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.
A virtual reality program for new inpatient nurses 鈥 whether they鈥檙e returning to bedside care or changing specialties 鈥 is enhancing patient safety and quality of care at Danbury Hospital in Connecticut, part of Nuvance Health.
In March 2024, the Home Hospital team at Yale New Haven Health marked a milestone by caring for its 1,000th patient. That patient, Debbi Kinell, knew of the program since her mother had been one of the program鈥檚 first patients shortly after it was launched in 2022.
In this conversation, Tracey Lavallias, executive director of behavioral health at Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health, discusses potential solutions to make access easier for patients.
Morristown, N.J.-based Atlantic Health System will soon deploy an AI-based technology that flags polypharmacy issues.
In this conversation, Julie Petersen, CEO of Kittitas Valley Healthcare, discusses how her organization kept its promise to preserve essential obstetric services for women of all ages.
Denver Health is integrating basic dental services into patient care routines, pulling aside the traditional wall between the two disciplines.
In this new 鈥淪afety Speaks鈥 conversation, Harry S. Smith, board chair of Valley Health System and member of the AHA Committee on Governance, discusses how their organization rearranged its governance system to ensure that quality and patient safety standards were being met across the board.
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.
In this conversation, Brandie Manuel, R.N., chief patient safety and quality officer at Jefferson Healthcare, discusses how the use of TeamSTEPPS and other tools are making a big difference in creating a thriving employee pipeline.
At a NICU in Grand Rapids, Mich., garments created to celebrate one of life鈥檚 great joys are repurposed to lend dignity and peace for coping with one of life鈥檚 greatest sorrows.