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Hospitals Leading the Way to a Healthier America
Hospitals have always been at the heart of community health empowering healthier, happier lives for all.
AHA Launches New Multimedia Advertising Campaign to Promote Hospitals
The campaign includes a commercial that will run on national, cable, and digital TV and digital advertising.
New Resources Spotlight Crucial Role of Rural Hospitals and Health Systems
The AHA released new resources to help rural hospitals and health systems share their stories and highlight the vital role they play in their communities.
Creative repurposing saves heart during double-lung transplant
Old technology — applied in new and novel ways — can still be a lifesaver.
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Building Healthy Communities
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, Ark.
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is leveraging digital health to expand diabetes education and support for rural communities across the state, addressing significant access barriers such as long travel distances and limited local resources.
Building Healthy Communities
Intermountain Health St. James Hospital
Montana
Frankee Angel, a lifelong performer, found her world upended when she suffered a sudden medical emergency just before playing piano at St. Patrick’s Church.
Building Healthy Communities
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, Ark.
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is demonstrating the powerful impact of its Food Is Medicine program.
Ensuring Access to Care
Sanford Health
Sioux Falls/Rapid City, S.D.
Storks delivering babies may be a flight of fancy, but a real South Dakota maternal-fetal medicine specialist flies hundreds of miles each week to reach rural patients who would otherwise face hours-long drives for specialized care.
Ensuring Access to Care
Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Little Rock, Ark.
Arkansas Children’s Hospital is utilizing telemedicine to expand access to care and support rural hospitals that lack pediatric cardiac MRI and CT expertise.
Ensuring Access to Care
Northern Cochise Community Hospital
Cochise County, Ariz.
In rural Cochise County, Ariz., many older adults struggle with limited incomes, chronic health conditions, and scarce access to essential resources. Geographic isolation and high poverty rates among seniors make basic needs — such as adult incontinence supplies — difficult to afford.
Benefiting Communities
MultiCare Valley Hospital
Spokane, Wash.
Every December, health care workers at MultiCare Valley Hospital, based in Spokane, Wash., take on extra seasonal roles: holiday “elves." For nine years, the staff has organized a gift drive to support local children, donating presents and essential items to families who need them most.
Benefiting Communities
Manning Family Children’s Hospital
New Orleans, La.
Manning Family Children’s Hospital has become the first facility in Louisiana and the broader Gulf South region to earn verification as a Level I Pediatric Trauma Center.
Benefiting Communities
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, Ark.
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is demonstrating the powerful impact of its Food Is Medicine program.
Innovation, Research, and Quality Improvement
Nebraska Medicine - Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Neb.
The University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) has launched Familyroom.health, a digital platform designed to support families of patients in intensive care.
Innovation, Research, and Quality Improvement
Baton Rouge General, Woman's Hospital, Ochsner Health, St. Tammany Parish, Terrebonne General Health System, LCMC Health, Lake Charles Memorial Health System, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System
Louisiana
Several Louisiana health systems have jointly launched MyChart Central, creating the first statewide, unified patient portal experience.
Innovation, Research, and Quality Improvement
Lake Charles Memorial Health System
Lake Charles, La.
Lake Charles Memorial Hospital has launched Mission Move Well, a systemwide initiative built on the Arjo MOVE framework to support patient mobility, strengthen staff response and improve patient safety.
Prevention and Wellness
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, Ark.
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is leveraging digital health to expand diabetes education and support for rural communities across the state, addressing significant access barriers such as long travel distances and limited local resources.
Prevention and Wellness
HCA Florida St. Lucie Hospital
Port St. Lucie, Fla.
It was Angela and Christopher’s wedding anniversary, but it looked like they wouldn’t be able to celebrate it. Angela, a nurse at HCA Florida St. Lucie Hospital, wasn’t working — instead, she was a patient recovering from surgery to address severe abdominal pain. But her co-workers and friends weren’t going to let the day pass by.
Prevention and Wellness
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Kaufman
Kaufman, Texas
Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Kaufman is strengthening community wellness through its Healthy Education Lifestyles Program (HELP), an initiative designed to give patients both clinical support and practical health education.
Workforce
East Alabama Health
Opelika, Ala.
Maintaining a trained workforce is one of the greatest challenges facing rural hospitals today. In Alabama, the shortage is particularly and increasingly severe, especially when it comes to nurses. East Alabama Health is addressing the problem in multiple ways.
Workforce
In this conversation, Thomas Ahr, senior vice president and chief human resources officer at Hospital Sisters Health System, details how the health system is prioritizing prevention, supporting staff after incidents, and turning safety into a leadership responsibility.
Workforce
Decatur Memorial Hospital
Decatur, Ill.
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.
Building Healthy Communities
Fairview Health Services
Minneapolis Minn.
By serving as “kidney transplant patient 10,001,” Dale Sorensen becomes the face of M Health Fairview’s major milestone.
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NYC Health + Hospitals
New York, N.Y.
In early August, NYC Health + Hospitals led a training exercise testing the health care system’s ability to identify and isolate “patients” with simulated Marburg virus symptoms
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University of Missouri Health Care
Columbia, Mo.
The Missouri School of Medicine is using mobile simulators — mannequins that breathe, talk and move — to help train nurses in rural areas across the state in preparation for events that would overwhelm their emergency rooms.
Building Healthy Communities
Catalina Island Medical Center
Avalon, Calif.
Explore the impressive services of Catalina Hospital, the only medical center on Catalina Island, dedicated to the health of 4,500 residents and visitors.
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Kadlec Regional Medical Center
Richland, Wash.
When it comes to caring for sexual assault survivors, health care workers often walk a fine line. They must provide care that is both high quality and compassionate — performing necessary exams and collecting samples in a delicate way that avoids retraumatizing the patient.
Building Healthy Communities
Valley Presbyterian Hospital
Van Nuys, Calif.
Valley Presbyterian Hospital in Van Nuys, Calif., is addressing food insecurity in the San Fernando Valley one recipe at a time.
Building Healthy Communities
Banner Sports Medicine
Scottsdale, Ariz.
For fitness enthusiasts in the greater Scottsdale, Ariz. area, the person jogging on the treadmill next to them just might be turn out to be a famous professional athlete, such as a member of the Arizona Diamondbacks or the NFL’s Cardinals.
Building Healthy Communities
Mason Health
Shelton, Wash.
Mason Health in Shelton, Wash. is taking a holistic approach to public health by working toward a sustainable community and environment.
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UC Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, Calif.
For some grateful parents, like those whose children have been nursed back to health from grave injury, thanking their kid’s health care team is not enough to express their appreciation. At UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, Calif., Aaron Brazier decided to give back to the hospital that saved his son’s life by sharing his 20 years of hair care expertise with patients.
Benefiting Communities
Caribou Medical Center
Soda Springs, Idaho
For Kent Loosle, the CEO of Caribou Medical Center in Eastern Idaho, it turns out that not only can you go home again, you can return to your roots and make a big difference.
Benefiting Communities
Eastern New Mexico Medical Center (ENMMC) serves as a regional medical hub for southeastern New Mexico, providing lifesaving medically necessary care for all patients regardless of their ability to pay.
Benefiting Communities
University of Michigan Health – West
Grand Rapids, Mich.
At a NICU in Grand Rapids, Mich., garments created to celebrate one of life’s great joys are repurposed to lend dignity and peace for coping with one of life’s greatest sorrows.
Benefiting Communities
Rochester Regional Health recognizes that women thrive when their care environment is welcoming, uplifting, and supportive of the whole person.
Benefiting Communities
MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center
Des Moines, Iowa
Now in its 12th year, MercyOne’s volunteer birth doula program is not intended to replace a labor partner or a medical provider, but instead serve as a sort-of tour guide for the birthing process.
Benefiting Communities
In this conversation, Mary Mannix, CEO and president of Augusta Health, discusses the impact that cross-training has had on high-quality patient care in their community, and how the transition to an Accountable Care Organization (ACO) ensures patients are getting the right care at the right time.
Benefiting Communities
Saint Peter’s Healthcare
New Jersey
Saint Peter’s Healthcare’s dual investments in infrastructure and education are improving the lives of both patients and employees.
Benefiting Communities
In this conversation, Iris Lundy, R.N., vice president of health equity at Sentara Health, discusses their thoughtful approach to delivering accessible and high-quality health care to those who need it most.
Benefiting Communities
University of Kansas Health System
Kansas City, Kan.
The University of Kansas Health System has partnered with HURT!, a mobile application people can access afterhours to get free injury assessment from orthopedic specialists.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
Bethesda Hospital West
Boca Raton, Fla.,
Timothy O’Connor, M.D., director of minimally invasive and robotic spine surgery at the Marcus Neuroscience Institute at Bethesda Hospital West in Boca Raton, Fla., on Feb. 10 performed the first next-generation augmented reality (AR) spinal surgery in the state.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
Texas Children's Hospital and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have announced a collaboration dedicated to pediatric cancer care.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
Carilion Clinic
Roanoke, Va.
In this conversation, Mindy Estes, M.D., former CEO of Saint Luke’s Health System and former AHA board chair, and Nancy Howell Agee, CEO emeritus of Carilion Clinic and former AHA board chair, discuss the importance of bringing a culture of safety reporting to an organization.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
A new, specialized magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine at the Medical University of South Carolina Health West Ashley Medical Pavillion is bringing the technology to patients who need it. And it’s thanks to a patient who needed it.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
Baptist Health UAMS
Little Rock, Ark.
Baptist Health UAMS Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic in Little Rock, Ark., is aiming to help patients struggling with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) get a good night sleep if they are unable to use continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
UC Davis Health
Sacramento, Calif.
About 2 million Americans — including over 300,000 children and adolescents — live with type 1 diabetes, or T1D.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
Duke Health
The Duke team performed the world’s first living mitral valve replacement, a type of partial heart transplant, which Duke pioneered in 2022.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital
New Haven, Conn.
A team at Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital in Connecticut performed a minimally invasive procedure on a 3-day-old baby who had been diagnosed with a lymphatic malformation in utero.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
St. David's Medical Center in Austin has become the first hospital in Central Texas to offer histotripsy, a new noninvasive treatment for liver cancer.
Prevention and Wellness
In this new "Safety Speaks" conversation, Barbara Griffith, M.D., president of Duke Raleigh Hospital, discusses the successful steps the organization has taken to address the sharp rise in workplace violence.
Prevention and Wellness
Nemours Children’s Hospital
Wilmington, Del.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is a cognitive behavioral therapy that teaches emotional management, problem-solving, and how to maintain healthy relationships through the acceptance of the patient’s experience and the need for change; it’s particularly effective for those who experience intense emotions and engage in self-destructive behaviors. It’s also particularly effective with one population currently in dire need of behavioral health care: teenagers.
Prevention and Wellness
Fox Chase Cancer Center
Philadelphia, Pa.
On October 28, 2024, Fox Chase Cancer Center unveiled its latest Mobile Screening Unit (MSU), a state-of-the-art cancer research center on wheels.
Prevention and Wellness
Denver Health
Denver, Colo.
For underserved populations, stigma and lack of access to behavioral health services can present huge barriers to treatment. In this conversation, Matthew Hoag, director of integrated behavioral health at Denver Health, shares how the organization is innovating through integration to meet the behavioral health needs of its communities, including with its state-of-the-art mobile opioid treatment unit.
Prevention and Wellness
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.
Prevention and Wellness
Women & Infants Hospital
Providence, R.I.
To help support moms and dads with newborns, Women & Infants Hospital in Providence, R.I., part of Care New England, established The Warm Line. It’s a toll-free telephone support system staffed by professional nurses.
Prevention and Wellness
Northwestern Medicine
Chicago, Ill.
In this conversation, Gaurav Agarwal, M.D., chief wellness executive at Northwestern Medicine, shares how the health system approached access awareness within their communities and the steps needed to ensure that mental health support services are available.
Prevention and Wellness
Children's Hospital Colorado
Aurora, Colo.
In today's new Caring for Our Kids episode, explore how Children's Hospital Colorado designed seamless care for medically complex kids and their families.
Prevention and Wellness
Reedsburg Area Medical Center
Reedsburg, Wis.
The Farmer Angel Network is a support group devoted to suicide prevention in Wisconsin's farming communities.