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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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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.
Building Healthy Communities
The Canyon County EMS whole-blood transfusion team stands in front of a Canyon County Paramedics ambulance

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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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.
Ensuring Access to Care
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Providence St. Peter Hospital
Washington

Bridge to Care: Strengthening Opioid Recovery
In this conversation, Heidi Bray, DNP, nurse practitioner and hospitalist at Providence St. Peter Hospital, explores how hospitals can improve opioid use disorder treatment.
Ensuring Access to Care
Telling the Hospital Story - Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City Image of two hands holding kidney artwork

Saint Luke’s Hospital of Kansas City
Kansas City, Kansas

Living Donor Transplant Gives Patient New Life at Saint Luke’s
Saint Luke’s is a leader in transplantation and is committed to expanding access to living kidney donation.
Benefiting Communities
Pennsylvania Hospital Museum

Pennsylvania Hospital
Pennsylvania

America’s oldest hospital becomes Philadelphia’s newest museum
Pennsylvania Hospital, the nation’s first chartered hospital, celebrated its 275th anniversary by opening the Pennsylvania Hospital Museum in May 2026.
Benefiting Communities
A clinician at Artesia General Hospital uses Microsoft Dragon Copilot, an AI-powered clinical assistant that records patient conversations, transcribes them, and updates electronic health records automatically.

Artesia General Hospital
New Mexico

At one rural New Mexico hospital, doctors turn to AI tools
Dr. Peter Jewell, a family medicine physician at the 25-bed Artesia General Hospital in rural New Mexico, has adopted Microsoft Dragon Copilot, an AI-powered clinical assistant that records patient conversations, transcribes them, and updates electronic health records automatically.
Benefiting Communities
Hands practicing chest compressions on a dummy

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.
Innovation, Research, and Quality Improvement
Texas Children's Hospital heart transplant patients Ahmed, Nasir and Preston

Texas Children’s Hospital
Houston, Texas

The power of friendship helps three young patients through heart transplants
Three young heart patients at Texas Children’s Hospital turned a difficult medical journey into an inspiring story of friendship, resilience and hope.
Innovation, Research, and Quality Improvement
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Houston Methodist Hospital
Houston, Texas

How Houston Methodist is integrating remote monitoring to boost patient experience
Houston Methodist is transforming their inpatient care through remote monitoring technology that gives clinicians a continuous view of a patient’s condition instead of traditional vital-sign checks every four hours.
Innovation, Research, and Quality Improvement
A patient room on the campus of Nebraska Medical Center and the University of Nebraska Medical Center for hantavirus patients.

Nebraska Medicine - Nebraska Medical Center
Nebraska

U.S. citizens on hantavirus cruise ship monitored at Nebraska Medicine
In May, U.S. passengers from the international cruise ship where a hantavirus outbreak began were transported to Omaha, Neb., to be monitored in the National Quarantine Unit on the campus of Nebraska Medical Center and the University of Nebraska Medical Center.
Prevention and Wellness
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Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, Texas

Giving Families and Kids an upSTART for Better Health
In this conversation, Nancy Correa, DrPH, director of population health at Texas Children's Hospital, and Beth Van Horne, DrPH, director of research for the Division of Public Health Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine, discuss the upSTART program, a comprehensive initiative that combines homegrown innovation with evidence-based care.
Prevention and Wellness
Joe Ferone with his clinicians at Hartford Hospital.

Hartford Hospital
Hartford, Conn.

Patient’s lifelong struggle with substance use disorder has happy, hopeful ending
For Joe Ferone, the journey from experiencing substance use disorder and homelessness to attaining recovery and stability has been long and difficult yet ultimately filled with hope.
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.”
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.
Workforce
An infant holds a parent's pink finger

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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Gottlieb Memorial Hospital
Melrose Park, Ill.

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.
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.
Benefiting Communities
Telling the Hospital Story: St. Vincent Healthcare
Billings, MT-based St. Vincent Healthcare, now part of Intermountain Health, has applied for Level I Trauma Center verification under the American College of Surgeons (ACS), in hopes of becoming Montana's very first Comprehensive Trauma Center in early 2024.
Benefiting Communities
Shot of UPMC Mercy medical campus with UPMC tower in backroud on the left and UPMC Mercy in the foreground on the right

UPMC
Pittsburgh,Pa.

Telling the Hospital Story: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) has eliminated redundant processes and reduced the time and number of people involved in a discharge while boosting patient satisfaction scores.
Benefiting Communities
Kelly Galloway, Children's Hospital Colorado

Children's Hospital Colorado
Aurora, Colo.

Telling the Hospital Story: Children's Hospital Colorado
A special partnership with Children's Hospital Colorado is helping patients and families facing housing insecurity.
Benefiting Communities

Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center
Spokane, Wash.

Telling the Hospital Story: Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center
In Spokane, Wash., Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center is partnering with the Spokane Regional Domestic Violence Coalition to provide a toolkit for comprehensive workplace training program for businesses and nonprofits to access online, with in-person training or a combination of those two.
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.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
Mass General Brigham patient Savannah Solivan

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.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
Groundbreaking heart procedure performed on toddler at OSF Children’s Hospital of Illinois
In December, OSF Children’s Hospital of Illinois announced surgeons had successfully performed the world’s first implantation of an extravascular implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (EV-ICD) in a 2-year-old child who had suffered a sudden cardiac arrest.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
Bartlett emergency department exterior

Bartlett Regional Hospital
Juneau, Ala.

Bartlett Regional Hospital Connecting Patients to Community Support Agencies
In 2018, collaborating with community partners to better serve its patients in the greater Juneau, Alaska region, Bartlett Regional Hospital implemented an emergency department information exchange system that made possible real-time information sharing that is imperative for coordinated care efforts.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
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Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Seattle, Wash.

Houston, we have a solution: NASA and Fred Hutch team up for stellar cancer care
Fred Hutch Cancer Center in Seattle, Wash., embraced the otherworldly aspects of cancer treatment by partnering with the one and only NASA to launch a new, space-centric program for cancer patients.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
Three Clinicians tend to a trauma patient

St. Joseph Medical Center, MultiCare Tacoma 
Washington

Two Washington state hospitals tag-team trauma care
St. Joseph Medical Center and MultiCare Tacoma General Hospital are now rotating trauma care every other day through the Tacoma Trauma Trust, a non-profit 501(c)3 joint level II trauma program.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
A female clinician sits in a residential setting with an elderly woman.
Stephens County Hospital Designated as Remote Treatment Stroke Center
Stephens County Hospital in Georgia has been designated as a Remote Treatment Stroke Center by the Georgia Department of Public Health’s Office of EMS and Trauma.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
Stock image of surgeon working with robotic surgical device
Arizona Hospital Achieves Milestone with First Robotic-Assisted Kidney Transplant
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.
Prevention and Wellness
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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.

Prevention and Wellness
Stock image of a faceless clinician in white coat and stethoscope holding a up a plastic heart shape

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
Cesar Colmenero and family pose with Lovelace staff

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).
Prevention and Wellness
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Mount Sinai Health System
New York, N.Y.

The Growing Role of Chief Wellness Officers in Health Care
Chief Wellness Officers are an essential part of a health care worker's mental and physical support structure, providing opportunities and resources whenever needed.
Prevention and Wellness
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Endeavor Health
Evanston, Ill.

Beyond Birth: Navigating Perinatal Depression With Endeavor 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
Wallowa Memorial Hospital. An older man sits smiling while gloved hands administer vaccine in his arm

Wallowa Memorial Hospital 
Enterprise, Ore.

How a Combined Emergency — and Viral — Preparedness Effort Took Shape at Wallowa Memorial Hospital
When joined together, emergency prep and routine immunizations can be an effective way to mobilize community members to make healthy choices for their future selves.
Prevention and Wellness
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Holy Name Medical Center 
Teaneck, New Jersey

New Jersey man reunites with hospital team that saved his life with marathon CPR session
Although there are no clear-cut guidelines for how long cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) should be continued, the most favorable neurological outcomes are achieved when CPR is started immediately, with a duration of 21-25 minutes.
Prevention and Wellness
University of Vermont Medical Center: A bowl of roasted delicata squash

Vermont Medical Center
Burlington, Vt.

The joy of cooking meets the science of nutrition. The result? Optimal health, says one hospital.
The Culinary Medicine program combines “the joy of cooking with the science of nutrition to help patients, employees and the community achieve optimal health.”
Prevention and Wellness
Katie Carmichale sits among the hospital's therapy dogs and their handlers, with her portraits hanging on the wall above them

Kentucky Children's Hospital
Lexington, Ky.

Colorful canines bring comfort to cancer care
Katie Belle Carmichael's exhibit, “Pups of Color,” which opened Oct. 15 on the hospital’s ground floor and was attended by some of the four-footed subjects, features portraits of the hospital’s therapy dogs who visited her room during her stays.