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AHA comments to Representatives Joe Pitts and Gene Green regarding actions Congress can take to strengthen our national trauma system.
A “Germ Crusher” challenge at Children's Hospital Colorado brought together leadership, staff, patients and families to increase hand hygiene compliance—and have fun at the same time. The 486-bed children's hospital in Aurora, Colo., launched the project over a four-week period in…
The American Hospital Association (AHA) today named Jay Bhatt, D.O., chief medical officer and president of the Health Research and Educational Trust (HRET) of the AHA. Bhatt will join the AHA in September.
What is it?The University of Michigan Health System’s CS Mott Children’s Hospital and Von Voigtlander Women’s Hospital Family Center’s Healing through Hands-On Science is a partnership with the Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum to develop and deliver science and health-based activities at Mott Hospital and…
What is it?The purpose of the Volunteer Doula Program is to provide free doula support to every laboring or postpartum patient in need who is admitted to the Sutter Davis Hospital (SDH) Birthing Center. The term “doula” comes from the Greek word meaning “a woman who serves.” SDH volunteer doulas…
What is it?The Unique Boutique was opened to provide wigs, hats and scarves free of charge to cancer patients who have lost, or will lose, their hair due to chemotherapy induced hair loss or other medical challenges such as Alopecia. The shop is conveniently located on the hospital's campus…
What is it?In spring 2010, Dr. John Heitner, the director of non-invasive imaging at New York Methodist Hospital, initiated an IRB-approved research study. The hypothesis of the study was to prove whether trained volunteers visiting congestive heart failure (CHF) patients and reinforcing vital…