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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
Intermountain flight team transporting patient on a gurney

Intermountain Health
Utah

Utah toddler and family grateful for the flight team that saved her life
What began as a holiday trip to visit grandparents on a church mission in Uruguay turned into a life-threatening medical emergency for 3-year-old Estelle Santiago of Midway, Utah.
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.
Benefiting Communities
Patients sit in a group speaking with a health worker in scrubs

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
Older women sat in a row

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
A therapist sits with a child using emotion flashcards

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
Patient sits next to his hospital bed eating a hospital meal

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
A physical therapist working with a young girl patient

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
Cancer patient in hospital bed smiling at health worker

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.
Prevention and Wellness
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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.
Workforce
A nurse hands a newborn to a mother in hospital bed

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
A pregnant woman sits on the edge of a hospital bed holding the hand of a woman in scrubs

MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center
Des Moines, Iowa

MercyOne offering free doula services for central Iowans
Now in its 12th year, MercyOne’s volunteer birth doula program is not intended to replace a labor partner or a medical provider, but instead serve as a sort-of tour guide for the birthing process.
Benefiting Communities
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The Benefits of Joining an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) with Augusta Health
In this conversation, Mary Mannix, CEO and president of Augusta Health, discusses the impact that cross-training has had on high-quality patient care in their community, and how the transition to an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) ensures patients are getting the right care at the right time.
Benefiting Communities
A new examination room in a family medical center sports new furnishings and an mural of ocean life

Saint Peter’s Healthcare
New Jersey

Saint Peter's Healthcare System Lifting Up Patients and Employees Alike
Saint Peter’s Healthcare’s dual investments in infrastructure and education are improving the lives of both patients and employees.
Benefiting Communities
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Beyond the Four Walls: Sentara Health's Commitment to Bringing Care to Communities
In this conversation, Iris Lundy, R.N., vice president of health equity at Sentara Health, discusses their thoughtful approach to delivering accessible and high-quality health care to those who need it most.
Benefiting Communities
phone screens display Hurt app

University of Kansas Health System
Kansas City, Kan.

University of Kansas Health System New App Available for 24/7 Orthopedic Care
The University of Kansas Health System has partnered with HURT!, a mobile application people can access afterhours to get free injury assessment from orthopedic specialists.
Benefiting Communities
PennHOPES cargivers with a patient who sits smiling in hospital bed, holding the starbucks frappuccino
A Simple Model for Kindness that Makes a Huge Difference
A Starbucks Caramel Ribbon Crunch Frappuccino. Games, puzzles, arts and crafts. The blessed relief of a backscratcher. These are among the small things that Penn Medicine patients say makes their long-term inpatient stays more pleasant and endurable.
Benefiting Communities
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New Behavioral Health Program Gives Law Enforcement Better Tools to Respond to Potentially Violent Situations
Newton Medical Center’s Alternative Responses to Reduce Instances of Violence and Escalation (ARRIVE) program is a pioneering initiative aimed at reshaping responses to mental health crises, reducing instances of violence and providing more compassionate and effective responses to mental health emergencies.
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Intermountain Health
Salt Lake City, Utah

NFL Pros Tackle the Importance of Mental Health
Intermountain Health invited “The Defensive Line,” a group of professional athletes who have struggled with their own mental health issues, to talk with high school students in Las Vegas’s Clark County School District about the importance of addressing mental health.
Benefiting Communities
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Lifepoint Health
Brentwood, Tenn.

Dartmouth Health
Dartmouth, N.H.

Leadership Dialogue Series: Behavioral Health Solutions With Jeremy Musher, M.D., of Lifepoint Health
In this conversation, Joanne M. Conroy, M.D., CEO and president of Dartmouth Health and 2024 AHA board chair, talks with Jeremy Musher, M.D., chief behavioral medical officer at Lifepoint Health, about common obstacles in the behavioral health field, including access and reimbursement, as well as ways to approach mental health stigmas.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
Saint Francis medical team holds sign from Medtronic declaring the first case use of PulseSelect Pulsed Field Ablation System
Connecticut hospital uses breakthrough technology to treat AFib
In late 2024, Saint Francis Hospital in Hartford, Conn., treated its first patient with pulsed-field ablation (PFA), a new technology that delivers pulsed electric fields to tissue to manage AFib.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
Blood cells magnified

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Seattle, Wa.

How Fred Hutch's antibody insights could treat malaria and HIV
At Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle, scientists contributed to research that showed how a better understanding of the subtleties of antibody-target interactions can inform vaccine design and therapeutic strategies.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
A robotic surgical device piloted by surgeons in theater
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.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
Bev Brookshire, MultiCare patient

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.
Prevention and Wellness
Stock image of a female clinician in white coat holding a model section of diseased lung and tumor
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.
Prevention and Wellness
A femal Loma Linda University Medical Center clinician in white coat stands reviewing a tablet with a fmale patient wearing hospital gown
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
THS Northwell food

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.

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).
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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.