Community Benefit
While the US maternal death rate climbs to astonishing heights, some hospitals — like Swedish Hospital in Seattle, Wash. — are recognizing the influential role doulas play in maternal care.
A group of Fontana, Calif. high school seniors interested in the health care profession recently explored career paths at the Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center through Kaiser Permanente’s internship program.
The Lown Institute’s latest report on hospital community benefits, like the previous one, is wrong and cannot be taken seriously as it once again relies on obvious biases and suffers from serious methodological flaws, AHA said in a blog published today.
Doctors Medical Center of Modesto has given every baby born there in the month of March a book in honor of National Reading Month.
Mount Sinai launches program to increase career advancement opportunities for Black men. The initiative includes networking and mentorship efforts.
By establishing strict ethical guidelines for selling to hospitals and insisting on a high level of quality and service, Foster G. McGaw shaped the hospital supply industry and helped create the standards under which it operates today. In 1985, American Hospital Supply Corporation merged with…
The international firm EY has looked at how the benefits tax-exempt hospitals provide stack up against their federal tax exemption. Last year’s report showed the spread was 9 to 1 – for every $1 of exemption, reporting hospitals provided $9 of benefit to the community.
To address the many challenging social, health and environmental issues that its communities face, Sinai Chicago has developed community-based health and social service programs that are serving thousands of individuals and families. The health system also has partnered with local organizations and…
When children are hospitalized during the holidays, a simple gift of a toy, book or game helps to brighten their day. Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children knows that play is an important part of the healing process and hosts an annual Santa’s Workshop toy drive so that every…
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