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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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Kaiser Permanente Hawaii
Honolulu, Hawaii
This holiday season, Kaiser Permanente Hawaii is strengthening food security across the Aloha State by supporting nonprofits that expand access to nutritious, locally grown food.
Building Healthy Communities
AdventHealth Littleton
Littleton, Colo.
Lisa Hackett, an occupational therapist at AdventHealth Littleton, understands the profound impact of concussions through personal experience.
Building Healthy Communities
Sharon Hospital
Sharon, Conn.
The Senior Behavioral Health Unit at Sharon Hospital, which serves rural northwestern Connecticut, provides short-term inpatient psychiatric care for adults age 55 or older.
Ensuring Access to Care
John Muir Health
Walnut Creek, Calif.
Mental health is a top community health need nationwide. In this conversation, John Muir Health's Jesse Tamplen, vice president of care coordination, and Jamie Elmasu, director of community health improvement, explain how community health assessments (CHAs), data-driven planning and nonprofit partnerships, are expanding access to patients who need it most.
Ensuring Access to Care
M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center
Minneapolis
As pharmacy closures accelerate nationwide, M Health Fairview is proving what’s possible when a health system steps up.
Ensuring Access to Care
Tufts Medicine
Boston, Mass.
The Tufts Medicine Center for Health Literacy Research + Practice works to reduce health literacy barriers for patients, families, clinicians and health care organizations.
Benefiting Communities
Morristown Medical Center
Morristown, N.J.
In late November, a man stood outside the Morristown Medical Center holding a handwritten sign that said, "Thank you all in emergency for saving my wife's life. I love you all."
Benefiting Communities
NewYork-Presbyterian
New York, N.Y.
NewYork-Presbyterian announced the launch of its Hospital-at-Home program in November, designed to provide hospital-level care to eligible patients in the comfort of their homes.
Benefiting Communities
Providence St. Patrick Hospital
Missoula, Mont.
Providence, one of the nation’s largest not-for-profit health systems, has partnered with Missoula’s Providence St. Patrick Hospital and the University of Montana to launch RESOLVE, a groundbreaking rural health collaborative.
Innovation, Research, and Quality Improvement
Nemours Children’s Health
Orlando, Fla.
When a child has a medical need, they often aren’t sick enough to go into the hospital, they but still need more care than most families can offer at home. In June 2025, Nemours Children’s Health in Orlando, Fla. addressed exactly that situation with the launch of Advanced Care at Home.
Innovation, Research, and Quality Improvement
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Seattle, Wash.
Researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle are testing a simple idea with surprisingly big potential: a special type of foam that makes gene therapy more efficient.
Innovation, Research, and Quality Improvement
Ochsner Heath
Louisiana
Ochsner Health is the first health care provider in Louisiana to offer artificial intelligence (AI)-powered technology to support treatment for atrial fibrillation (AFib), a condition affecting more than 6.1 million Americans.
Prevention and Wellness
Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital
Virginia Beach, Va.
The Unique Boutique at Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital is a store with an exclusive clientele. Shoppers aren’t celebrities or fashion icons; instead, they’re patients who are experiencing medical-related hair loss.
Prevention and Wellness
In this conversation, Beacon Health System's Kimberly Green Reeves, vice president of community impact and partnerships, and Cassy White, director of community impact, share how data, care coordination and community involvement are helping reduce infant mortality in Michigan and Indiana.
Prevention and Wellness
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Little Rock, Ark.
Nurses from the Arkansas Center for Women & Infants’ Health at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) have launched an outreach initiative to support postpartum mothers.
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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.
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Loma Linda University Children’s Health
Loma Linda, Calif.,
For Heather Kono, a pediatric oncology nurse at Loma Linda University Children’s Health in California, her journey with the hospital began long before she put on scrubs.
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Unity Medical Center
Grafton, N.D.
What was once going to be empty space is now used for everything from staff meetings to community medical events, but its main purpose is serving as the Rural Medical Education Center, supporting Unity's commitment to health care education at all levels.
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Corewell Health
Grand Rapids, Mich.
To celebrate Community Health Improvement (CHI) Week, June 9 – June 13, two experts from Corewell Health share how an impactful health care ecosystem model is supporting local Michigan communities
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Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California
Los Angeles, Calif.
Researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, in collaboration with Baylor College of Medicine, made a major discovery in understanding how the brain may help regulate hearing.
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Hartford HealthCare
Hartford, Conn.
Hartford HealthCare’s Diabetes and Endocrinology program offers classes, individual counseling sessions, monthly support groups, resources and special events designed to help people with diabetes take care of themselves and prevent long-term complications.
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Keck School of Medicine of USC
Los Angeles, Calif.
When the Eaton and Palisades wildfires devastated areas of Los Angeles County earlier this year, they sparked a swift response from students at Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California.
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Juno, a 66-pound blonde with four paws, a sassy smile and a fondness for carrying stuffed animals in her mouth, spent six years providing comfort and companionship to patients and staff members at Norton Healthcare in Louisville, Ky.
Building Healthy Communities
MaineHealth
Portland, Maine
At MaineHealth, increasing access to healthy food in the community starts at its hospital campuses.
Building Healthy Communities
CommonSpirit St. Elizabeth Hospital
Fort Morgan, Colo.
CommonSpirit St. Elizabeth Hospital's Care Closet is a compassionate initiative aimed at improving the health and well-being of vulnerable individuals and families in the community.
Building Healthy Communities
UConn Health
Farmington, Conn.
Saving lives is the impetus behind a community outreach and engagement breast cancer screening program led by UConn Health, based in Farmington, Conn.
Building Healthy Communities
Southeast Colorado Hospital District
Springfield, Colo.
Many daily commutes are on the ground — car, train, bikes — but what if you took to the air? Dr. Charles Frankum has spent over two decades flying himself to some of the most remote hospitals in Colorado and Kansas, including the Southeast Colorado Hospital District in Springfield, Colo.
Ensuring Access to Care
In observation of Veterans Day, Steve Schwab, CEO of the Elizabeth Dole Foundation, and Kara Walker, M.D., executive vice president and chief population health officer at Nemours Children’s Health, discuss how hospitals and health systems can meet the special health care needs for families who sacrifice the most.
Ensuring Access to Care
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.
Ensuring Access to Care
In this conversation, Johnna Nynas, M.D., OB/GYN at Sanford Health Bemidji, discusses the dramatic expansion of maternal telehealth capabilities in Minnesota.
Ensuring Access to Care
Ensuring Access to Care
Providence Swedish Rehabilitation Hospital
Lynwood, Wash.
Residents of Snohomish Country, Wash., now have a new space for comprehensive rehabilitative care — which, as a result, opens crucial bedspace for non-rehab patients.
Ensuring Access to Care
In this conversation, Jennifer Cohen, M.D., medical director of the Newborn/Infant Intensive Care Unit at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, King of Prussia, and Katie Costantini, director of maternal care services at Chester County Hospital, discuss the barriers that can affect maternal care in Hispanic populations, and how deploying bilingual volunteers provided the opportunity to learn what worked and what could be improved.
Ensuring Access to Care
In this conversation, Veronica Gillispie-Bell, M.D., OB-GYN at Ochsner Health, discusses successful strategies to reduce maternal morbidity after childbirth, and how these solutions should always start with equity at the forefront.
Ensuring Access to Care
A trip to the hospital emergency department can be overwhelming for anyone, but for individuals with autism, the stress can be significantly heightened.
Ensuring Access to Care
Navajo Health Foundation - Sage Memorial Hospital
Ganado, Ariz.
As the only Navajo psychiatrist on the 27,000 square mile Navajo Reservation, Dr. Richard Laughter breaks down accessibility barriers for his people by blending Native cultural practices with Western behavioral health care.
Benefiting Communities
SSM Health Hospitals in Missouri are taking a proactive role in combating the state’s high infant mortality rates through their Infant Safe Sleep Program.
Benefiting Communities
Thanks to a partnership between Monument Health and the Porter Project, thousands of second-grade students in the Black Hills of South Dakota received a free book — and homework for their parents.
Benefiting Communities
Healthier Northshore is a collaborative initiative led by St. Tammany Health System to improve health outcomes across Louisiana’s Northshore region.
Benefiting Communities
AtlantiCare
Galloway Township, N.J.
AtlantiCare opened 50 new state-of-the-art private rooms spread over two floors at its Mainland Campus in Galloway Township.
Benefiting Communities
Big Sandy Medical Center has remained independently owned for 60 years, defying the trend of small rural hospitals being absorbed by larger health care systems.
Benefiting Communities
RWJBarnabas Health
West Orange N.J.
The opening in May 2025 of New Jersey's first freestanding cancer hospital, the Jack & Sheryl Morris Cancer Center, brings renewed hope for cancer patients and their families.
Benefiting Communities
Saint Francis Hospital
Hartford, Conn.
A recent community health needs assessment conducted by Saint Francis Hospital and local organizations in Hartford, Conn., indicated that 26% of Hartford residents have difficulty paying for food and 17% have difficulty paying for housing.
Benefiting Communities
Essentia Health-Fargo has introduced a brightly colored, ocean-themed sensory path in its pre-op space to make the environment more engaging for kids.
Benefiting Communities
In this conversation, Duke University's Anna Tharakan, lead project manager on Closing the Gap on Hypertension Disparities, and Bradi Granger, Ph.D., research professor at Duke University School of Nursing and director of the Duke Heart Center Nursing Research Program, discuss how Duke’s team is reducing disparities in hypertension.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
UW Medicine
Seattle
Researchers at UW Medicine and the University of Washington in Seattle have developed a new 3D-printed device called STOMP (Suspended Tissue Open Microfluidic Patterning) that significantly advances human tissue engineering.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
HCA Healthcare
Nashville, Tenn.
In part two of this conversation on patient safety and AI, Randy Fagin, M.D., chief quality officer at HCA Healthcare, shares how one of the nation’s largest health systems is putting AI into practice
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
HCA Healthcare
Nashville, Tenn.
Randy Fagin, M.D., chief quality officer at HCA Healthcare, shares insights into the organization's bold approach to improving safety outcomes with Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Seattle
For kids with cancer, challenges often don’t end when cancer ends. Returning to school can be uniquely difficult.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Syracuse, N.Y.
A groundbreaking surgical robot known as the ESP robotic platform is now being used at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Syracuse to treat early-stage rectal cancer and large polyps with a minimally invasive approach.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
CommonSpirit Mercy Hospital
Durango, Colo.
In this conversation, Josh Neff, CEO of CommonSpirit Mercy Hospital, discusses a new cutting-edge communication platform that sends patient EKGs directly from the ambulance to the cardiologist in real time.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC
The Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Pediatric Hematology/Oncology divisions at the Medical University of South Carolina teamed up to create and test an algorithm for treating children with sickle cell disease who arrived at the ED with a fever.
The algorithm helps providers better determine which kids should be admitted and who should go home for treatment with close follow-up from the hospital.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, S.C.
When a patient has depression, often the first medical professional to spot it is their primary care provider, thanks to routine screenings many offices offer. However, getting under the care of a behavioral health professional may involve a long wait — and the patient needs help now.
Innovation, Research and Quality Improvement
West Virginia University Children's Hospital
Morgantown, W.V.
Hypospadias, a birth defect that results in a baby boy’s urethra forming at the underside of the penis rather than the tip, is commonly corrected through a surgery performed six months to a year after birth.
Prevention and Wellness
Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenville
Stephenville, Texas
At Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenville, a new pulmonary rehabilitation program is transforming the way chronic respiratory diseases are treated in rural Erath County.
Prevention and Wellness
If you could predict your biological risk of death, would you want to know? Researchers at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle have developed a resource that does just that and more.
Prevention and Wellness
Boston Medical Center
Boston, Mass.
In this conversation, Boston Medical Center’s (BMC) Jeff Schneider, M.D., the associate chief medical officer, designated institutional official, and chair of the Graduate Medical Education Committee at Boston Medical Center, and Simone Martell, director of the employee resilience program, discuss how BMC is flipping the script on resident wellness.
Prevention and Wellness
Evanston Regional Hospital
Evanston, Wyo.
Intermountain Health
Utah
The closure of labor and delivery services at Evanston Regional Hospital last December left a significant gap in prenatal care in southwestern Wyoming. Utah-based Intermountain Health has stepped in to fill the gap, ensuring that patients wouldn't be left without care.
Prevention and Wellness
Cary Medical Center
Caribou, Maine
Cary Medical Center, a 63-bed hospital in rural Caribou, Maine, created the Siruno Stroke Prevention Program to help community members develop and maintain healthy lifestyle habits.
Prevention and Wellness
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Ill.
n this conversation, Wrenetha Julion, Ph.D., R.N. of Rush University Medical Center, and Paul Florsheim, Ph.D. of University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, discuss the collaborative Preparing for Parenthood program, success stories on how to engage fathers early in the pregnancy journey, and what supporting dads means for stronger and healthier families.
Prevention and Wellness
Five hospitals within the LCMC Health system have earned the Louisiana Birth Ready or Birth Ready+ Designation, a recognition awarded by the Louisiana Department of Health and the Louisiana Perinatal Quality Collaborative (LaPQC).
Prevention and Wellness
Hartford HealthCare
Hartford, Conn.
Hartford HealthCare’s Diabetes and Endocrinology program offers classes, individual counseling sessions, monthly support groups, resources and special events designed to help people with diabetes take care of themselves and prevent long-term complications.
Prevention and Wellness
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tenn.
Vanderbilt University Medical Center is growing its integrated, multidisciplinary care for infants and children who have been exposed to opioids while in utero.
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In this Leadership Dialogue conversation, Tina Freese Decker, president and CEO of Corewell Health and 2025 AHA board chair, talks with Lori Wightman, R.N., CEO of Bothwell Regional Health Center, about the challenges that rural hospitals and health systems face.
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Keck School of Medicine at USC
Los Angeles, Calif.
The Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California uses an immersive model called the Primary Care Initiative to inspire medical students to pursue careers in primary care.
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Copley Hospital
Morrisville, Vt.
To address workforce shortages in rural Vermont, Copley Hospital in Morrisville is among several hospitals participating in the Career Pathway Entry Program (CPEP) offered by the Community College of Vermont.
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Corewell Health
Grand Rapids, Mich.
In this conversation, Kristin Jacob, M.D., medical director of the Office of Physician and APP Fulfillment at Corewell Health West, discusses the organization’s foundation for well-being strategies, the successes they’ve had in reducing burnout, and the vital importance of "change agents" to propel the work forward.
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Providence
Renton, Wash.
Providence Health System has partnered with home-based care provider Compassus to offer home health, hospice, community-based palliative care, and private-duty caregiving services to patients across the country.
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Bartlett Regional Hospital
Juneau, Ala.
In 2018, collaborating with community partners to better serve its patients in the greater Juneau, Alaska region, Bartlett Regional Hospital implemented an emergency department information exchange system that made possible real-time information sharing that is imperative for coordinated care efforts.
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Adventist Health
Bakersfield, Calif.
Adventist Health’s unique mobile clinic — think of it as a doctor's office on wheels — helps families and their children in and around Bakersfield, Calif., by offering immunizations for young people from birth to 19 years old at various locations around Kern County.
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Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Chicago, IL
The Basic Nursing Assistant Training Program at Northwestern Medicine is designed to help Northwestern Medicine employees in nonclinical roles transition into PCT positions by earning a certified nursing assistant certification.
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Corewell Health
Grand Rapids, Mich.
Dartmouth Health
Lebanon, N.H.
In this Leadership Dialogue conversation, Joanne M. Conroy, M.D., CEO and president of Dartmouth Health and 2024 AHA board chair, and Tina Freese Decker, president and CEO of Corewell Health and AHA board chair-elect, share insights on health care's current and future challenges, the impact the AHA can have on the field, and Tina's excitement as incoming AHA board chair.