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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.
All Stories
Building Healthy Communities
Kaiser Permanente Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii
This holiday season, Kaiser Permanente Hawaii is strengthening food security across the Aloha State by supporting nonprofits that expand access to nutritious, locally grown food.
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.
Ensuring Access to Care
M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center
Minneapolis
As pharmacy closures accelerate nationwide, M Health Fairview is proving what’s possible when a health system steps up.
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.
Benefiting Communities
NewYork-Presbyterian
New York, N.Y.
NewYork-Presbyterian announced the launch of its Hospital-at-Home program in November, designed to provide hospital-level care to eligible patients in the comfort of their homes.
Benefiting Communities
Providence St. Patrick Hospital
Missoula, Mont.
Providence, one of the nation’s largest not-for-profit health systems, has partnered with Missoula’s Providence St. Patrick Hospital and the University of Montana to launch RESOLVE, a groundbreaking rural health collaborative.
Benefiting Communities
Froedtert West Bend Hospital
West Bend, Wis.
Froedtert West Bend Hospital has expanded its breast milk donation program to mothers and babies not only in the hospital but also the surrounding region.
Innovation, Research, and Quality Improvement
Henry Ford Health
Detroit, Mich.
In this conversation, Wendy Kim, DNP, R.N., vice president and chief nursing officer of the central market at Henry Ford Health, shares how the system's virtual nursing program is reducing documentation burden, improving patient safety and giving nurses more time at the bedside.
Innovation, Research, and Quality Improvement
University Hospitals
Cleveland, Ohio
NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland is testing portable, handheld X-ray systems that could allow crews to diagnose injuries such as broken bones or dental issues without returning to Earth.
Innovation, Research, and Quality Improvement
Providence Alaska Medical Center
Anchorage, Ala.
This fall, Providence Alaska Medical Center launched a new mobile mammography coach designed to bring high-quality breast cancer screening directly to rural communities across the state.
Prevention and Wellness
Care New England Health System
Providence, R.I.
As people age, bone mass starts to decline — for some, beginning as early as their 30s — and can be exacerbated by medical conditions, medications or lifestyle choices. Weak bones can lead to osteopenia and osteoporosis, which is called a “silent” disease because a person typically does not have symptoms and may not know they have the disease until a bone breaks.
Prevention and Wellness
Kaiser Permanente Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii
This holiday season, Kaiser Permanente Hawaii is strengthening food security across the Aloha State by supporting nonprofits that expand access to nutritious, locally grown food.
Prevention and Wellness
LCMC Health
New Orleans, La.
When Enzo woke up in the ICU at University Medical Center New Orleans, he couldn’t feel his legs. A car accident had fractured his C5 vertebra, and his dream of attending the University of Notre Dame to study mechanical engineering and music, suddenly felt out of reach.
Workforce
Decatur Memorial Hospital
Decatur, Ill.
Decatur Memorial Hospital (DMH) is celebrating a major milestone as its Nurse Anesthesia Program reaches 60 years of educating skilled professionals for Central Illinois and beyond.
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.
Benefiting Communities
Virtua Health, one of South Jersey’s biggest health care providers, is leading the way in partnership with The Michaels Organization to construct a 60,000-square-foot, multiuse building with 47 apartments as well as a medical practice in Camden.
Benefiting Communities
Samaritan Health Services recently cut the ribbon on a new family health center in a rural Oregon town to ensure local access to family practice and urgent care services, thus filling a gap in care for a community where locals were forced to travel out of town to receive not just basic care, but to fill basic prescription needs.
Benefiting Communities
A city ordinance passed in 2020 prohibits massive deconstruction project debris from being hauled away to the dump. Instead, most of the material left from the brick-by-brick demolition of the Boulder Community Health hospital has been recycled and repurposed, keeping 60.8 million pounds out of the landfill.
Benefiting Communities
Reading Hospital recently announced that staff will be able to do volunteer work while on the clock through the Community Outreach and Engagement (CORE) program.
Benefiting Communities
A trio of Utah hospitals run by Intermountain Health are making sure that the best practice of breastfeeding has taken firm hold within their walls.
Benefiting Communities
Carrier Behavioral Health at Raritan Bay Medical Center represents a significant expansion of behavioral health treatment options to the Perth Amboy, New Jersey area residents served by the health system.
Benefiting Communities
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center
Lancaster, Pa.
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center’s “The Gratitude Project” memorializes the stories of its health care workers while they navigated the COVID-19 pandemic.
Benefiting Communities
AHA recently honored Lewis County General Hospital for 75 years of membership and for its continued commitment to serving their patients and communities.
Benefiting Communities
Community Hospital Anderson
Anderson, Ind.
A farm owned and operated by Community Hospital Anderson in Indiana recently completed a $2.5 million expansion that is expected to produce 30,000 pounds of produce per year to be shared with local food pantries to help address food insecurity across Madison County.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix, Arizona, has made a significant advancement in medical technology by performing the state’s first kidney transplant using robotic technology.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
CommonSpirit Health
In this “Safety Speaks” conversation, CommonSpirit Health's Beth Miller, system director, patient safety-performance improvement, and Austin Peterson, system director, patient harm prevention, discuss how safety transparency benefits both patients and providers, and how a CommonSpirit Health toolkit can help organizations lead the way in error reporting and patient safety.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
Atrium Health
Charlotte, N.C.
Atrium Health Cabarrus
Concord, N.C.
30 years from now, it's projected that nearly one quarter of America's population will be age 65 or older.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
Nemour’s Children’s Hospital
Wilmington, Del.
At 10 years old, Kieva has been dancing through life — literally. She is a competitive Irish dancer who reached the Open Championships — the highest level of competition — after just three years of dancing. However, she had a condition that put a stutter in her step.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
Banner Health
Phoenix, Ariz.
Leadership Dialogue Series: The Future is Here — Artificial Intelligence and Its Role in Health Care
In this conversation, Joanne M. Conroy, M.D. (2024 chair AHA) and Amy Perry (CEO Banner Health), discuss using technology to transform patient care.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
Intermountain Medical Center
Murray, Utah
Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Utah, has become the first hospital in the United States to use the newly FDA-approved Gore EXCLUDER Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis (TAMBE) device to treat complex aneurysms in the visceral aorta.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
In this conversation, Oren Guttman, M.D., anesthesiologist and vice president of High Reliability & Patient Safety at Thomas Jefferson University, discusses the mindset of resilience engineering, the future of patient safety and the big questions this work reveals.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
While the doctors, nurses and care teams of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta are focused on helping their youthful patients get better at Arthur M. Blank Hospital, much of the heavy lifting of day-to-day operations is done by a cadre of unpaid workers who never tire and never complain.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
Although artificial intelligence has the potential to improve and transform health care, doctors aren’t likely to leave the decision-making to chatbots anytime soon.
Prevention and Wellness
Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center
Idaho Falls, Idaho
Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center's new intensive outpatient program is designed to support young people dealing with issues such as anxiety, depression, stress, trauma and suicidal ideation that impact their school, relationships, family and/or community.
Prevention and Wellness
AdventHealth
Altamonte Springs, Fla.
. In this conversation, Jessica Galo, director of specialty care at AdventHealth for Children, and Jaeann Ashton, marketing director of Women's and Children's at AdventHealth, explore how the “Be a Mindleader” campaign is leading the way to improving adolescent mental health with these life-changing conversations.
Prevention and Wellness
Ascension Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital
Hoffman Estates, Ill.
In this conversation, two behavioral health experts from Ascension's outpatient program share the formula for its success in helping at-risk new moms.
Prevention and Wellness
CHI Health
Omaha, Neb.
CHI Health, has begun incorporating AHA’s “People Matter, Words Matter” series of posters into their facilities and to their workforce, with plans to showcase more in various ways,
Prevention and Wellness
Corewell Health
Grand Rapids, Mich.
In this conversation, Joanne M. Conroy, M.D., CEO and president of Dartmouth Health and 2024 AHA board chair, talks with Lynn Todman, vice president of health equity and community partnerships at Corewell Health, about how care providers are reaching within their community to reinforce strong health habits and individual wellness.
Prevention and Wellness
Kentucky Children's Hospital
Lexington, Ky.
The Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology Program, part of the DanceBlue Kentucky Children’s Hospital Hematology/Oncology Clinic, held the “Unlock Your Future” college and career fair targeted towards AYA patients.
Prevention and Wellness
Butler Hospital
Providence, R.I.
In this conversation, Mary Marran, president and CEO of Butler Hospital, describes how the enhanced partnership with The Providence Center has made a big difference in coordinating services and resources for their patients.
Prevention and Wellness
Intermountain Health
Salt Lake City, Utah
In this conversation, two experts from Intermountain Health discuss their "First 1,000 Days of Life" Initiative that provides wraparound services for at-risk new moms.
Prevention and Wellness
Fairview Health Services - M Health Fairview
Minneapolis, Minn.
This March, which is colorectal cancer awareness month, M Health Fairview is celebrating 10 years of its colorectal cancer prevention program, which has provided free colonoscopy screenings and education for individuals in diverse and underserved communities.