
UW Health
Madison, Wis.
Medical personnel from the Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 115th Fighter Wing are receiving clinical training from UW Health in Madison, Wis., giving the airmen a reliable and ongoing learning platform and ensuring their readiness to support local and global missions.
Building Healthy Communities
AdventHealth Littleton
Littleton, Colo.
Lisa Hackett, an occupational therapist at AdventHealth Littleton, understands the profound impact of concussions through personal experience.
Building Healthy Communities
Sharon Hospital
Sharon, Conn.
The Senior Behavioral Health Unit at Sharon Hospital, which serves rural northwestern Connecticut, provides short-term inpatient psychiatric care for adults age 55 or older.
Building Healthy Communities
Avera Behavioral Health Urgent Care, Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center Emergency Department
Sioux Falls, S.D.
Avera is partnering with Emily’s Hope to make free naloxone, also known as Narcan, available at numerous Avera sites across South Dakota.
Building Healthy Communities
Edgerton Hospital and Health Services, Edgerton; Grant Regional Health Center, Lancaster; Reedsburg Area Medical Center, Reedsburg; Richland Hospital, Richland Center; Southwest Health, Platteville; St. Croix Regional Medical Center, St. Croix Falls
Ten independent rural hospitals are establishing the Wisconsin High Value Network to expand access to care, share best practices in serving rural populations and control purchasing costs.
Building Healthy Communities
Intermountain Health St. Vincent Regional Hospital
Billigns, Mont.
Zack Fievet’s life was forever altered in 2024 when a semi-trailer he was inspecting suddenly released its brakes and ran over him, causing devastating injuries.
Building Healthy Communities
Despite decades of progress, lead exposure remains a serious threat to children's health in Cleveland.
Building Healthy Communities
Capital Health Regional Medical Center
Trenton, N.J.
In what local leaders call a “transformational moment for Trenton and the surrounding communities,” Capital Health has unveiled its new Heart and Vascular Center at the Regional Medical Center in Trenton, N.J., a major expansion spanning 12,650 square feet.
Building Healthy Communities
Huggins Hospital
Wolfeboro, N.H.
Huggins Hospital, a small rural hospital in New Hampshire, offers a comprehensive diabetes education program, bolstered by nutrition services and designed to help individuals manage or prevent diabetes.
Building Healthy Communities
MaineHealth Franklin Hospital
Farmington, Maine
MaineHealth Community Health Farmington, which includes MaineHealth Franklin Hospital, offers health and wellness services and education focused on disease prevention to communities in rural Franklin County.
Ensuring Access to Care
Tufts Medicine
Boston, Mass.
The Tufts Medicine Center for Health Literacy Research + Practice works to reduce health literacy barriers for patients, families, clinicians and health care organizations.
Ensuring Access to Care
Western Wisconsin Health
Baldwin, Wis.
Eilidh Pederson, CEO at Western Wisconsin Health, shares lessons from her unique birth experience, and outlines how rural hospitals can continue to provide needed access to safe, high-quality maternity health services.
Ensuring Access to Care
Monument Health
Rapid City, S.D.
In this Leadership Dialogue conversation, Tina Freese Decker, president and CEO of Corewell Health and 2025 AHA board chair, joins Aimee Kuhlman, vice president of advocacy grassroots and government relations at the AHA, and Paulette Davidson, president and CEO of Monument Health, to unpack what’s at stake.
Ensuring Access to Care
Loma Linda University Children’s Health
Loma Linda, Calif.
Late in her pregnancy, Kati Gyulai received unexpected news: Her baby’s limbs were measuring much shorter than average.
Ensuring Access to Care
Seneca Healthcare District, Modoc Medical Center, Mayers Memorial Hospital District
Plumas, Modoc, and Shasta counties, California
Five rural hospitals in Northern California have partnered to restore and expand access to magnetic resonance (MR) imaging through a shared mobile imaging program.
Ensuring Access to Care
Dartmouth Health
Lebanon, N.H.
The Patient Education Advisory Council at Dartmouth Health supports the creation of high-quality patient education materials.
Ensuring Access to Care
Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association
Ekalaka, Mont.
Dahl Memorial’s emergency department in rural Montana relies on physician assistants (PAs) and nurse practitioners to manage critical cases. Patients requiring care beyond its capabilities are medevacked to Montana’s top hospital after stabilization efforts on-site.
Ensuring Access to Care
North Country Hospital
Newport, Vt.
North Country Hospital launched a point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) initiative in 2024 to improve care delivery and patient outcomes.
Ensuring Access to Care
Woman's Hospital
Baton Rouge, La.
In this conversation, Lindsey Fauveau, M.D., medical director of breast surgical oncology at Woman’s Hospital, shares how the hospital’s state-of-the-art mobile unit brings 3D mammograms directly to communities across Louisiana.
Benefiting Communities
Penn Medicine Chester County Hospital
Pennsylvania
When Crozer Health announced its bankruptcy and impending shutdown, Penn Medicine Chester County Hospital stepped in to adopt the residency program, allowing the residents to stay together and continue serving the same communities.
Benefiting Communities
Oklahoma State University Medical Center
Tulsa, Okla.
In Tulsa, Okla., federal, state and local lawmakers, leaders, stakeholders and supporters celebrated Veterans Day with the transfer of ownership of the new James Mountain Inhofe VA Medical Center.
Benefiting Communities
Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital at St. Vincent
Indianapolis, Ind.
The WNBA’s Indiana Fever has teamed up with the Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital at Ascension St. Vincent to recognize and celebrate some of the hospital’s patients who have overcome significant medical difficulties.
Benefiting Communities
Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital
St. Johnsbury, Vt.
Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital in St. Johnsbury is in the most rural region of an already-rural state. And just like neighbors help each other shovel driveways during Vermont’s legendary winters, NVRH looks to its community to help ensure that the people in their area have the best chance at overall health.
Benefiting Communities
Dosher Memorial Hospital
Southport, N.C.
Southport, N.C., is where the Cape Fear river meets the Atlantic Ocean; the location of Fort Johnston, the first fort constructed in the state of North Carolina; and where the Netflix hit series “The Summer I Turned Pretty” was filmed. It is also the home of Dosher Memorial Hospital, the only independent critical access hospital (CAH) left in the state.
Benefiting Communities
Unity Medical Center
Grafton, N.D.
What was once going to be empty space is now used for everything from staff meetings to community medical events, but its main purpose is serving as the Rural Medical Education Center, supporting Unity's commitment to health care education at all levels.
Benefiting Communities
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center
Woodbridge, Va.
When a survivor of sexual assault or domestic violence goes to the Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center, they find nurses who have received special training in trauma-informed care. Now, thanks to eight women’s clubs in the Northern Virginia area, they can find even more support.
Benefiting Communities
CommonSpirit Health
Chicago, Ill.
In the final episode of a four-part series with the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP), CommonSpirit Health's Daniel Morissette, senior executive vice president and chief financial officer, and Nancy Bussani, executive vice president and chief philanthropy officer, explore the powerful connection between financial health and philanthropy.
Benefiting Communities
Sanford Health
Sioux Falls, S.D.
In this conversation, Sanford Health's Bill Gassen, president and CEO, and Deb Koski, chief philanthropy officer, discuss how a strong culture of giving is extending world-class care across rural communities in the Midwest and beyond.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
Providence St. Joseph Hospital Eureka
Eureka, Calif.
Providence St. Joseph Hospital Eureka in California is reporting some of its fastest emergency department wait times ever — often under 10 minutes — after launching a virtual nursing model that pairs telehealth technology with traditional bedside care.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas
Austin, Texas
Dell Children’s Medical Center in Austin has unveiled a new intraoperative MRI surgical suite, designed specifically for pediatric neurosurgery.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
Jefferson Health
Philadelphia, Pa.
Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health has unveiled an artificial intelligence (AI) strategy aimed at reclaiming over 10 million hours of clinician time by 2028, allowing clinicians to focus more on patients and less on administrative tasks.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
Southern Illinois Healthcare
Carbondale, Ill.
Southern Illinois Healthcare has introduced Ion® robotic-assisted bronchoscopy at SIH Memorial Hospital of Carbondale.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
Advocate Health
Charlotte, N.C.
In this conversation, we explore how Advocate Health and Laerdal Medical are transforming patient safety through the power of simulation.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
Intermountain Health Primary Children's Hospital
Salt Lake City, Utah
In a moment filled with gratitude, two families met for the first time after a groundbreaking medical event at Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital in Salt Lake City.
In a moment filled with gratitude, two families met for the first time after a groundbreaking medical event at Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
St. Luke’s Hospital
Chesterfield, Mo.
St. Luke’s Hospital in Chesterfield, Mo., has become the first in the region to implement the da Vinci 5 robotic surgical system, marking a significant advancement in its surgical capabilities.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
Texas Children’s Hospital
Houston, Texas
An extremely rare neurological disorder called aromatic l-amino acid decarboxylase (AADC) — a condition that prevents the brain from producing dopamine and serotonin, the essential chemicals for controlling movement, mood and basic nervous system functions — was once thought to be untreatable.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
Via Christi St. Francis Hospital
Wichita, Kan.
Via Christi St. Francis Hospital in Wichita has become the first site in Kansas to perform a new procedure as part of the JOURNEY IDE clinical trial, aimed at treating severe aortic regurgitation.
Prevention and Wellness
Sharon Hospital
Sharon, Conn.
The Senior Behavioral Health Unit at Sharon Hospital, which serves rural northwestern Connecticut, provides short-term inpatient psychiatric care for adults age 55 or older.
Prevention and Wellness
East Alabama Medical Center
Opelika, Ala.
Nothing can ever completely prepare a woman for pregnancy and childbirth, but East Alabama Medical Center’s Birth Navigator program aims to get as close as possible.
Prevention and Wellness
. In this conversation, Elizabeth Dabrowski, M.D., pediatric endocrinologist at Children's Wisconsin, and Matthew Edwards, R.D., diabetes care and education specialist at Children's Wisconsin Diabetes Prevention Clinic, share how a collaborative approach — including with endocrinologists, dietitians and physical therapists — empowers families to make sustainable lifestyle changes.
Prevention and Wellness
Golisano Children’s at the University of Kentucky
Lexington, Ky.
Snoopy and Woodstock have arrived at Golisano Children’s at the University of Kentucky to brighten the days of pediatric patients.
Prevention and Wellness
Huggins Hospital
Wolfeboro, N.H.
Huggins Hospital, a small rural hospital in New Hampshire, offers a comprehensive diabetes education program, bolstered by nutrition services and designed to help individuals manage or prevent diabetes.
Prevention and Wellness
MaineHealth Franklin Hospital
Farmington, Maine
MaineHealth Community Health Farmington, which includes MaineHealth Franklin Hospital, offers health and wellness services and education focused on disease prevention to communities in rural Franklin County.
Prevention and Wellness
Sharp Memorial Hospital
San Diego, Calif.
As America’s population ages, hospitals and health systems are reimagining how to deliver care that honors dignity, independence, and what matters most to patients.
Prevention and Wellness
Baystate Noble Hospital
Westfield, Mass.
One of the most important choices people can make to improve their health is deciding what to eat each day. In a recent blog, Dina Dugan, clinical dietitian at Baystate Noble Hospital, explains that dietary habits directly influence “every organ in our bodies and can lead to or prevent chronic conditions, including heart disease and diabetes.”
Prevention and Wellness
WVU Medicine St. Joseph's Hospital
W. Va.
It’s high noon at St. Joseph’s Hospital, and people are gathering. But this isn’t the kind of meetup you’d see in an old Western; instead, this hospital’s staff are gathering for their walk.
Workforce
Loma Linda University Children’s Health
Loma Linda, Calif.,
For Heather Kono, a pediatric oncology nurse at Loma Linda University Children’s Health in California, her journey with the hospital began long before she put on scrubs.
Workforce
Unity Medical Center
Grafton, N.D.
What was once going to be empty space is now used for everything from staff meetings to community medical events, but its main purpose is serving as the Rural Medical Education Center, supporting Unity's commitment to health care education at all levels.
Workforce
UW Health
Madison, Wis.
Medical personnel from the Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 115th Fighter Wing are receiving clinical training from UW Health in Madison, Wis., giving the airmen a reliable and ongoing learning platform and ensuring their readiness to support local and global missions.
Workforce
UAMS Medical Center
Little Rock, Ark.
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Nursing has earned preaccreditation to establish the state's first nurse-midwifery program, expanding maternal and reproductive health education for students.
Workforce
Essentia Health-Fargo
Fargo, N.D.
Essentia Health-Fargo recently celebrated a major milestone with the graduation of the first participant to complete its newly launched registered surgical technologist apprenticeship program.
Workforce
NYC Health + Hospitals
New York, N.Y.
In 2019, nurse turnover at NYC Health + Hospitals reached a staggering 46%.
Workforce
Dahl Memorial Healthcare Association
Ekalaka, Mont.
Dahl Memorial’s emergency department in rural Montana relies on physician assistants (PAs) and nurse practitioners to manage critical cases. Patients requiring care beyond its capabilities are medevacked to Montana’s top hospital after stabilization efforts on-site.
Workforce
Paoli Hospital
Paoli, Pa.
In a heartwarming act of generosity, nurses at Paoli Hospital in suburban Philadelphia were stunned to learn in September that an anonymous donor had pledged $1 million to help relieve their student loan debt.
Workforce
NYC Health + Hospitals
New York, N.Y.
NYC Health + Hospitals has achieved a dramatic improvement in nurse retention, reducing its staff nurse turnover rate from 46% in 2019 to just 7.3% in 2025 — less than half the national average of 16.4%.