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.
U-M Health C.S. Mott Children's Hospital distributes iPads to improve technology access for patients
University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children鈥檚 Hospital patients now have access to one of more than 150 new iPads during their stay.
The Missouri School of Medicine is using mobile simulators 鈥 mannequins that breathe, talk and move 鈥 to help train nurses in rural areas across the state in preparation for events that would overwhelm their emergency rooms.
Children鈥檚 Mercy Kansas City has launched a first-of-its-kind Patient Progression Hub that uses artificial intelligence, predictive analytics and real-time information to optimize care progression
Paramedics in a mobile medical unit from Henry Ford Health are visiting new mothers at home to check their vitals as part of an initiative to help reduce pregnancy-related deaths across Michigan.
In April, the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics opened a new 30-room short stay unit to help ease overcrowding and streamline the hospital experience for short-term patients requiring observation
Things tend to get competitive on the makeshift nine-hole miniature golf course located at the University of Kentucky鈥檚 baseball field 鈥 especially on the day of the annual Mini Pro-Am tournament, where patients at UK HealthCare鈥檚 Kentucky Children鈥檚 Hospital play with assistance from volunteer鈥
Valley Presbyterian Hospital in Van Nuys, Calif., is addressing food insecurity in the San Fernando Valley one recipe at a time.