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.
The constant strain of workforce and financial issues are proving difficult to solve for rural health care providers. In this conversation, Barbara Sowada, president of the Board of Trustees at Memorial Hospital, discusses the role board members can play in helping their hospitals and health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.
. In this conversation, Jessica Galo, director of specialty care at AdventHealth for Children, and Jaeann Ashton, marketing director of Women's and Children's at AdventHealth, explore how the 鈥淏e a Mindleader鈥 campaign is leading the way to improving adolescent mental health with these life-鈥
MU Health Care is just the second hospital in the U.S. to perform lung scans using xenon MRI, a groundbreaking technology that promises to greatly improve providers鈥 abilities to evaluate lung diseases like cystic fibrosis, asthma, COPD and cancer.
Intermountain Health and Picterus AS, a Norwegian health technology company, are building an application using the smartphone鈥檚 camera that can determine bilirubin levels in infants accurately at home.
Recent research findings, authored in part by UW Medicine, showed that during western Washington鈥檚 2022 mpox outbreak, emergency response teams were highly accurate at identifying suspected mpox and providing same-day care.
Two Southeastern Pennsylvania health systems, ChristianaCare and Lehigh Valley Health Network, are launching a new era of health care with their opening of 鈥渕icro-hospitals鈥 that provide 24/7 emergency care with limited inpatient beds.
WashingtonThe Machines Arrive in Rural Washington: How AI is Helping Improve Health EquityThree Rivers Hospital is leveraging Washington state鈥檚 renowned skill in technology to deploy artificial intelligence and machine learning in service of identifying an
In this conversation, two behavioral health experts from Ascension's outpatient program share the formula for its success in helping at-risk new moms.
Hospitals appreciate the support and resources that Congress have provided throughout the COVID-19 pandemic; however, additional support is needed to keep hospitals strong so they can continue to provide care to patients and communities.