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Telling the Hospital Story: All Hospital Stories

Explore the amazing stories of hospitals going above and beyond to care for their patients and communities throughout America. Search by location using state, category, or hospital name in the interactive map below, or sort stories by category using the filter.

 

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Ensuring Access to Care
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HaysMed, Gove County Medical Center, Scott County Hospital, Clara Barton Medical Center
Kansas

7 Kansas rural hospitals form network to strengthen independence, advance value-based care
Seven independent rural hospitals have joined forces to launch the Kansas High Value Network, a new collaborative organization designed to expand access to care, improve clinical outcomes and reduce operating costs while preserving local governance.
Ensuring Access to Care
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Jefferson Health
Philadelphia, Pa.

Care Without the Wait: Rethinking Access to Healthcare
In this conversation, Baligh Yehia, M.D., president of Jefferson Health, shares how the organization is rethinking healthcare access through same-day cancer care, virtual primary care, home-based services, and expanded access to clinical trials.
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LCMC Health
New Orleans, La.

Bridge to Care: Better Care Transitions for Opioid Use
This conversation shares how integrated care models, addiction consult services and peer navigators are improving care transitions and increasing access to evidence-based treatment.
Benefiting Communities
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Alaska Native Medical Center
Anchorage, Alaska

Alaska Hospital Creates a Healing Environment for Patients in Recovery
In Anchorage, hospital beds are increasingly occupied by patients who are medically ready to leave but have nowhere to go while they wait for short-term nursing and rehabilitation services. To help address this growing challenge, the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium is building a new skilled nursing facility on the Alaska Native Medical Center campus.
Benefiting Communities
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CHI St. Alexius Health Williston
Williston, N.D.

CHI St. Alexius Health Williston launches behavioral health program for older adults
CHI St. Alexius Health Williston has a new outpatient program to address the growing mental health needs of older adults in northwestern North Dakota.
Benefiting Communities
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University of New Mexico Hospital Children’s Psychiatric Center
Albuquerque, N.M.

New Mexico hospital's Children’s Psychiatric Center enhances behavioral healthcare for children and adolescents
The University of New Mexico Hospital has completed a major expansion and modernization of its Children’s Psychiatric Center in Albuquerque.
Innovation, Research, and Quality Improvement
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Hackensack Meridian Health
Edison, N.J.

How NJ's Largest Health Network is Fixing an $8B National Crisis in Parkinson's Care
Hospital care for people with Parkinson’s disease costs nearly $8 billion annually and places about one in six hospitalized patients at significant risk for an avoidable complication due to healthcare systems that are not designed to meet their unique, time-sensitive needs.
Innovation, Research, and Quality Improvement
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Children's Hospital Colorado
Aurora, Colo.

Colorado hospital helps develop national standards for cognitive and developmental care in sickle cell disease
Children’s Hospital Colorado helped the National Alliance of Sickle Cell Centers develop new national standards to improve how developmental and cognitive challenges are identified and managed in people with sickle cell disease (SCD).
Innovation, Research, and Quality Improvement
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Children’s Mercy Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri

Heart transplant gives Kansas teen new outlook after lifelong cardiac battle
A 16-year-old Kansas patient is looking toward a future with fewer health limitations after receiving a heart transplant at Children’s Mercy Kansas City.
Prevention and Wellness
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Cone Health
Greensboro, N.C.

Pregnancy and the Heart: Why Teamwork Matters
Maternal mortality remains a critical challenge in the United States, and many pregnancy complications are linked to chronic health conditions, including cardiovascular disease.
Prevention and Wellness
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University of Washington Medicine, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Seattle, Wash.

Seattle hospital screening program connects patients to lifesaving cancer care
The University of Washington Medicine and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center Colorectal Cancer Screening Program is helping more people detect colorectal cancer early through at-home tests, clinician outreach and patient navigation support.
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NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue
New York

The First Chapter: Literacy and Bonding in the NICU
In this conversation, Gabriela Jimenez Thompson, program lead of Our Story Begins at NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue, and Liliana Escobar, R.N., NICU head nurse at Bellevue Hospital Center, share how the Our Story Begins program uses books, reading, language and nurse education to strengthen NICU parent engagement, bonding and early childhood development.
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UAMS, Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas
Arkansas

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences develops new toolkit to help hospitals integrate doulas
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation has launched the Advancing Doulas and Perinatal Teams Toolkit, a new resource designed to help hospitals better integrate doulas into maternal care teams and improve outcomes for mothers and infants.
Workforce
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M Health Farview
Minneapolis, Minn.

How APPs Can Ease the Healthcare Workforce Crisis
Hospitals and health systems can't meet growing patient demand without full leveraging advanced practice providers (APPs).
Workforce
Linda Bos and her three daughters — Lydia Hollemans, Naomi Palmbos and Anika Bos — each serve in different areas across the Michigan Health-West health system.

University of Michigan Health-West
Michigan

Under one roof: A family of nurses working throughout University of Michigan Health-West
At University of Michigan Health-West, a unique family story is unfolding through the work of four dedicated nurses from the Bos family.
Benefiting Communities
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Adventist Health
Bakersfield, Calif.

Doctor's Office on Wheels Brings Immunizations to Kern's Children
Adventist Health’s unique mobile clinic — think of it as a doctor's office on wheels — helps families and their children in and around Bakersfield, Calif., by offering immunizations for young people from birth to 19 years old at various locations around Kern County.
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University of Maryland Medical System
Eastern Shore, Md.

Maryland's Eastern Shore Boosts Health Care Access with Innovative Medical Training Program
More than 1 million people in Maryland live in medically underserved areas — mostly on the state’s rural Eastern Shore. The University of Maryland School of Medicine aims to change that.
Benefiting Communities
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Fox Chase Cancer Center
Philadelphia, Pa.

Fox Chase Cancer Center Launches Advanced Mobile Screening Unit to Enhance Community Outreach
On October 28, 2024, Fox Chase Cancer Center unveiled its latest Mobile Screening Unit (MSU), a state-of-the-art cancer research center on wheels.
Benefiting Communities
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ChristianaCare
Middletown, Delaware

ChristianaCare Announces Plans to Expand Health Care Services in Middletown
ChristianaCare is set to expand its health care services in Middletown, Delaware, by constructing a new multidisciplinary health center on its Middletown campus.
Benefiting Communities
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NYC making a big investment in maternal health in Coney Island
New York City is making a significant investment in maternal health with the construction of a new integrated women’s health center at NYC Health + Hospitals/South Brooklyn Health in Coney Island.
Benefiting Communities
Elizabeth Brown, Sanford Health physician, speaks with a patient in her office
Balancing Act: One Doctor’s Journey from Ranch to Rural Health Care
Elizabeth Brown, M.D., an OB/GYN at Sanford Health in Dickinson, North Dakota, balances her medical career with her life on a 650-acre ranch in Glendive, Montana.
Benefiting Communities
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Lee Health
Fort Myers, Fla.

From Ian to Milton: Lessons Learned in Hurricane Response
In this conversation, Scott Nygaard, M.D., chief operating officer at Lee Health, discusses the impact these natural disasters have had on the organization
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Los Alamos Medical Center
Los Alamos, N.M.

Los Alamos Medical Center Opens New Sleep Lab
For area residents of Los Alamos, New Mexico, a terrific new option is available to treat sleep disorders with the opening of a new Sleep Lab during the summer of 2024 that greatly expands treatment capabilities in the region for sleep disorders.
Benefiting Communities
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The Intersection of Health Care and Community with the 2024 Foster G. McGaw Prize Finalists
. In this conversation, Andres Nieto, director of community health outreach and marketing with NewYork-Presbyterian, and Jamie Ketas, vice president of population health with Englewood Health, discuss how communities and health systems can intersect to improve quality of life, and how solutions can target populations with specific health care barriers.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
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A rural Louisiana hospital works to improve early sepsis detection
Our Lady of the Lake Ascension has recently implemented the only Food and Drug Administration-cleared sepsis test, IntelliSep, a blood test that can detect sepsis in its early stages.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
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TidalHealth Peninsula Regional
Salisbury, Md.

AFib patients benefit from cutting-edge robotic procedure at TidalHealth
A new treatment has come to patients with atrial fibrillation (AFib) living in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C., as TidalHealth Peninsula Regional is now the first in the area to offer the innovative robotic convergent procedure.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
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Bethesda Hospital West
Boca Raton, Fla.,

Game-changing AR spine surgery performed for the first time in Florida
Timothy O’Connor, M.D., director of minimally invasive and robotic spine surgery at the Marcus Neuroscience Institute at Bethesda Hospital West in Boca Raton, Fla., on Feb. 10 performed the first next-generation augmented reality (AR) spinal surgery in the state.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
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Texas Children’s Hospital and UT MD Anderson Cancer Center join forces to end pediatric cancer
Texas Children's Hospital and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have announced a collaboration dedicated to pediatric cancer care.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
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Carilion Clinic
Roanoke, Va.

A Great Catch: Strategies for Building a Culture of Safety Reporting
In this conversation, Mindy Estes, M.D., former CEO of Saint Luke’s Health System and former AHA board chair, and Nancy Howell Agee, CEO emeritus of Carilion Clinic and former AHA board chair, discuss the importance of bringing a culture of safety reporting to an organization.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
MUSC’s First Upright MRI Is Changing Lives, Thanks to One Patient’s Vision. A clinician positions a patient for an MRI.
MUSC’s First Upright MRI Is Changing Lives, Thanks to One Patient’s Vision
A new, specialized magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine at the Medical University of South Carolina Health West Ashley Medical Pavillion is bringing the technology to patients who need it. And it’s thanks to a patient who needed it.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
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Baptist Health UAMS
Little Rock, Ark.

Baptist Health UAMS Utilizes New Therapy to Treat Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Baptist Health UAMS Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic in Little Rock, Ark., is aiming to help patients struggling with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) get a good night sleep if they are unable to use continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
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UC Davis Children's Hospital
Sacramento, Calif.

UC Davis Children's Hospital’s AI-powered solution for type 1 diabetes management
About 2 million Americans — including over 300,000 children and adolescents — live with type 1 diabetes, or T1D.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
Image Telling the Hospital Story: One heart, three lives: How Duke Health is revolutionizing pediatric heart transplants March 18, 2025

Duke Health

One heart, three lives: How Duke Health is revolutionizing pediatric heart transplants
The Duke team performed the world’s first living mitral valve replacement, a type of partial heart transplant, which Duke pioneered in 2022.
Prevention and Wellness
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Rutland Regional Medical Center
Rutland, Vt.

Vermont hospital leads workshops with practical skills for managing chronic conditions
Rutland (Vt.) Regional Medical Center, in partnership with My Healthy Vermont, offers self-management programs that provide participants with the skills and tools needed to effectively manage their medical condition.
Prevention and Wellness
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Fred Hutch serves up cooking resources to nourish cancer patients
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle offers more than just high-quality care to their cancer patients. The hospital also provides access to Cook For Your Life, a web-based nutrition and recipe resource dedicated to advancing research on diet, cancer prevention and survivorship.
Prevention and Wellness
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MaineHealth
Portland, Maine

‘Let’s Go!’ initiative is decreasing childhood obesity in Maine
Launched nearly 20 years ago by MaineHealth and several community partners, Let’s Go! is a community engagement initiative designed to increase healthy eating and active living and decrease obesity.
Prevention and Wellness
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Northern Light Acadia Hospital
Bangor, Maine

Maine hospital’s training empowers its community to support children’s emotional well-being
Northern Light Acadia Hospital in Bangor, Maine, is addressing children’s mental health needs by providing psychological first aid training (PFA) to community partners including local school employees, camp counselors and hospital teams.
Prevention and Wellness
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Dartmouth Health
Lebanon, N.H.

Leadership Dialogue Series: Anxiety Disorders and Ways to Support Mental Health
In this conversation, Joanne M. Conroy, M.D., CEO & president of Dartmouth Health and 2024 AHA board chair, speaks with her colleague Robert E. Brady, Ph.D., director of Anxiety Disorders Service at Dartmouth Health, about different types of anxieties and their prevalence in today’s culture.
Prevention and Wellness
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University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, N.Y.

What is Cognitive Load and How to Manage It for Clinicians?
In this new "Safety Speaks" conversation, Michael Privitera, M.D., professor emeritus of psychiatry at the University of Rochester Medical Center, discusses ways to ease the cognitive load that many physicians and caregivers face, and how simple steps can be implemented to make it easier to focus on what's most important.
Prevention and Wellness
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Atlantic Health System
Morristown, N.J.

Atlantic Health targets polypharmacy
Morristown, N.J.-based Atlantic Health System will soon deploy an AI-based technology that flags polypharmacy issues.
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Kittitas Valley Healthcare
Ellensburg, Wash.

How a Rural Health System Continues to Provide Essential Obstetric Services
In this conversation, Julie Petersen, CEO of Kittitas Valley Healthcare, discusses how her organization kept its promise to preserve essential obstetric services for women of all ages.
Prevention and Wellness
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Henry Ford Health 
Detroit, Michigan

Optimizing Whole Person Care Through Integration
In this conversation, Cathrine Frank, M.D., chair of psychiatry and behavioral health services at Henry Ford Health, shares how they utilize a virtual team approach to provide reachable care.