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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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University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Neb.

The Next Outbreak: Hantavirus, Ebola, and Hospital Readiness
In this conversation, Angela Hewlett, M.D., professor of infectious diseases at the University of Nebraska Medical Center and medical director of the Nebraska Biocontainment Unit, explains how her team helped monitor and care for Americans exposed to the Andes hantavirus strain, the only known hantavirus capable of person-to-person transmission.
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Saint Alphonsus Regional Medical Center
Boise, Idaho

Bringing life-saving prehospital blood transfusions directly to patients in Idaho
Saint Alphonsus, in partnership with Canyon County Paramedics and the American Red Cross, has launched Idaho’s first ground‑based EMS whole‑blood transfusion program.
Building Healthy Communities
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University of Illinois Chicago

Menopause Matters: Closing Gaps in Care and Awareness
University of Illinois Chicago's Pauline Maki, Ph.D., professor of psychiatry, psychology, and obstetrics and gynecology, and Makeba Williams, M.D., professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, unpack why menopause care is finally having a breakthrough moment.
Ensuring Access to Care
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Cottage Hospital, New Hampshire
Sharon Hospital, Connecticut

A Rural Solution to the Geriatric Mental Health Crisis
In this conversation, leaders from Cottage Hospital and Sharon Hospital (part of Northwell Health) share how specialized geriatric behavioral health programs are helping older adults receive compassionate, comprehensive mental health care close to home.
Ensuring Access to Care
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Springfield Hospital
Springfield, Vt.

Expanding access to advanced diagnostic tools in rural Vermont
A new service at a critical access hospital in rural Vermont is strengthening neurological care in the community.
Ensuring Access to Care
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Hackensack Meridian Health
Hackensack, N.J.

Hackensack Meridian Health Opens Nation’s First Health & Wellness Center In A Major Travel Hub
The Metropark Health & Wellness Center is the first comprehensive health and wellness facility in the nation to be located within a major transit hub, offering convenient access to care for commuters and nearby residents.
Benefiting Communities
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Corewell Health
Michigan

Corewell Health and Champions of the Heart Foundation bring cardiac emergency response training to residents
Corewell Health and the Champions of the Heart Foundation are joining forces to expand emergency preparedness and lifesaving training across Michigan, aiming to equip more residents with the skills needed to respond to cardiac emergencies.
Benefiting Communities
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Cheyenne Regional Medical Center
Wyoming

Cheyenne Regional Medical Center Expands Addiction Services
Cheyenne Regional Medical Center (CRMC) has partnered with GamFin, a national nonprofit focused on financial recovery from problem gambling, to offer free, confidential financial counseling to Laramie County residents harmed by problem gambling.
Benefiting Communities
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Southwest Health
Platteville, Wis.

How a Father-Daughter Team Is Strengthening Rural Maternity Care
Southwest Health's Kevin Carr, M.D., family medicine physician, and Melissa Carr, M.D., OB/GYN, reflect on the joy of practicing medicine together, delivering babies side by side, and caring for generations of families in rural Wisconsin as a father-daughter duo.
Innovation, Research, and Quality Improvement
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Community Memorial Hospital
Hamilton, N.Y.

Patients travel across New York state for robotic spine surgery in Hamilton
Community Memorial Hospital in Hamilton, New York, is transforming spine surgery by introducing robotic technology, led by neurosurgeon Dr. Nicholas Qandah.
Innovation, Research, and Quality Improvement
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Mercy Hospital St. Louis
St. Louis, Mo.

Missouri hospital treats liver cancer with bubbles, sound waves that ‘liquefy’ tumors
Mercy Hospital St. Louis is now using a cancer treatment that sounds more like science fiction than modern medicine: “Bubble clouds” and sound waves are being deployed to destroy liver tumors — painlessly.
Innovation, Research, and Quality Improvement
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Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare
Clinton, Mo.

First-of-its-kind surgery utilizes miniature robotic system
A surgeon at Golden Valley Memorial Healthcare in Clinton, Mo., has completed the world’s first knee replacement surgery using a new miniature robotic system.
Prevention and Wellness
Heads Up: Foundations for Youth Mental Health poster

Dartmouth Health Children’s
Lebanon, N.H. 

Health system's ‘Heads Up’ series supports young people’s mental well-being
Dartmouth Health Children’s has launched a new season of its “Heads Up” mental health awareness series focused on children, titled “Heads Up: Foundations for Youth Mental Health.”
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University of Pennsylvania Health System
Philadelphia

More Than Survival: Healing Trauma from Violence
In this conversation, Elinore Kaufman, M.D., medical director of the Penn Trauma Violence Recovery Program, and Michele Volpe, chief operating officer of the University of Pennsylvania Health System, share how hospital-based violence intervention programs are helping patients heal physically, emotionally and socially after traumatic injury.
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CommonSpirit Health
Chicago, Ill.

Words Matter: Reducing Stigma in Substance Use Disorder Care

For millions facing substance use disorders, stigma isn’t just harmful — it’s a barrier to survival. In this conversation, three leaders from CommonSpirit Health explore how the organization is confronting stigma head-on through education, storytelling and culture change. They also reveal how shifting language, training and grassroots efforts are helping patients feel seen and heard on their road to recovery.

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Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women & Newborns
San Diego, Calif.

High-risk pregnancy gives doctor new perspective at Sharp Mary Birch
At Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women & Newborns in San Diego, Nick Saade, M.D., saw the patient experience from a different perspective — as a husband and expectant father.
Workforce
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Real Solutions to Workplace Violence
In recognition of #HAVHope Day on June 5th, Sarah Hunter, president of Gottlieb Memorial Hospital, explores the innovative approaches her team is using to reduce workplace violence. From a simple but effective buddy system to stronger partnerships with public safety agencies and community leaders, hear real-world solutions that help healthcare workers focus on what they do best — caring for patients.
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Hartford HealthCare
Hartford, Conn.

Innovative Models to Strengthen Behavioral Healthcare
In this Leadership Dialogue conversation, Marc Boom, M.D., president and CEO of Houston Methodist and the 2026 AHA board chair, speaks with John Santopietro, M.D., senior vice president at Hartford HealthCare and physician-in-chief of its Behavioral Health Network.
Benefiting Communities
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Community Hospital Anderson
Anderson, Ind.

Community Hospital Anderson opens $2.5 million farm expansion to donate more to local food pantries
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.
Benefiting Communities
Cheyenne Regional Medical Center. A physical therapist helps an aged patient lift a weight.
Cheyenne Regional Medical Center’s Behavioral Health Services Joins ‘Age-Friendly Health Systems’ Initiative
Wyoming’s Cheyenne Regional Medical Center has joined more than 2,700 hospitals, outpatient clinics and health systems nationwide as participants in the “Age-Friendly Health Systems” initiative.
Benefiting Communities
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Baptist Health
Little Rock, Ark.

Baptist Health’s Food Rx Program
Baptist Health recognizes the financial constraints that many patients face, and, in response, developed the Food Rx Program to provide nonperishable food items to patients who have an immediate need.
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.
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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
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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.
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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.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
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Advanced robotic technology enhances lung cancer care at Washington hospital
PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center in Bellingham, Wash., is aiming to catch cancer earlier through their use of Intuitive Ion™ Robotic Bronchoscopy technology.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
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Scripps Health
San Diego, Calif.

How to Survive a Cyberattack with Scripps Health: Part Four
In the last of this four-part conversation, four leaders from Scripps Health — Chris Van Gorder, president and CEO, Todd Walbridge, senior director of corporate and system safety and security, Shane Thielman, corporate senior vice president and chief information officer, and Gerry Soderstrom, corporate senior vice president and chief audit, compliance and risk officer — discuss the future of cyberattacks on America's health care, the real-time threat to patients, and recovery efforts once an attack is over.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
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How to Survive a Cyberattack with Scripps Health: Part Three
In the third of this four-part conversation, three experts from Scripps Health, Chris Van Gorder, president & CEO, Shane Thielman, corporate senior vice president and chief information officer, and Gerry Soderstrom, corporate senior vice president and chief audit, compliance & risk officer talk through the day the organization experienced a cyberattack.
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MultiCare Health System
Tacoma, Wash.

Innovative biopsy technique leads to early lung cancer detection and recovery
Twelve years after losing her husband David to lung cancer, Bev Brookshire faced her own health scare. When she began to experience shortness of breath and wheezing, a CT scan at Washington state-based MultiCare revealed a nodule on her lung.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
A child in an arm sling sits between a parent and a doctor in a white coat examining the arm
How telemedicine can cut costs and speeds up care for pediatric orthopedic injuries
A study from Nemours Children’s Health surveyed 350 pediatric orthopedic trauma patients who, due to the nature of their injuries, were transferred to pediatric hospitals from other local facilities, and found that more than a third of those transfers could have been avoided — meaning the patients would have gotten faster care at a much lower cost — through the use of telemedicine.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
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Advancing empathy in AI: Vanderbilt tackles chatbot safety for mental health
A team at Vanderbilt University Medical Center is setting out on a two-year project that aims to make AI chatbots more effective — and more empathetic — when part of behavioral health care treatment.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
West Virginia University Hospitals surgeons operate with cardiorobotics equipment

West Virginia University Health System
Morgantown, W.V.

A first-ever robotic surgery gives one woman a Thanksgiving to remember
Poppy McGee may not have made it to Thanksgiving. A stroke and brain surgery had already left McGee, 73, in a medically precarious state. Then doctors discovered a severe problem with her aortic valve and a blockage in her coronary artery, which were both contributing to heart failure.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
Eitan Melamed, M.D., chief of hand surgery at NYC Health + Hospitals, check's Harry Perks' right hand
Specialized Surgery at NYC Health + Hospitals Allows Patient to Regain Use of His Hand
The Center for Hand Surgery at NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst restored the use of Harry Perks' right hand after 10 years of immobility due to spasticity from a drug overdose.
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Mass General for Children
Boston, Mass.

Hospital Team ‘Is Like Family’ to Young Patient Living With Prosthetic Leg
Savannah, a 12-year-old from North Andover, Mass., loves gymnastics, soccer and swimming — activities she is enjoying two years after being diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer, and adjusting to living with a prosthetic leg.
Prevention and Wellness
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Intermountain Health
Salt Lake City, Utah

The First 1,000 Days of Life: Creating Brighter Futures for New Moms and Babies
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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!
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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.

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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.