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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
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University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, Ark.

Digital diabetes education improving rural communities in Arkansas
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
A woman sits at a piano singing

Intermountain Health St. James Hospital
Montana

Encore of the Heart: Montana Performer Makes Comeback After Heart Attack
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
A man holds a carboard box full of fresh produce

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, Ark.

UAMS partners with local food pantries in Food Is Medicine program
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is demonstrating the powerful impact of its Food Is Medicine program.
Ensuring Access to Care
Doctor performing sonogram

Sanford Health
Sioux Falls/Rapid City, S.D.

A Sanford Health doctor takes to the skies to bridge the rural health care gap in South Dakota
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
A man and a female health worker stand on either side of a child in an MRI machine

Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Little Rock, Ark.

Telemedicine helps rural Arkansas hospitals provide pediatric cardiac MRI, CT scans close to home
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
Women stand at a volunteer table displaying boxes of diapers and feminine hygiene products

Northern Cochise Community Hospital
Cochise County, Ariz.

Meeting essential needs brings dignity to the desert
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
Two women dressed in casual festive Christmas outfits unwrap gifts in an office

MultiCare Valley Hospital
Spokane, Wash.

MultiCare Valley Hospital brings holiday cheer to local students
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
A little girl sits in a hospital bed smiling at a female health worker

Manning Family Children’s Hospital
New Orleans, La.

Manning Family Children’s Hospital becomes first level I pediatric trauma center in Louisiana
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
A man holds a carboard box full of fresh produce

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, Ark.

UAMS partners with local food pantries in Food Is Medicine program
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is demonstrating the powerful impact of its Food Is Medicine program.
Innovation, Research, and Quality Improvement
UNMC ICU family app screen

Nebraska Medicine - Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Neb.

UNMC nurse develops platform to help ICU patients’ family members participate in patient care
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
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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

Multiple Louisiana health systems jointly launch MyChart Central for unified patient experience
Several Louisiana health systems have jointly launched MyChart Central, creating the first statewide, unified patient portal experience.
Innovation, Research, and Quality Improvement
A female patient in a lift-assist device is helped by a male health worker

Lake Charles Memorial Health System
Lake Charles, La.

Louisiana Hospital's Mission Move Well emphasizes safety for patients, caregivers
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
a woman scans a continuous glucose monitor with her phone

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, Ark.

Digital diabetes education improving rural communities in Arkansas
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
a gerbera daisy rests on a plate as part of a romantic, candle-lit table

HCA Florida St. Lucie Hospital
Port St. Lucie, Fla.

Anniversary to remember: HCA Florida St. Lucie Hospital nurses surprise one of their own
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
A middle aged couple eats vegetables in a home kitchen

Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Kaufman
Kaufman, Texas

Texas hospital program focuses on healthy eating to manage chronic diseases
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
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East Alabama Health
Opelika, Ala.

Strengthening the rural workforce: East Alabama Health tackles nursing shortage
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
advancing-health-podcast
Mental Health First Aid: A Proactive Approach to Workplace Violence
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
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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.
Benefiting Communities
PennHOPES cargivers with a patient who sits smiling in hospital bed, holding the starbucks frappuccino
A Simple Model for Kindness that Makes a Huge Difference
A Starbucks Caramel Ribbon Crunch Frappuccino. Games, puzzles, arts and crafts. The blessed relief of a backscratcher. These are among the small things that Penn Medicine patients say makes their long-term inpatient stays more pleasant and endurable.
Benefiting Communities
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New Behavioral Health Program Gives Law Enforcement Better Tools to Respond to Potentially Violent Situations
Newton Medical Center’s Alternative Responses to Reduce Instances of Violence and Escalation (ARRIVE) program is a pioneering initiative aimed at reshaping responses to mental health crises, reducing instances of violence and providing more compassionate and effective responses to mental health emergencies.
Benefiting Communities
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Intermountain Health
Salt Lake City, Utah

To Meet a ‘Prerequisite for Good Health,’ Health System Heads to Colorado’s Housing Market
A new affordable rental property is the latest example of how Intermountain Health is helping its patients beyond the hospital walls.
Benefiting Communities
advancing-health-podcast
Converting to Rural Emergency Hospitals
In this discussion, two rural health care leaders assess how the conversion to Rural Emergency Hospital is proceeding, and how to build trust and buy-in from patients and communities.
Benefiting Communities
‘Beautiful’ new facility greats first patients at new Intermountain Primary Children’s campus
The February 2024 opening of Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital, Larry H. and Gail Miller Family Campus in Lehi, Utah, marks the most significant boost in children’s health care delivery in the Intermountain West in more than 100 years. Intermountain's new pediatrics campus in Lehi, Utah, marks the most significant boost in children’s health care delivery in the region in a century.
Benefiting Communities
Advancing Health Podcast
Helping Boards Help Rural Hospitals

The constant strain of workforce and financial issues are proving difficult to solve for rural health care providers. In this conversation, Barbara Sowada, president of the Board of Trustees at Memorial Hospital, discusses the role board members can play in helping their hospitals and health systems navigate today’s pressing problems, and how the AHA’s resources and educational materials can provide valuable assistance.

Benefiting Communities
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ChristianaCare
Wilmington, Del.

Lehigh Valley Health Network
Allentown, Pa.

Micro-Hospitals: Transforming Healthcare in Southeastern Pennsylvania
Two Southeastern Pennsylvania health systems, ChristianaCare and Lehigh Valley Health Network, are launching a new era of health care with their opening of “micro-hospitals” that provide 24/7 emergency care with limited inpatient beds.
Benefiting Communities
Man and woman stand in store aisle flanked by balloons
On-campus high school grocery store offers more than free food
O.D. Wyatt High School in Fort Worth, Texas, in January 2024 opened an on-campus grocery store, housed in a portable building and brimming with fresh produce, meat and nonperishable items for students and their families.
Benefiting Communities
Children's Wisconsin pediatric mental health clinic exterior at dusk
Kohl’s cash translates to new pediatric mental health option in Wisconsin
Wisconsin children and families in need of immediate mental health care can now walk in to a brand-new clinic in Kenosha, thanks to a $3 million donation from the charitable wing of the department store retail chain Kohl’s.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
Four surgeons operate on a patient in surgery
A new era in heart valve replacement at a California children’s hospital
Loma Linda University Children's Hospital recently made history performing the first pediatric partial heart transplant in Southern California.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
Stock image shows a surgeon in scrubs holding a toy heart aloft, masking face

Tufts Medical Center
Boston, Mass.

Tufts Medical Center reaches heart transplant milestone
Tufts Medical Center’s Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant team performed the hospital’s 800th heart transplant in October 2024, a year before the transplant program marked its 40th anniversary.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
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University of Rochester Medical Center
Rochester, N.Y.

Researchers uncover possible new biomarker for psychosis diagnosis
Researchers at the Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience at the University of Rochester in New York are investigating a potential biomarker in the brain that could diagnose psychosis before symptoms appear.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
An infant rests on an exam table while a hand places a stethoscope against the infants chest.
Tiny heart, big breakthrough: Norton Children's Hospital saves infant with rare surgery
Hearts have a special meaning for Heavenleigh Weilage. For one thing, she was born on Valentine’s Day 2022. For another, she was the first child in the country to receive a pacemaker so small it’s the size of a large pill.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
advancing-health-podcast

Sanford Health
Sioux Falls, S.D.

Bridging Distances with AI and Telemedicine

Sanford Health, America’s largest rural health system, is revolutionizing care delivery with telemedicine and AI. In this conversation, Dave Newman, M.D., vice president and chief medical officer for virtual care at Sanford Health, discusses how innovative virtual care models and AI-powered solutions are breaking down barriers, improving patient outcomes and enhancing provider efficiency.

Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
A male physician in scrubs smiles at a frail boy sitting up in a hospital bed

UC Davis Medical Center 
Sacramento, Calif.

UC Davis Health’s pioneering program to enhance care for neurodivergent kids
University of California Davis Health has launched a first-in-the-nation program called PATH (Promoting Accessibility To Healthcare) to improve the health care experience for children who have autism and other neurodevelopmental disabilities.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
Stock image of a young curly-haired mother holding an infant against her shoulder

Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta
Murrieta, Calif.

A California hospital's simple, secret weapon for treating postpartum patients
Modern medical technology has led to remarkable advancements, but staff at Loma Linda University Medical Center-Murrieta know that something as basic as a strategically labeled bracelet can help save a life.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
advancing-health-podcast

Luminis Health
Annapolis, Md.

Data and Curiosity: Strategies to Strengthen Patient Safety
In this conversation, Mindy Estes, M.D., former CEO of Saint Luke's Health System and former AHA board chair, and Tori Bayless, CEO of Luminis Health and AHA board member, discuss how hospital leaders and boards can drive meaningful change, the impact of data-driven decision making, and the importance of mentoring future health care leaders.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
advancing-health-podcast

WellSpan Health
York, Pa.

A Tiered System of Safety: Committing to Zero Harm with WellSpan Health
In this conversation, Carlos Roberts, M.D., urogynecologist and vice president and chief medical officer of the Women and Children Service Line at WellSpan Health, discusses the organization's commitment to zero harm, its innovative tier structure for daily safety huddles, and its fostered culture of continuous improvement and celebration of patient safety.
Prevention and Wellness
advancing-health-podcast

Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, Texas

Caring for Our Kids: A Pediatric Cancer Survivorship Program Delivers Lifelong Care
In this first episode of the new series “Caring for Our Kids,” learn about the Texas Children's Pediatric Cancer Survivorship Program, and the impact it has had on the lives of young cancer patients.
Prevention and Wellness
A pregnant woman sits on a sofa talking with a female clinician

Woman’s Hospital
Baton Rouge, La.

Through GRACE, Baton Rouge’s Woman’s Hospital Delivers Second Chances for Pregnant Patients Battling Addictions
The Guiding Recovery and Creating Empowerment (GRACE) program at Woman’s Hospital in Baton Rouge, La., provides nonjudgmental support and resources to women who need help with substance misuse during pregnancy.
Prevention and Wellness
A male clinician sits bedside, talking to a male patient in hospital bed

Saline Memorial Hospital
Benton, Ark.

Saline Health introduces “StepOne” to battling addiction
Benton, Ark.-based Saline Memorial Hospital, in collaboration with Evergreen Healthcare Partners, introduced the StepOne Service, a program designed to support individuals struggling with addiction.
Prevention and Wellness
Staff at University of Kentucky’s Albert B. Chandler Hospital stand around the Joy Cart

University of Kentucky Albert B. Chandler Hospital
Lexington, Ky.

For 25 years, Jarrett’s Joy Cart carries a legacy of love
At University of Kentucky’s Albert B. Chandler Hospital, pediatric patients receive a little extra boost, thanks to the legacy of a boy who knew what it was like to spend long days there.
Prevention and Wellness
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Garden State hospitals are doing something right when it comes to matters of the heart
In general, Garden State hospitals are doing something right when it comes to matters of the heart. The risk-adjusted bypass mortality rate in New Jersey declined 43.3% between 1994 and 2020, according to the most recent data available from the state Department of Health.
Prevention and Wellness
UVA executives and clinicians cut ribbon on new clinic

UVA Health
Charlottesville, Va.

At UVA Health, a Comprehensive Approach to Parkinson’s Disease
A new University of Virginia Health System clinic for Parkinson's disease not only offers patients one place where care is coordinated between everyone from neurosurgeons to social workers, but a groundbreaking treatment pioneered at UVA, focused ultrasound, which treats the shaking and rigidity caused by Parkinson’s.
Prevention and Wellness
Eat a healthy diet but don’t give up chocolate: oncologists share well-being tips. University of Vermont Health Network, Burlington, Vermont.

The University of Vermont Health Network
Burlington, Vt.

Eat a Healthy Diet But Don’t Give Up Chocolate: Oncologists Share Well-being Tips
Fourteen oncology providers from the University of Vermont Cancer Center and the Fitzpatrick Cancer Center at Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital share how they support their own health and well-being, in a recent blog published on the UVM Health Network website.
Prevention and Wellness
advancing-health-podcast

Sheppard Pratt
Baltimore, Md.

Mobile Crisis Centers: A Solution for Behavioral Health Access
In this conversation, Jason Melegari, R.N., director of clinical services at Sheppard Pratt, discusses how the organization's mobile behavioral health initiative was road tested, and the positive difference it is making for accessibility.
Prevention and Wellness
Opening a World of Possibilities for Those on the Autism Spectrum

Children’s Specialized Hospital
New Brunswick, N.J.

Opening a World of Possibilities for Those on the Autism Spectrum
Children’s Specialized Hospital, a RWJBarnabas health facility with locations in New Jersey, has opened a new Autism Center of Excellence to help patients and their families navigate the treatment process.