Community Partnerships
Advisory councils or boards can play an integral role in engaging the voice of the patient to help shape changes from providers and health plans. But some organizations are going a step further.
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AHA has developed a series of podcasts and resources that explore the different ways hospitals, health systems, and community organizations have worked to improve the equitable distribution and access to the COVID-19 vaccine. We…
Though the COVID-19 pandemic has been a fast-evolving situation, the team at UT Southwestern Medical Center, based in Dallas, has been sharing important and useful information with its communities every step of the way. Now it’s focused on vaccination — offering “what to know” about COVID-19…
As New York City continues to expand vaccine eligibility, NYC Health + Hospitals has been a leader in the race to vaccinate New Yorkers.
On December 16, 2020, occupational therapist Kelly Casey got a history-making shot in her left arm as the first Johns Hopkins staff to be vaccinated.
In an indication that it will be targeting social determinants of health (SDOH), Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina will begin piloting programs to address food insecurity. The payer is partnering with several state organizations and food banks to boost enrollment in the Food and…
Sarasota Memorial created a video addressing misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines and fears that are preventing people from getting their shots.
Access to behavioral health care unfortunately remains difficult due to the shortage of providers, stigma, lack of a true connected continuum of care, and more. This series of case studies featuring the innovative work of hospitals and health systems and their community partners, details how…
WakeMed Health & Hospitals faced a behavioral health crisis in the system’s seven emergency departments in 2017. Patients waited for days to get access to acute inpatient services. Today, a high-performance, multidisciplinary network of inpatient, outpatient and community-benefit…
In Tampa Bay and West Central Florida, 1 in 6 people live with depression and 1 in 12 have a substance use disorder. Leaders from a broad representation of health care systems, agencies, elected officials, insurance companies, large employers and community service agencies recognized that they…