Stories
Savannah, a 12-year-old from North Andover, Mass., loves gymnastics, soccer and swimming 鈥 activities she is enjoying two years after being diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer, and adjusting to living with a prosthetic leg.
In December, OSF Children鈥檚 Hospital of Illinois announced surgeons had successfully performed the world鈥檚 first implantation of an extravascular implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (EV-ICD) in a 2-year-old child who had suffered a sudden cardiac arrest.
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.
Southern Hills Hospital & Medical Center hosted a free Teddy Bear Clinic at its ER in November to help children feel more comfortable in medical settings through fun, interactive activities.
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鈥
Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center鈥檚 grant-backed Breast Health Equity Program set out in 2020 to improve rates of up-to-date mammography screening for Black women, while also increasing screening overall for women who are Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) post-COVID-19 pandemic.
Adventist Health鈥檚 unique mobile clinic 鈥 think of it as a doctor's office on wheels 鈥 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.
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.
The SOS MATERNITY Network, led by Wayne State University鈥檚 Office of Women鈥檚 Health, has been launched to address high maternal and infant mortality rates in Michigan.
Fred Hutch Cancer Center in Seattle, Wash., embraced the otherworldly aspects of cancer treatment by partnering with the one and only NASA to launch a new, space-centric program for cancer patients.