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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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UVA Health
Charlottesville, Va.

Scientist develops experimental drug that reverses MS-related paralysis and vision loss in lab model
A UVA Health scientist has developed an experimental drug that reversed paralysis and vision loss in a laboratory mouse model of multiple sclerosis (MS), offering a potential new therapy for a disease that currently has no cure.
Innovation, Research, and Quality Improvement
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UMass Memorial Health – Harrington
Charlton, Mass.

Wound care center offers treatment for hard-to-heal wounds
The Wound Care Center at Harrington at Charlton, part of UMass Memorial Health, offers hyperbaric oxygen therapy to treat complex wounds such as severe diabetic foot ulcers, burns, gangrene, and infections of tissues or bone that cause tissue death.
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.
Prevention and Wellness
Two white coated researchers in a lab review results on a monitor screen

UVA Health
Charlottesville, Va.

Scientist develops experimental drug that reverses MS-related paralysis and vision loss in lab model
A UVA Health scientist has developed an experimental drug that reversed paralysis and vision loss in a laboratory mouse model of multiple sclerosis (MS), offering a potential new therapy for a disease that currently has no cure.
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.
Workforce
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Colquitt Regional Health System
Georgia

Solving Georgia’s Healthcare Staffing Crisis Locally
Jim Matney is President and CEO of Colquitt Regional Health System.
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.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
NICU equipment at Abrazo Arrowhead

Abrazo Arrowhead Campus
Glendale, Ariz.

Abrazo Arrowhead Campus in Glendale unveils $14M neonatal intensive care unit expansion
A terrific new care site option is now available for Phoenix-area babies born with nearly any kind of medical condition.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
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A Michigan partnership launches a big dig into CBD’s potential to curb post-surgery opioid use
Michigan Medicine and Henry Ford Health are partnering to launch the largest-ever clinical trial to determine if administering the marijuana-derived compound known as cannabidiol (CBD) before and after surgery may reduce the need for opioids following a total knee arthroplasty.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
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‘Heart-to-heart’ conversations at New England hospital add new dimension to cutting-edge cardiology care
The team at Catholic Medical Center’s New England Heart & Vascular Institute in Manchester, N.H., uses state-of-the-art technology and performs cutting-edge procedures that help improve patients’ lives.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
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First Endoscopic Spine Surgery in New Jersey Offers Patients Faster Recovery
John Shin, M.D., an orthopedic spine surgeon with RWJBarnabas Health Medical Group, recently performed New Jersey’s first unilateral biportal endoscopic (UBE) spine surgery at Jersey City Medical Center.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
Time’s up for morning sickness? How a research hospital is leading an effort to pull the plug on pregnancy nausea
A research hospital in California is at the forefront of an international effort to prevent pregnancy nausea and vomiting, commonly known as “morning sickness.”
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
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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
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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
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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
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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.