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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
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AdventHealth
Altamonte, Fla.

How AdventHealth Is Simplifying Access to Care
In this conversation, Brent Davis, CEO of the primary health division at AdventHealth, shares how improved patient access, coordinated care teams, virtual care, and proactive follow-up are building a more efficient, consumer-focused healthcare system.
Ensuring Access to Care
Street Dreams Corvette Club members at a prostate cancer screening event held in the Sentara Princess Anne Hospital's parking lot. Photo courtesy of Sentara Princess Anne Hospital

Sentara Princess Anne Hospital
Virginia Beach, Va.

Virginia hospital teams up with Corvette club to drive home importance of prostate cancer screenings
Just as regular maintenance keeps a car running smoothly, routine health screenings can help detect problems before they become serious.
Ensuring Access to Care
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Nantucket Cottage Hospital
Nantucket, Mass.

Miles From Specialty Care, This Island Hospital Has a Plan
In this conversation, Amy Lee, president and chief operating officer at Nantucket Cottage Hospital, shares how telehealth is transforming patient care on the island,
Benefiting Communities
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Presbyterian Healthcare Services
New Mexico

New Mexico health system offers prescriptions for healthy food
In New Mexico, Presbyterian Healthcare Services’ "Food as Medicine" approach closely aligns with the goals of the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement.
Benefiting Communities
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Kula Hospital
Hawaii

Hawaii hospital set for comeback after storm damage closure 
Hawaii state leaders, Maui Health and Kaiser Permanente announced plans to restore and reopen Kula Hospital after the March 2026 Kona Low storms caused significant damage and forced the temporary closure of the hospital, including its emergency department and the Hale Makamae care facility. Kula Hospital restoration moves forward with state and Kaiser Permanente funding, bringing resilient emergency, inpatient and long-term care back to Upcountry Maui.
Benefiting Communities
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Erie County Medical Center
New York

Local Hospitals Benefit from Innovative Medical-Legal Partnership
The palliative care department at Erie County Medical Center (ECMC) was the first in Western New York to offer patients a new component of their overall care: help with legal issues from the MedLaw Partnership.
Innovation, Research, and Quality Improvement
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Bingham Memorial Hospital
Idaho

Two east Idaho hospitals launch program to improve cancer biopsy testing
Bingham Memorial Hospital is playing a leading role in a first-of-its-kind cancer care initiative in the Pacific Northwest through a partnership with Portneuf Medical Center and Virchow Medical. The hospitals are using the Crow’s Nest Biopsy Catchment System to capture and preserve tumor cells typically discarded after routine biopsies.
Innovation, Research, and Quality Improvement
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SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital and Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital
St. Louis and Maryland Heights, Mo.

Missouri hospitals help twin sisters begin new chapter following rare separation surgery
A multidisciplinary team at SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital in St. Louis successfully separated 2-year-old twin sisters Hiyab and Wuhbto, who were born conjoined at the head, during a complex operation that lasted more than 24 hours in February 2026.
Innovation, Research, and Quality Improvement
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UnityPoint Health – Trinity Regional Medical Center
Fort Dodge, Iowa

Iowa hospital expands colon cancer screening with AI technology
UnityPoint Health – Trinity Regional Medical Center in Fort Dodge is using artificial intelligence technology during colonoscopy procedures to improve early detection of colorectal cancer.
Prevention and Wellness
Patrick Grace, M.D., assistant chief medical officer for the UK Albert B. Chandler Hospital, and Victoria Camenisch, a quality improvement clinical facilitator nurse and the lead facilitator for UK HealthCare’s sepsis task force, launched a sepsis screening protocol for patients arriving at the emergency department. Photo courtesy of Alexis Baker, University of Kentucky Creative Services.

UK HealthCare
Lexington, Kentucky

New emergency department screening tool supports early sepsis detection
UK HealthCare’s Albert B. Chandler Hospital has introduced a new emergency department screening protocol to help clinicians identify and treat sepsis sooner.
Prevention and Wellness
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Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare
Saint Paul, Minn.

From Pediatric to Adult Care: Making the Transition Work
In this conversation, Tori Bahr, M.D., section chief of pediatrics at Gillette Children’s, shares how healthcare teams can improve the transition from pediatric to adult care through early planning, coordinated care teams, and a more personalized approach to patient needs.
Prevention and Wellness
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AdventHealth
Florida

Putting Primary Care First: A Blueprint for Community Health
In this Leadership Dialogue conversation, Marc Boom, M.D., president and CEO of Houston Methodist and the 2026 AHA board chair, talks with David Banks, president and CEO of AdventHealth. They discuss the organization's strategy to expand primary care across its communities, the importance of giving primary care its own leadership and resources, and why the future of community health depends on building stronger relationships with patients.
Workforce
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BayCare Health System
Florida

Florida's Workforce Shortage: Remedy for the Future of Care
In this conversation, Nikki Daily, chief team resources officer at BayCare Health System, discusses how the organization is addressing that challenge by building career pathways, developing apprenticeships, and partnering with community organizations to create opportunities for the healthcare workforce.
Workforce
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Harrison Memorial Hospital (Ky.) Banner Health (Ariz.), Dartmouth Health (N.H.), Hutchinson Regional Medical Center (Kan.), University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (Ark.), Western Wisconsin Health (Wis.)
 

Frontiers: The People Powering Rural Maternal Care
In part two of this special three-part Advancing Health podcast series, hear how leaders are creating new pathways into the workforce, investing in training, and bringing together the skills and expertise needed to support families in rural communities.
Workforce
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The University of Kansas Health System
McPherson, Kan.

McPherson College and KU partner to strengthen Kansas’ rural health workforce
Rural Kansas has sweeping plains, golden wheat fields, and a sky that stretches as far as the eye can see. What it doesn’t have is what so many other rural areas also are lacking — a sustainable healthcare workforce.
Benefiting Communities
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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.
Benefiting Communities

Bay Area Hospital’s Kids’ Hope Center
Coos Bay, Ore.

Bringing brightness to a dark pediatric issue in Oregon
On April 3, Bay Area Hospital’s Kids’ Hope Center commemorated National Child Abuse Prevention Month by covering the center’s property with a sea of vibrant pinwheels.
Benefiting Communities

Hackensack Meridian Health
Edison, N.J.

The sky's the limit, say five Hackensack Meridian bedside-to-C-suite executives
Five female leaders at Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health all started their careers tending to patients at the bedside. Today, they occupy top rungs in the health care leadership ladder.
Benefiting Communities
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Swedish Hospital
Seattle, Wash.

Role of Hospitals: Swedish Hospital
While the US maternal death rate climbs to astonishing heights, some hospitals — like Swedish Hospital in Seattle, Wash. — are recognizing the influential role doulas play in maternal care.
Benefiting Communities
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Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center
Fontana, Calif.

Role of Hospitals: Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center
A group of Fontana, Calif. high school seniors interested in the health care profession recently explored career paths at the Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center through Kaiser Permanente’s internship program.
Benefiting Communities
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Doctors Medical Center
Modesto, Calif.

Role of Hospitals: Doctors Medical Center of Modesto
Doctors Medical Center of Modesto has given every baby born there in the month of March a book in honor of National Reading Month.
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Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children
Honolulu, Hawaii

Role of Hospitals: Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children
Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children knows that play is an important part of the healing process and hosts an annual Santa’s Workshop toy drive so that every hospitalized child receives a gift during the holidays.
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.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
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Screening Newborns for Jaundice Using Smartphone Cameras
Intermountain Health and Picterus AS, a Norwegian health technology company, are building an application using the smartphone’s camera that can determine bilirubin levels in infants accurately at home.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
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Harborview Medical Center, UW Medicine
Seattle, Wa.

Mpox patients gain days of clarity, as Harborview Medical Center clinicians became adept at early identification
Recent research findings, authored in part by UW Medicine, showed that during western Washington’s 2022 mpox outbreak, emergency response teams were highly accurate at identifying suspected mpox and providing same-day care.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Seattle, Wa.

A Fred Hutch clinical trial gave this cancer patient a chance and he’s been running with it for 22 years
Clinical trial participants are often the unsung heroes of medicine. Clinical research investigates new ways to prevent, detect and treat illness, and the courageous patients who participate in it play a foundational role in that process.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
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Need your child’s doctor’s schedule? There’s an app for that at M Health Fairview
Michael Pitt, M.D., a pediatric hospitalist at M Health Fairview Masonic Children’s Hospital, helped create a mobile application that sends real-time notifications to patients’ families on when their doctors are making their rounds, creating opportunities for those families to see them.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
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UPMC Western Maryland
Cumberland, Md.

Less Invasive Treatment Gets to the Heart of the Matter
Patients in western Maryland who have aortic valve disease now have a less-invasive treatment option available at UPMC Western Maryland. The facility in Cumberland, Md., performed its first transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in March 2024.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
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Part Two: Cyberthreats and Assessing Third-Party Risk with Providence
In this second of a two-part conversation, hosted by the AHA's National Advisor for Cybersecurity and Risk John Riggi, Providence’s Adam Zoller, chief information security officer, and Katie Adams, cybersecurity director of clinical technology services, discuss the potential cyberthreats posed by third-party medical devices
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
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Part One: Cyberthreats and Assessing Third-Party Risk with Providence
In this first of a two-part conversation, hosted by the AHA's National Advisor for Cybersecurity and Risk John Riggi, Providence’s Adam Zoller, chief information security officer, and Katie Adams, cybersecurity director of clinical technology services, discuss the potential cyberthreats posed by third parties.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
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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.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
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Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Seattle, Wash.

One hospital’s quest to beat smoking, with a little help from AI
In a time when there are mobile app chatbots for nearly everything, one Washington state hospital is wielding this technology to address one of the most damaging behaviors to our health – cigarette smoking.