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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Kaiser Permanente Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii

From farm to food bank: Kaiser Permanente Hawaii invests in island nutrition

This holiday season, Kaiser Permanente Hawaii is strengthening food security across the Aloha State by supporting nonprofits that expand access to nutritious, locally grown food.

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AdventHealth Littleton
Littleton, Colo.

Turning pain into purpose: One therapist’s fight for concussion awareness

Lisa Hackett, an occupational therapist at AdventHealth Littleton, understands the profound impact of concussions through personal experience.

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Sharon Hospital
Sharon, Conn.

Rural Connecticut hospital’s behavioral health unit, meals program support older adults’ well-being

The Senior Behavioral Health Unit at Sharon Hospital, which serves rural northwestern Connecticut, provides short-term inpatient psychiatric care for adults age 55 or older.

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M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center
Minneapolis

Pharmacy Deserts, Rising Demand, and the Future of Pharmacy Access

As pharmacy closures accelerate nationwide, M Health Fairview is proving what’s possible when a health system steps up.

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Tufts Medicine
Boston, Mass.

Tufts Medicine offers tools, resources to reduce health literacy barriers

The Tufts Medicine Center for Health Literacy Research + Practice works to reduce health literacy barriers for patients, families, clinicians and health care organizations.

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Western Wisconsin Health
Baldwin, Wis.

When the Hospital CEO Becomes the Patient: Rural Maternal Care Up Close

Eilidh Pederson, CEO at Western Wisconsin Health, shares lessons from her unique birth experience, and outlines how rural hospitals can continue to provide needed access to safe, high-quality maternity health services.

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NewYork-Presbyterian
New York, N.Y.

Healing at Home: NewYork-Presbyterian Expands Care Beyond Hospital Walls

NewYork-Presbyterian announced the launch of its Hospital-at-Home program in November, designed to provide hospital-level care to eligible patients in the comfort of their homes.

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Providence St. Patrick Hospital
Missoula, Mont.

Providence and University of Montana partner in transformative research initiative to advance rural health care

Providence, one of the nation’s largest not-for-profit health systems, has partnered with Missoula’s Providence St. Patrick Hospital and the University of Montana to launch RESOLVE, a groundbreaking rural health collaborative.

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Froedtert West Bend Hospital
West Bend, Wis.

Froedtert West Bend Hospital opens breast milk donation depot

Froedtert West Bend Hospital has expanded its breast milk donation program to mothers and babies not only in the hospital but also the surrounding region.

Innovation, Research, and Quality Improvement

Henry Ford Health
Detroit, Mich.

Virtual Nursing in Action: Technology That Gives Nurses More Time

In this conversation, Wendy Kim, DNP, R.N., vice president and chief nursing officer of the central market at Henry Ford Health, shares how the system's virtual nursing program is reducing documentation burden, improving patient safety and giving nurses more time at the bedside.

Innovation, Research, and Quality Improvement

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University Hospitals
Cleveland, Ohio

University Hospitals partners with NASA to advance space medicine

NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland is testing portable, handheld X-ray systems that could allow crews to diagnose injuries such as broken bones or dental issues without returning to Earth.

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Providence Alaska Medical Center
Anchorage, Ala.

New mammography coach brings early detection tools to Alaska’s rural communities

This fall, Providence Alaska Medical Center launched a new mobile mammography coach designed to bring high-quality breast cancer screening directly to rural communities across the state.

Prevention and Wellness

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Care New England Health System
Providence, R.I.

Care New England’s bone health program addresses ‘silent’ disease

As people age, bone mass starts to decline — for some, beginning as early as their 30s — and can be exacerbated by medical conditions, medications or lifestyle choices. Weak bones can lead to osteopenia and osteoporosis, which is called a “silent” disease because a person typically does not have symptoms and may not know they have the disease until a bone breaks.

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Kaiser Permanente Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii

From farm to food bank: Kaiser Permanente Hawaii invests in island nutrition

This holiday season, Kaiser Permanente Hawaii is strengthening food security across the Aloha State by supporting nonprofits that expand access to nutritious, locally grown food.

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LCMC Health
New Orleans, La.

Interdisciplinary LCMC Health care teams enable patient to chase his dream

When Enzo woke up in the ICU at University Medical Center New Orleans, he couldn’t feel his legs. A car accident had fractured his C5 vertebra, and his dream of attending the University of Notre Dame to study mechanical engineering and music, suddenly felt out of reach.

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Decatur Memorial Hospital
Decatur, Ill.

Decatur Memorial Hospital marks 60 years of nurse anesthetists training

Decatur Memorial Hospital (DMH) is celebrating a major milestone as its Nurse Anesthesia Program reaches 60 years of educating skilled professionals for Central Illinois and beyond.

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Loma Linda University Children’s Health
Loma Linda, Calif.,

Healing comes full circle at Loma Linda University Children’s Health

For Heather Kono, a pediatric oncology nurse at Loma Linda University Children’s Health in California, her journey with the hospital began long before she put on scrubs.

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Unity Medical Center
Grafton, N.D.

Unity Medical Center builds rural education into its walls — and its mission

What was once going to be empty space is now used for everything from staff meetings to community medical events, but its main purpose is serving as the Rural Medical Education Center, supporting Unity's commitment to health care education at all levels.

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Corewell Health
Grand Rapids, Mich.

An Ecosystem Approach to Health Across Michigan Communities

To celebrate Community Health Improvement (CHI) Week, June 9 – June 13, two experts from Corewell Health share how an impactful health care ecosystem model is supporting local Michigan communities

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Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California
Los Angeles, Calif.

Hearing breakthrough comes through studying mouse inner ear

Researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, in collaboration with Baylor College of Medicine, made a major discovery in understanding how the brain may help regulate hearing.

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Hartford HealthCare
Hartford, Conn.

Hartford HealthCare hospitals provide person-centered diabetes care

Hartford HealthCare’s Diabetes and Endocrinology program offers classes, individual counseling sessions, monthly support groups, resources and special events designed to help people with diabetes take care of themselves and prevent long-term complications.

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Keck School of Medicine of USC
Los Angeles, Calif.

Keck Medicine of USC students support communities hit by LA wildfires

When the Eaton and Palisades wildfires devastated areas of Los Angeles County earlier this year, they sparked a swift response from students at Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California.

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Juno sits on a patient's bed getting pets and scritches

Norton Healthcare celebrates the life and legacy of facility dog Juno

Juno, a 66-pound blonde with four paws, a sassy smile and a fondness for carrying stuffed animals in her mouth, spent six years providing comfort and companionship to patients and staff members at Norton Healthcare in Louisville, Ky.

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MaineHealth
Portland, Maine

Healthy food focus at MaineHealth hospitals promotes good nutrition

At MaineHealth, increasing access to healthy food in the community starts at its hospital campuses.

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CommonSpirit St. Elizabeth Hospital
Fort Morgan, Colo.

Hospital provides toiletries, clothes, and other necessities to community members through its Care Closet

CommonSpirit St. Elizabeth Hospital's Care Closet is a compassionate initiative aimed at improving the health and well-being of vulnerable individuals and families in the community.

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UConn Health
Farmington, Conn.

UConn Health community outreach program improves access to mammograms

Saving lives is the impetus behind a community outreach and engagement breast cancer screening program led by UConn Health, based in Farmington, Conn.

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Southeast Colorado Hospital District
Springfield, Colo.

Taking to the skies: How a doctor cares for patients in rural Colorado

Many daily commutes are on the ground — car, train, bikes — but what if you took to the air? Dr. Charles Frankum has spent over two decades flying himself to some of the most remote hospitals in Colorado and Kansas, including the Southeast Colorado Hospital District in Springfield, Colo.

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‘From the First Tooth’ Supports Oral Health Care for Kids in Maine

Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital, part of MaineHealth, is working to ensure children have access to quality oral health care, even before a child gets their first tooth.

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Expanding Telehealth Services and Access for Successful Maternal Care

In this conversation, Johnna Nynas, M.D., OB/GYN at Sanford Health Bemidji, discusses the dramatic expansion of maternal telehealth capabilities in Minnesota.

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Dartmouth Health Co-Leads New Hampshire Perinatal Quality Collaborative

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Providence Swedish Rehabilitation Hospital
Lynwood, Wash.

A “beacon of hope” — and a set of wheels — for injury and illness rehab patients in Western Washington

Residents of Snohomish Country, Wash., now have a new space for comprehensive rehabilitative care — which, as a result, opens crucial bedspace for non-rehab patients.

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Designing Pregnancy Care to Meet the Needs of Hispanic Families

In this conversation, Jennifer Cohen, M.D., medical director of the Newborn/Infant Intensive Care Unit at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, King of Prussia, and Katie Costantini, director of maternal care services at Chester County Hospital, discuss the barriers that can affect maternal care in Hispanic populations, and how deploying bilingual volunteers provided the opportunity to learn what worked and what could be improved.

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Changing the Tide in Maternal Health Outcomes to Reduce Morbidity and Address Equity

In this conversation, Veronica Gillispie-Bell, M.D., OB-GYN at Ochsner Health, discusses successful strategies to reduce maternal morbidity after childbirth, and how these solutions should always start with equity at the forefront.

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Oklahoma hospital introduces new training to better serve patients with autism

A trip to the hospital emergency department can be overwhelming for anyone, but for individuals with autism, the stress can be significantly heightened.

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Navajo Health Foundation - Sage Memorial Hospital
Ganado, Ariz.

Navajo psychiatrist bridges gaps between Native American culture and behavioral health care

As the only Navajo psychiatrist on the 27,000 square mile Navajo Reservation, Dr. Richard Laughter breaks down accessibility barriers for his people by blending Native cultural practices with Western behavioral health care.

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‘Patient-friendly’ Home Hospital program provides quality acute care

In March 2024, the Home Hospital team at Yale New Haven Health marked a milestone by caring for its 1,000th patient. That patient, Debbi Kinell, knew of the program since her mother had been one of the program’s first patients shortly after it was launched in 2022.

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Trash-collecting character gets kids to read

Thanks to a partnership between Monument Health and the Porter Project, thousands of second-grade students in the Black Hills of South Dakota received a free book — and homework for their parents.

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St. Tammany Health System reaches rural communities through collaboration

Healthier Northshore is a collaborative initiative led by St. Tammany Health System to improve health outcomes across Louisiana’s Northshore region.

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The ribbon cutting ceremony for AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center - Mainland Campus's 50 new state-of-the-art private rooms spread over two floors.

AtlantiCare
Galloway Township, N.J.

AtlantiCare Opens $75M Expansion Featuring 50 Private Rooms with Integrated Care Technology

AtlantiCare opened 50 new state-of-the-art private rooms spread over two floors at its Mainland Campus in Galloway Township.

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Big Sandy Medical Center celebrates 60 years

Big Sandy Medical Center has remained independently owned for 60 years, defying the trend of small rural hospitals being absorbed by larger health care systems.

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RWJBarnabas Health
West Orange N.J.

New Freestanding Cancer Hospital Brings Advanced Care to NJ

The opening in May 2025 of New Jersey's first freestanding cancer hospital, the Jack & Sheryl Morris Cancer Center, brings renewed hope for cancer patients and their families.

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Saint Francis Hospital
Hartford, Conn.

Health system’s Community Investing Program fosters positive changes

A recent community health needs assessment conducted by Saint Francis Hospital and local organizations in Hartford, Conn., indicated that 26% of Hartford residents have difficulty paying for food and 17% have difficulty paying for housing.

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A young patient walks a sensory path in a hallway with an Essentia caregiver

Kids follow dolphins, surfboards to surgery and better health

Essentia Health-Fargo has introduced a brightly colored, ocean-themed sensory path in its pre-op space to make the environment more engaging for kids.

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How Duke University Is Fighting Hypertension Through Community Collaboration

In this conversation, Duke University's Anna Tharakan, lead project manager on Closing the Gap on Hypertension Disparities, and Bradi Granger, Ph.D., research professor at Duke University School of Nursing and director of the Duke Heart Center Nursing Research Program, discuss how Duke’s team is reducing disparities in hypertension.

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Avera Health team stands in front of food pantry shelves

South Dakota clinics and hospitals offer pantries to help feed community

What do you do when people in your community are food insecure, but they don’t qualify for federal food assistance programs? Make food available to them in places they can easily access — like clinics and hospitals. Avera Health is collaborating with Feeding South Dakota, Avera Research Institute and Avera’s Community Partnership in a pilot program to offer clinic-based food pantries, known as Wellness Pantries, to patients in Sioux Falls and Parkston, S.D.