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.
Rutland (Vt.) Regional Medical Center, in partnership with My Healthy Vermont, offers self-management programs that provide participants with the skills and tools needed to effectively manage their medical condition.
The University of Southern California鈥檚 National Center on Elder Abuse is working to spread awareness about the issue among college students so they are better able to recognize signs of elder abuse, as it may affect parents or grandparents.
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle offers more than just high-quality care to their cancer patients. The hospital also provides access to Cook For Your Life, a web-based nutrition and recipe resource dedicated to advancing research on diet, cancer prevention and survivorship.
Kaiser Permanente Northern California has opened a new high-tech laboratory in San Jose to conduct common genetic testing and increase access to personalized 鈥減recision鈥 treatment based on genome testing.
When identical twins Tate and Tripp Myers were born, they weighed a little under four pounds 鈥 put together. After Tate and Tripp arrived 26 weeks and six days, their first home was in the new Tiny Baby Unit (TBU) at Norton Children's Hospital in Louisville, Ky.
Xaia is an app developed over years of research by Cedars-Sinai that leverages the Apple Vision Pro platform to expand access to mental health.
Rady Children鈥檚 Hospital in San Diego called the surge of children coming into its emergency department with behavioral health needs 鈥渦nprecedented,鈥 and responded by placing mental health professionals in primary care practices.
In this "Safety Speaks" conversation, Christi Barney, R.N., vice president of quality and patient safety at Emerson Health, discusses their innovative approach to culture building, and how quality and safety trainings for all stakeholders drove buy-in and measurable success across the health system鈥
The introduction of artificial intelligence-driven technology into health care continues at a brisk pace, with sometimes uneven results.
Launched nearly 20 years ago by MaineHealth and several community partners, Let鈥檚 Go! is a community engagement initiative designed to increase healthy eating and active living and decrease obesity.