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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
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.
Building Healthy Communities
Billboard advertising the NFL draft in Pittsburgh

Allegheny Health Network and UPMC
Pittsburgh, Pa.

Pittsburgh’s hospital systems ‘prepare for the unexpected’ as the NFL Draft approaches
Pittsburgh officials expect up to 500,000 visitors to flood the city for the 2026 NFL Draft April 23-25, bringing routine medical needs as well as risks tied to large crowds, alcohol use and possible emergencies.
Ensuring Access to Care
Metropark rail station sign featuring Hackensack Meridian Health logo

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.
Ensuring Access to Care
Scotland Health team, finalists in the 2026 AHA Rural Hospital Excellence in Innovation Award

Scotland Health
Laurinburg, N.C.

Scotland Health’s home-based care program earns AHA Rural Hospital Excellence in Innovation Award recognition
Scotland Health at Home began with one goal: Connect patients to treatment, no matter where they were. The program’s work led to Scotland Health Care System being recognized as a finalist for the 2026 AHA Rural Hospital Excellence in Innovation Award.
Ensuring Access to Care
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Renown Health
Reno, Nev.

Renown Health partners to launch first OB/GYN residency in Northern Nevada
Renown Health is expanding access to women’s reproductive health care by partnering with the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine (UNR Med) to launch the northern Nevada region’s first obstetrics and gynecology residency program.
Benefiting Communities
A woman reads a book to a smiling girl

Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Columbus, Ohio

Nationwide Children’s Hospital incorporates reading literacy into routine visits
As childhood literacy rates decline across the United States, Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, is stepping up with an innovative approach — conducting reading screenings in pediatric clinics.
Benefiting Communities
Bottles of expressed breast milk sit in a refrigerator

PeaceHealth St. Joseph
Bellingham, Wash.

PeaceHealth St. Joseph’s donor milk program supports hundreds of newborns
PeaceHealth St. Joseph in Bellingham, Wash., is supporting its most vulnerable patients by expanding access to donor breast milk for premature and at-risk newborns, ensuring they receive critical nutrition in their first days of life.
Benefiting Communities
The Grundy County Hospital maintenance team poses with bags of trash

Grundy County Memorial Hospital
Grundy Center, Iowa

How Grundy County Memorial Hospital found a patient’s treasure in their trash
An Iowa hospital is being recognized for going above and beyond after staff members used an unconventional method to help a patient recover priceless family heirlooms that were accidentally thrown away.
Innovation, Research, and Quality Improvement
A woman in lab coat peers into microscope

University of Iowa Health Care
Iowa City, Iowa

Patient becomes advocate for rare cancer research
An Iowa cancer patient is helping shape the future of treatment by turning a life-altering diagnosis into a mission to advance research and support other patients.
Innovation, Research, and Quality Improvement
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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.
Innovation, Research, and Quality Improvement
woman stares out a window at sunset

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Washington

Fred Hutch investigates an illuminating liver cancer risk
When it comes to liver cancer, you may already know classic risk factors like cirrhosis or chronic hepatitis B and C viruses. But a Seattle-based epidemiologist at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is investigating a lesser-known potential contributor that may not be on your radar: solar jet lag.
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.”
Prevention and Wellness
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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.
Prevention and Wellness
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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.

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,
Workforce
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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.
Workforce
A pregnant woman stands with a doula in front of doors to a UAMS facility

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, Ark.

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences enrolls 25 doula trainees in latest class
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Institute for Community Health Innovation has enrolled 25 doula trainees from 14 counties across the state in its latest class, continuing an effort to strengthen maternal health outcomes, particularly in underserved and rural communities.
Benefiting Communities

UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital
Denver, Colo.

Role of Hospitals: UCHealth
A unique intervention and mentoring program at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital uses a public health approach to provide equitable, trauma-informed care to patients and families impacted by violence.
Benefiting Communities

Wellstar Kennestone Hospital
Marietta, Ga.

Role of Hospitals: Wellstar Kennestone Hospital
Wellstar Kennestone Hospital is committed to building strong scholars before the school years begin through the Talk With My Baby program. Learn more about this initiative here.
Benefiting Communities

AtlantiCare
Egg Harbor Township, N.J.

Role of Hospitals: AtlantiCare
AtlantiCare hosts a High School Hiring Blitz and offers jobs to more than 30 high school seniors. It’s a new approach to fill the talent gap in health care by creating programs that build a long-term pipeline of prospective employees.
Benefiting Communities
Woman with long hair holding her baby close to her chest

Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center
Bangor, Maine

Maine’s donor-milk program fills state-wide need
In June 2022, Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center partnered with Mothers’ Milk Bank Northeast to open a donor milk depot in Bangor, Maine, bringing the number of milk banks in the state to seven. These milk banks rely on donated breast milk, which is tested, pasteurized and then given to infants in need of a nutritional boost.
Benefiting Communities
View of the NorthShore hospital from the outside facing the entrance of the building.

NorthShore University Health System
Evanston, Ill.

Role of Hospitals: NorthShore University Health System
NorthShore University Health System is making its most significant investment in health equity yet. The health system is taking action to address health disparities across the communities it serves by enlisting and mobilizing capable leaders, a diversified workforce and the right community partners.
Benefiting Communities
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UK HealthCare
Lexington, Ky.

Role of Hospitals: UK Health Care
UK HealthCare has created a unique partnership with Bluegrass Community & Technical College (BCTC) and school districts in the state to support students interested in a health care career and increase interest in the health care field.
Benefiting Communities
ChristianaCare Brings Quality Health Care to Students. Students wearing masks from Kuumba Academy Charter School cut the blue ribbon to open their new health center.
Role of Hospitals: ChristianaCare Brings Quality Health Care to Students
ChristianaCare has teamed up with Kuumba Academy Charter School in Wilmington, Delaware, to establish a new student-based health center that will provide onsite preventive care, mental health care and acute care services for all 637 Kuumba Academy students.
Benefiting Communities
A nurse assists a boy and his mother who are talking with a doctor via a telehealth system at MUSC in Charleston, South Carolina.
Role of Hospitals: MUSC’s ‘Very Cool’ School-based Telehealth Program Helps Kids and Parents
MUSC in Charleston, South Carolina, has developed a school-based telehealth program that contributes to improved health outcomes for children in many rural and underserved communities across the state.
Benefiting Communities
Role of Hospitals: Mercy Health Research & Innovation
The Mercy Health Research & Innovation group operates as a research and innovation hub for the health system.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
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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
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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.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
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Questions Board Members Should Be Asking to Address Vulnerabilities
In this conversation, James Liggins, Jr., senior counsel at Warner Norcross + Judd, and vice chair of the board of directors at Bronson Healthcare, discusses his work developing a tool for board members that allows them to effectively understand and address areas of concern for their organizations.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
Intermountain cardiac nurses Lauren Zobec and Sarah Duart

Intermountain Health Saint Joseph Hospital
Denver, Colo.

Intermountain Health Nurses in Colorado Link Bra Fit, Fabric to Heart Surgery Outcomes
There are a number of factors that may complicate recovery from open-heart surgery, but for female patients, bra size and fit shouldn’t be one of them.
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Jefferson Health

Unifying Health Care Employees to Implement Patient-Focused Improvements
In this conversation, Jefferson Health's Cara Martino, DNP, R.N., enterprise vice president of clinical improvement and transformation, and Trish Henwood, M.D., executive vice president and chief clinical officer, discuss the organization's ever-growing patient population.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
DaVinci surgical robot
Da Vinci robot transforms heart surgery in California
Coronary artery bypass surgery is a major ordeal — open-heart surgery lasting three to six hours, a stay in the hospital that could last up to a week, then six to 12 weeks of recovery. For one patient at Doctors Medical Center (DMC) in Modesto, Calif., coronary artery bypass was much simpler thanks to John deGraft-Johnson, M.D., and the da Vinci robot.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
Kaiser Permanente building exterior shot

Kaiser Permanente

Doc Talk: Kaiser Permanente’s Prescription for Less Paperwork
AI clinical documentation tools — tools that use artificial intelligence to securely summarize medical information from spoken conversations — are becoming widely recognized as resources that ease clinicians’ workloads so they can spend more time with patients.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
Stock. Image enters proton therapy or MRI device
Mass General’s Pioneering Proton Therapy Research Advances Cancer Treatment
Physicians at Massachusetts General Hospital, a founding member of Mass General Brigham, have done groundbreaking proton therapy research, studying the best use of this therapy for clinical care.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
Surgeons operating in theater
Revolutionary Cardiac Technology Utilized by Wyoming Hospital
The first-time integration of two innovative technologies is providing immediate benefits to Wyoming cardiac patients.
Prevention and Wellness
YNH Walk with a Doc group

Yale New Haven Health 
New Haven, Conn.

Yale New Haven Health doctors lead weekly walks to promote healthy activity
Yale New Haven Hospital in Connecticut partners with Get Healthy CT for "Walk & Talk with a Doc," an opportunity on Saturday mornings for community members to walk with YNHH physicians and discuss specific health care topics.
Prevention and Wellness
A trainer coaches a middle aged man on a treadmill

Brattleboro Memorial Hospital 
Brattleboro, Vt.

Brattleboro Memorial launches personalized wellness program
Brattleboro Memorial Hospital in Vermont is offering a new, free Wellness PLUS Program for people at risk for heart and lung disease due to diabetes, high blood pressure, tobacco use, obesity and sedentary lifestyle.
Prevention and Wellness
FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital. A nurse dressed up like the Cat in the Hat looks on as a woman reads a book to a newborn infant held by its mother.

FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital
Pinehurst, N.C.

A North Carolina hospital is reading to their tiniest patients. Here’s why.
As part of NICU Awareness Month and National Literacy Month, each baby’s family in the FirstHealth NICU was gifted a book and information on the importance of reading.
Prevention and Wellness
Tripler Army Medical Center team with dog

Tripler Army Medical Center
Honolulu, Hawaii

Meet Nalu, Tripler Army Medical Center’s “Goodest Boy”
When pediatric patients at Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii, are feeling distressed, they can find comfort in Nalu, a two-year-old Labrador retriever and the cuddliest member of the TAMC team.
Prevention and Wellness
A dog dressed in a flannel shirt based on a Taylor Swift album cover

UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica
Santa Monica, Calif.

Pets, Fashion and Swifties collide at UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center event
On Aug. 8, UCLA Santa Monica hosted a lunchtime “fashion show” starring therapy animals, dressed in Taylor Swift-inspired outfits that reflected different periods of Swift’s music.
Prevention and Wellness
Five diverse smiling teens sit in a school office

Sutter Health
Sacramento, Calif.

Sutter Health collaborates to bring health services closer to students
Sutter Health, based out of Sacramento, Calif., is partnering with Twin Rivers Unified School District, the Neighborhood Wellness Foundation, and the Sacramento Native American Health Center to make mental and physical health resources more accessible for local teens.
Prevention and Wellness
Woman wearing scrubs and glasses talks and gestures with her hands as she sits in a group of peers
“We think we don’t have the words”: Program seeks to expand struggling health care workers’ vocabulary of wellness
Who helps the helpers? At Wake Forest University School of Medicine, special training gave health care workers guidance on how to care for one another.
Prevention and Wellness
An african american mother, eyes closed, kisses her newborn baby on the cheek. Baby is looking towards viewer.

Atlanticare 
Atlantic City, N.J.

AtlantiCare’s “Safe Beginnings” providers, patients, partners share program’s life-saving impact
Safe Beginnings aims to make significant progress in Atlantic City’s high maternal and infant mortality rates. The program brings together the birthing team, including a neonatologist, a certified nurse midwife, certified doulas, registered nurses, a social worker, a peer specialist and other members of AtlantiCare’s Women’s and Children’s Services team.
Prevention and Wellness
Sky the golden retriever at work, surrounded by Hershey employees

Children’s Hospital of Colorado, Colorado Springs; Hershey Medical Center and Children’s Hospital, Hershey, Pa.; University of Maryland Medical System, Baltimore, Md.; HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital, Sarasota, Fla.

Telling the Hospital Story: Pups Provide Support, Encouragement at Hospitals
What’s better when you’re feeling scared than a visit from a canine friend? Many hospitals and health systems are embracing trained emotional support dogs to support staff, patients and their families during difficult times.