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.
Hospitals and health systems and their teams have been on the front lines battling the COVID-19 pandemic for nearly two years. Hospitals and health care workers have stood strong for their communities, and they have a vital role in our society to keep communities healthy.
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’ 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’s 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’s 2022 mpox outbreak, emergency response teams were highly accurate at identifying suspected mpox and providing same-day care.
While recent data suggest that some hospital and health system finances have experienced modest stabilization from historic lows in 2022, the hospital field is still far from where it needs to be to meet the demand for care, invest in new and promising technologies and interventions, and stand…
Two Southeastern Pennsylvania health systems, ChristianaCare and Lehigh Valley Health Network, are launching a new era of health care with their opening of “micro-hospitals” 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’s renowned skill in technology to deploy artificial intelligence and machine learning in service of identifying an
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.
CHI Health, has begun incorporating AHA’s “People Matter, Words Matter” series of posters into their facilities and to their workforce, with plans to showcase more in various ways,
Three new and upgraded health facilities opening in Arizona will provide Native Americans with better access to health care, and more are in the works.