Bronson Methodist Hospital has become the first facility in southwest Michigan to offer the VARIPULSE™ Pulsed Field Ablation Platform for treating atrial fibrillation (AFib).
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AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack testimony before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health on Lowering Health Care Costs for All Americans: An Examination of the U.S. Provider Landscape.
University of Iowa Health announced in early February 2026 that it had successfully completed its first robotic living donor nephrectomy, a procedure performed by transplant surgeon Ramy El-Diwany, M.D.
The University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) has launched Familyroom.health, a digital platform designed to support families of patients in intensive care.
Several Louisiana health systems have jointly launched MyChart Central, creating the first statewide, unified patient portal experience.
This year I’ll be continuing the AHA Leadership Dialogue series and talking with health care, business and community leaders on trending topics in the field.
Across rural Georgia, more than 60 counties lack a single pediatrician.
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.
Kieran, a 57-year-old father of three, joined the American Heart Association’s 2024 Boston Heart Walk just over a year after receiving a heart transplant. His participation in the one-mile walk reflected his progress toward recovery and his desire to support heart disease advocacy and research.
AHA Board of Trustees Chair Marc Boom, M.D., today presented the team from WVU Medicine Potomac Valley Hospital of Keyser, W.Va., with the 2026 Rural Hospital Excellence in Innovation Award , sponsored by Microsoft, for their virtual ICU pilot program. Recognized as…