Telling the Hospital Story
The AHA is continuing our efforts to spotlight the many ways that hospitals and health systems benefit the patients and communities they serve. See AHA's Telling the Hospital Story landing page for additional stories and an opportunity to share what your hospital or health systems is doing to benefit your community.
What’s better when you’re feeling scared than a visit from a canine friend? Many hospitals and health systems are embracing trained emotional support dogs to support staff, patients and their families during difficult times.
Treating substance use disorder is complicated, requiring a combination of behavioral and physical health care that differs from substance to substance and person to person. The new Kahlert Institute for Addiction Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine opened June 14 and aims to…
THE PLAYERS Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, a collaboration between Nemours Children’s Health, Jacksonville, and Wolfson’s Children’s hospital, combines state-of-the-art technology with settings that contribute to the wellness of the whole child, no matter their age.
Researchers from Intermountain Health were chosen as part of a national consortium of healthcare systems and hospitals in a new federally-funded initiative that will use advanced technologies to improve treatment for patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), pneumonia, and sepsis.
The recently dedicated Stacy Goldstein Breast Center within Overlook Medical Center promises to offer world-class breast cancer services to members of the New Jersey community, according to the family whose generous financial support made the new center possible.
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.
Since 2009, Allegheny General Hospital has permitted potential future medical students to observe live open heart surgeries performed by its surgeons.
In May, New Orleans East Hospital joined its LCMC Health sister hospital, Touro, to open a Maternal Fetal Health Clinic to ensure equitable prenatal care is available for patients in eastern New Orleans.
Hospitals and health systems provide healing, compassion and care to all people who walk through their doors.
Mason Health in Shelton, Wash. is taking a holistic approach to public health by working toward a sustainable community and environment.