Promoting Healthy Communities
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.
Denver Health is integrating basic dental services into patient care routines, pulling aside the traditional wall between the two disciplines.
Hospitals and health systems have a long history of leading initiatives that improve individual and community health. By partnering with community-based organizations, hospital teams are working to address priority health needs in communities and encourage healthy behaviors for patients and鈥
The rare solar eclipse that arced across a wide swath of the U.S. on April 8 briefly turned millions of pairs of eyes to the sun 鈥 and kept many hospitals and health systems on their toes preparing for contingencies.
Intermountain Health invited 鈥淭he Defensive Line,鈥 a group of professional athletes who have struggled with their own mental health issues, to talk with high school students in Las Vegas鈥檚 Clark County School District about the importance of addressing mental health.
In this conversation, Joanne M. Conroy, M.D., CEO and president of Dartmouth Health and 2024 AHA board chair, talks with Jeremy Musher, M.D., chief behavioral medical officer at Lifepoint Health, about common obstacles in the behavioral health field, including access and reimbursement, as well as鈥
Peanut butter has long been a sought-after item for food pantries, thanks to its long shelf life and nutritional value. Mat-Su Regional Medical Center sees it as a critical tool in the fight against hunger within the community, in which an estimated 20% of residents experience food insecurity.
Three new and upgraded health facilities opening in Arizona will provide Native Americans with better access to health care, and more are in the works.
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.
Penrose Hospital in Colorado Springs was among three area caregivers to participate in a February, 2023 staged exercise that simulated the effects of a bioterrorism attack, in this case botulinum toxin 鈥 one of the most poisonous known naturally-occurring substances 鈥 placed in the local milk鈥