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.
Poppy McGee may not have made it to Thanksgiving. A stroke and brain surgery had already left McGee, 73, in a medically precarious state. Then doctors discovered a severe problem with her aortic valve and a blockage in her coronary artery, which were both contributing to heart failure.
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.
The Center for Hand Surgery at NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst restored the use of Harry Perks' right hand after 10 years of immobility due to spasticity from a drug overdose.
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 this conversation, Kristin Jacob, M.D., medical director of the Office of Physician and APP Fulfillment at Corewell Health West, discusses the organization鈥檚 foundation for well-being strategies, the successes they鈥檝e had in reducing burnout, and the vital importance of "change agents" to propel鈥
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.
Explore existing AHA tools and resources that relate to topics covered withing the self-assessment tool.
AHA鈥檚 Task Force on Membership Accountability spent 2024 gathering insights from AHA members across the country to inform the development of an Internal Self-Assessment Tool for Public Trust and Accountability. This resource was designed to help leaders assess vulnerabilities and stimulate thinking鈥
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.