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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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Building Healthy Communities
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Lake Charles Memorial Hospital for Women, Lakeview Hospital, Lane Regional Medical Center, Ochsner American Legion Hospital, Ochsner Lafayette Medical Center, Ochsner St. Anne Hospital, Opelousas General Hospital System, Our Lady of the Angels Hospital, Rapides Regional Medical Center, Touro Hospital, Woman’s Hospital 
Louisiana

Louisiana hospitals launch program to support pregnant and postpartum women with substance use disorders
The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) has launched its inaugural group of 11 Project M.O.M. catalyst site hospitals, marking a major step forward in addressing maternal overdose mortality across the state.
Building Healthy Communities
a woman scans a continuous glucose monitor with her phone

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, Ark.

Digital diabetes education improving rural communities in Arkansas
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is leveraging digital health to expand diabetes education and support for rural communities across the state, addressing significant access barriers such as long travel distances and limited local resources.
Building Healthy Communities
A woman sits at a piano singing

Intermountain Health St. James Hospital
Montana

Encore of the Heart: Montana Performer Makes Comeback After Heart Attack
Frankee Angel, a lifelong performer, found her world upended when she suffered a sudden medical emergency just before playing piano at St. Patrick’s Church.
Ensuring Access to Care
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Sanford Health
Sioux Falls/Rapid City, S.D.

A Sanford Health doctor takes to the skies to bridge the rural health care gap in South Dakota
Storks delivering babies may be a flight of fancy, but a real South Dakota maternal-fetal medicine specialist flies hundreds of miles each week to reach rural patients who would otherwise face hours-long drives for specialized care.
Ensuring Access to Care
A man and a female health worker stand on either side of a child in an MRI machine

Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Little Rock, Ark.

Telemedicine helps rural Arkansas hospitals provide pediatric cardiac MRI, CT scans close to home
Arkansas Children’s Hospital is utilizing telemedicine to expand access to care and support rural hospitals that lack pediatric cardiac MRI and CT expertise.
Ensuring Access to Care
Women stand at a volunteer table displaying boxes of diapers and feminine hygiene products

Northern Cochise Community Hospital
Cochise County, Ariz.

Meeting essential needs brings dignity to the desert
In rural Cochise County, Ariz., many older adults struggle with limited incomes, chronic health conditions, and scarce access to essential resources. Geographic isolation and high poverty rates among seniors make basic needs — such as adult incontinence supplies — difficult to afford.
Benefiting Communities
Two women dressed in casual festive Christmas outfits unwrap gifts in an office

MultiCare Valley Hospital
Spokane, Wash.

MultiCare Valley Hospital brings holiday cheer to local students
Every December, health care workers at MultiCare Valley Hospital, based in Spokane, Wash., take on extra seasonal roles: holiday “elves." For nine years, the staff has organized a gift drive to support local children, donating presents and essential items to families who need them most.
Benefiting Communities
advancing-health-podcast
From Closure to Comeback: A Rural ICU Is Reborn
In this Leadership Dialogue conversation, Marc Boom, M.D., president and CEO of Houston Methodist and the 2026 AHA board chair, sits down with Mark Boucot, president and CEO of WVU Medicine Potomac Valley Hospital, to explore how rural hospitals can leverage technology and partnerships to deliver care close to home.
Benefiting Communities
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Manning Family Children’s Hospital
New Orleans, La.

Manning Family Children’s Hospital becomes first level I pediatric trauma center in Louisiana
Manning Family Children’s Hospital has become the first facility in Louisiana and the broader Gulf South region to earn verification as a Level I Pediatric Trauma Center.
Innovation, Research, and Quality Improvement
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University of Iowa Health Care
Iowa City, Iowa

UI Health Care performs its first robotic living donor nephrectomy
University of Iowa Health announced in early February 2026 that it had successfully completed its first robotic living donor nephrectomy, a procedure performed by transplant surgeon Ramy El-Diwany, M.D.
Innovation, Research, and Quality Improvement
UNMC ICU family app screen

Nebraska Medicine - Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Neb.

UNMC nurse develops platform to help ICU patients’ family members participate in patient care
The University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) has launched Familyroom.health, a digital platform designed to support families of patients in intensive care.
Innovation, Research, and Quality Improvement
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Baton Rouge General, Woman's Hospital, Ochsner Health, St. Tammany Parish, Terrebonne General Health System, LCMC Health, Lake Charles Memorial Health System, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System
Louisiana

Multiple Louisiana health systems jointly launch MyChart Central for unified patient experience
Several Louisiana health systems have jointly launched MyChart Central, creating the first statewide, unified patient portal experience.
Prevention and Wellness
A female physician touches a pregnant woman's abdomen

Lake Charles Memorial Hospital for Women, Lakeview Hospital, Lane Regional Medical Center, Ochsner American Legion Hospital, Ochsner Lafayette Medical Center, Ochsner St. Anne Hospital, Opelousas General Hospital System, Our Lady of the Angels Hospital, Rapides Regional Medical Center, Touro Hospital, Woman’s Hospital 
Louisiana

Louisiana hospitals launch program to support pregnant and postpartum women with substance use disorders
The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) has launched its inaugural group of 11 Project M.O.M. catalyst site hospitals, marking a major step forward in addressing maternal overdose mortality across the state.
Prevention and Wellness
a woman scans a continuous glucose monitor with her phone

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, Ark.

Digital diabetes education improving rural communities in Arkansas
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is leveraging digital health to expand diabetes education and support for rural communities across the state, addressing significant access barriers such as long travel distances and limited local resources.
Prevention and Wellness
a gerbera daisy rests on a plate as part of a romantic, candle-lit table

HCA Florida St. Lucie Hospital
Port St. Lucie, Fla.

Anniversary to remember: HCA Florida St. Lucie Hospital nurses surprise one of their own
It was Angela and Christopher’s wedding anniversary, but it looked like they wouldn’t be able to celebrate it. Angela, a nurse at HCA Florida St. Lucie Hospital, wasn’t working — instead, she was a patient recovering from surgery to address severe abdominal pain. But her co-workers and friends weren’t going to let the day pass by.
Workforce
Denise Higgins, medical assistant at St. Charles Health System

St. Charles Health System
Bend, Ore.

A class act: Oregon health system covers medical assistant tuition
St. Charles Health System, based in Bend, Ore., is investing in the future of its workforce — and by extension, the health of the entire central Oregon community — through a new educational initiative.
Workforce
advancing-health-podcast
2026 AHA Health Care Workforce Scan: AI and the Future of Staffing
In this conversation, Gratia Pitcher, M.D., chief medical officer and patient experience dyad leader with Essentia Health, and Larissa Africa, vice president of health care workforce solutions with Staff Garden by Ascend Learning, discuss findings from the 2026 AHA Health Care Workforce Scan.
Workforce
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East Alabama Health
Opelika, Ala.

Strengthening the rural workforce: East Alabama Health tackles nursing shortage
Maintaining a trained workforce is one of the greatest challenges facing rural hospitals today. In Alabama, the shortage is particularly and increasingly severe, especially when it comes to nurses. East Alabama Health is addressing the problem in multiple ways.
Benefiting Communities
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Our Lady of the Lakes Regional Medical Center
Baton Rouge, La.

Many Viewpoints Shape the Health Care in Baton Rouge
Our Lady of the Lakes Regional Medical Center is among the founders of Healthy BR, a regional approach to identifying community societal and health factors across a wide range of areas and industries.
Benefiting Communities
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Boston Medical Center
Boston, Ma.

Boston Medical Center is the Hub of Community Care
Boston Medical Center considers every aspect of health: physical, mental, emotional, and even financial, and finds a way to nourish it.
Benefiting Communities
This North Jersey hospital is the first in the nation to receive an equity certification
Hackensack University Medical Center has opened the Helena Theurer Pavilion, a new 530,000-square-foot, nine-story surgical and intensive care tower to help address health equity and work with the community to address areas of need.
Benefiting Communities
Hundreds attend AtlantiCare Community Health Fair to celebrate, care and connect
New Jerseyites turned out by the hundreds to attend AlantiCare’s Federally Qualified Health Center’s annual community health fair at Atlantic Cape Community College in Atlantic City August 11.
Benefiting Communities
A chubby cheeked baby is examined with a stethoscope

Children's Hospital Colorado
Denver, Colo.

Children's Hospital Colorado Launches State's First Pediatric Precision Medicine Institute
Children's Hospital Colorado is among the care providers that have recently rolled out personalized medicine to patients.
Benefiting Communities
Copper Queen Community Hospital, Arizona.

Copper Queen Community Hospital
Bisbee, Ariz.

Southern Arizona hospital to expand rural health care access
Copper Queen Community Hospital in Bisbee has ambitious growth plans on the drawing board that will benefit 27,820 people, according to projections.
Benefiting Communities
a child with head wrapped in gauze and bandages sits upright in a hospital bed holding a tablet computer

University of Michigan Health - C.S. Mott Children's Hospital
Ann Arbor, Mich.

U-M Health C.S. Mott Children's Hospital distributes iPads to improve technology access for patients
University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital patients now have access to one of more than 150 new iPads during their stay.
Benefiting Communities
A Kentucky Children's patient and a golfer at the Mini Pro-Am tournament

Kentucky Children’s Hospital
Lexington, Ky.

Patients get into the swing of things at Kentucky Children’s Hospital
Things tend to get competitive on the makeshift nine-hole miniature golf course located at the University of Kentucky’s baseball field – especially on the day of the annual Mini Pro-Am tournament, where patients at UK HealthCare’s Kentucky Children’s Hospital play with assistance from volunteer caddies.
Benefiting Communities
Telling the Hospital Story: Overlook Medical Center
The recently dedicated Stacy Goldstein Breast Center within Overlook Medical Center promises to offer world-class breast cancer services to members of the New Jersey community, according to the family whose generous financial support made the new center possible.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
Nemours patient Kieva sits smiling in her Irish dancing costume

Nemour’s Children’s Hospital
Wilmington, Del.

How Robotic Surgery Helped a 10-Year-Old Dancer Return to the Stage in Record Time
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
advancing-health-podcast

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
Illustration of aortic valves

Intermountain Medical Center
Murray, Utah

Utah Medical Center First in Nation to Use Game-Changing Device to Treat Aortic Aneurysms
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
Advancing Health Podcast
What is Resilience Engineering and What Does it Mean for Patient Safety?
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
Arthur Blank Childrens Atlanta robot in hospital hallway
How Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta uses its robot fleet to support its new hospital
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
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Clinicians and Chatbots: Boston Hospital Study Compares Their Clinical Reasoning
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.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
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Cedars-Sinai
Los Angeles, Calif,

Cedars-Sinai Establishes Health Science University
Maintaining a robust pipeline of talent flowing into the health care field includes training the next generation of academic scientists, physician leaders and allied health professionals for the future of health care and biomedical science.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
advancing-health-podcast

Cedars-Sinai
Los Angeles, Calif,

Leadership Dialogue Series: The Delicate Dance of Integration with Tom Priselac
In this Leadership Dialogue conversation, Tom Priselac, president and CEO emeritus of Cedars-Sinai, discusses overseeing 30 years of growth and integration at the health system, and the perspectives required to integrate across multiple care areas.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
advancing-health-podcast
Planning for Resiliency in the IV Fluid Supply Chain
In this conversation, Mark Taylor, M.D., surgical director for surgical operations at Cleveland Clinic, discusses the health system's ongoing IV fluid conservation strategies and the importance of constant and targeted communication during supply chain shortages.
Prevention and Wellness
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Fairview Health Services - M Health Fairview
Minneapolis, Minn.

M Health Fairview marks 10 years of colorectal cancer program for diverse, underserved residents
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.
Prevention and Wellness
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An interdisciplinary approach to lung cancer screening takes hold in Maryland
When it comes to lung cancer, less than 5% of high-risk patients nationally receive screening; in Maryland, the number is less than 3%. Now, at the University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center’s Lung Center and Tate Cancer Center, a team of experts in lung cancer, thoracic surgery and interventional pulmonology are joining forces to improve the rate of screening and, hopefully, save lives.
Prevention and Wellness
advancing-health-podcast

Orlando Health
Orlando, Fla.

Beyond Birth: Matters of the Heart With Orlando Health
This special series explores the medical complications that can accompany pregnancy, successful prenatal and postpartum treatment programs, and how hospitals and health systems are addressing the social needs of new mothers.
Prevention and Wellness
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HHS grant funds HIV testing among high-risk patients
Loma Linda University Medical Center (LLUMC) will now house within their emergency department a comprehensive behavioral health program, as well as an HIV prevention and care program.
Prevention and Wellness
Indiana University Health clinician checks patient's blood pressure at a barbershop
Indiana hospital heads to the barbershop to trim cardiovascular disease among Black men
Indiana University Health recently began a new community health initiative to provide prevention, education and early detection of cardiovascular disease — which includes free blood pressure screenings — in area barbershops.
Prevention and Wellness
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Northwell Health
New Hyde Park, N.Y.

How One Health System Rewrote a Menu and Big Cliché
A hospital’s food menu can color patients’ perceptions of quality care. Northwell Health, New York State’s largest health care provider, took that truth to heart as it spent significant time and effort in upgrading the millions of meals it serves each year. The overall reaction? More, please!
Prevention and Wellness
advancing-health-podcast

Indiana University Health
Indianapolis, Ind.

Sparking Social Connection and Community With Indiana University Health

In 2023, the U.S. Surgeon General issued a shocking 80-plus page advisory declaring loneliness and social isolation as reaching epidemic levels in American society. Ready to act, Indiana University Health was among the first large health systems to develop a care network to spark social connection and community.

Prevention and Wellness
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Northern Light Health
Brewer, Maine

Maine health system basks in a red glow to encourage heart-healthy activities, reduce heart disease risk
To mark American Heart Month in February, Northern Light Health is “glowing red” all month and sharing tips for heart-healthy exercise habits and recipes.
Prevention and Wellness
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Lovelace UNM Rehabilitation Hospital
Albuquerque, N.M.

A Love Letter to Our Outpatient Rehabilitation staff
Lily Colmenero expressed her gratitude to several of the care teams and staff members at New Mexico’s Lovelace UNM Rehabilitation Hospital who provide ongoing compassionate care for her husband, Cesar, as he battles the effects of multiple sclerosis (MS).