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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
A clinician and a patient sit together looking at a computer screen

Northwell Health
New York

Northwell’s Firearm Safety Screening Tool to Become Available to Epic Health Systems Nationwide
Northwell Health has introduced a firearm safety screening tool that was integrated into Epic’s electronic health record (EHR) system in May 2026, making it available to thousands of hospitals nationwide.
Building Healthy Communities
advancing-health-podcast

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.
Ensuring Access to Care
advancing-health-podcast

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
advancing-health-podcast

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
a BioButton on a patient's chest

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
advancing-health-podcast

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
advancing-health-podcast

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.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
Cedars Sinai. Clinicians in white coats review notes next to a patient wearing EKG leads and BP cuff.

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Los Angeles, Calif.

Cedars-Sinai deploys EKGs in novel way to predict cardiac arrest risk
Investigators at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles have found a new method for predicting cardiac arrest using a widely available test.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
A nurse and WVU ultrasound tech work together

West Virginia University Children's Hospital
Morgantown, W.Va.

New Ultrasound Technology Makes Procedure Easier on Pediatric Patients
At WVU Medicine Children’s, a new diagnostic tool is making ultrasounds a little easier for patients and their caregivers.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
Advancing Health Podcast
Leadership Dialogue Series: The Rise of AI in Health Care With ChristianaCare
The influx of artificial intelligence (AI) in health care is here to stay, yet there is considerable debate about the best and most effective ways to safely employ it.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
Bridgeport Hospital imaging equipment product photo
Stroke patients in Connecticut gain access to advanced imaging technology
Connecticut’s Bridgeport Hospital, part of Yale New Haven Health, is treating stroke patients using the most advanced biplane neuro-angiography imaging system.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
STC - Carilion Giles: Moxi Robots in hospital hallway

Carilion Giles Community Hospital
Pearisburg, Va.

Carilion Giles Community Hospital brings ‘Moxi’ to the Hospital Floor
There are two new members of the team at Carilion Giles Community Hospital in Pearisburg, Va. -- robots named Moxi, designed and created by Diligent Robotics to assist hospital staff.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
Mia Skaats and Brooklyn Civil sit on their mother's laps

Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian
New York, N.Y.

Groundbreaking ‘domino' heart surgery at NYC hospital saves lives
On May 10, 2023, Baby Mia received a new heart in a “domino” transplant procedure at New York Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital, the first one performed in babies.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
Hartford HealthCare. AI in medicine image shows a whitecoat at a laptop with a hologram of medical charts
At Hartford HealthCare, a different HAIM offers the sweet sound of new treatments and diagnostic tools
Hartford HealthCare is partnering with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology for a collaborative focused on holistic artificial intelligence in medicine.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
Musicians play for a couple and their baby
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital brings music to patients
Many babies who are born prematurely spend extra time in the hospital. But what happens when a baby is born more than three months early? In the case of Avah Fernandez, who earned “micro-preemie” status when she was born only 1 pound and 2 ounces at 23 weeks, that meant spending a year hospitalized, receiving care and support in a variety of ways. 
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
Abrazo Arizona Heart Hospital team, shown here, becomes first in the state to implant the Watchman FLX Pro

Abrazo Arizona Heart Hospital
Phoenix, Ariz.

Arizona hospital becomes state’s 1st to implant new device to reduce stroke risk
In early October, Abrazo Arizona Heart Hospital in Phoenix became the first health center in the state to implant the Watchman FLX Pro, which reduces risk for stroke by blocking off a part of the heart called the left atrial appendage.