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U.S. Hospitals and Health Systems Enhance Patient Safety

Hospitals and health systems across the nation are implementing innovative programs to connect with their communities and enhance patient safety.
Quality Improvement Opportunities, Quality & Patient Safety, Community Connections, Infection Prevention and Control, Well-Being & Resilience, Wellness/Preventive Care
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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.
Telling the Hospital Story, Promoting Healthy Communities, Patient care and Information
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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.
Telling the Hospital Story, Access to Care in Vulnerable Communities, Geriatric, Making Healthcare More Affordable
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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.
Telling the Hospital Story, Community Benefit, Promoting Healthy Communities, SDOH: Food, Well-Being & Resilience
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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.
Telling the Hospital Story, Wellness/Preventive Care, Community Partnerships, Promoting Healthy Communities, Well-Being & Resilience

Addressing Violence in the Hospital Community

Jim Leonard, M.D., is president and CEO of Carle Health based in Urbana, Ill., connects the dots for boards addressing violence in hospitals.
Hospitals Against Violence, Workplace Safety

UI Health Warns: Don’t Let Your Guard Down – Get Your Flu Shot

UI Health is asking people to “defend yourself with the flu shot” through a highly motivational and educational flu season campaign.
Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19), Flu, United Against the Flu, Infection Prevention and Control, Population/Community Health

Children’s Mercy launches partial hospitalization for youth with complex health needs

Children’s Mercy has announced the opening of its new Partial Hospitalization Program to support children and adolescents facing serious medical and mental health challenges.
Promoting Healthy Communities, Telling the Hospital Story, Child and Adolescent Health, Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Behavioral Health Care Delivery, Value Analysis, Access to Behavioral Health, Capacity Planning

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center strengthens readiness to care for patients with rare, high risk infectious diseases

Backed by a recent $500,000 federal grant, Penn State Health’s Milton S. Hershey Medical Center will strengthen its role as a Level 2 Special Pathogen Treatment Center, enhancing its ability to care for patients with rare, high-risk infectious diseases. Backed by a $500,000 federal grant, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center will strengthen its role as a Level 2 Special Pathogen Treatment Center
Telling the Hospital Story, Promoting Healthy Communities, Infection Prevention and Epidemiology, Emergency Readiness

Hospital Stories

Explore 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, or sort stories by category using the filter.
Telling the Hospital Story, Promoting Healthy Communities, Innovation, Community Benefit, Workforce, Wellness/Preventive Care, Access to Care in Vulnerable Communities