Case Studies
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in Mission Hills, Calif., knows that supporting victims of local violence involves more than treating patients in the aftermath of it.
Adventist Health Bakersfield is a 254-bed hospital committed to delivering exceptional health care for a service area population of almost 800,000 people. This includes a focus on serving lower-income residents and those who have been historically marginalized.
Meritus Health’s commitment to eliminating disparities and inequities within the community it serves has earned the health system national recognition, being awarded with AHA's 2023 Carolyn Boone Lewis Equity of Care Award in the Transforming category.
Grady Memorial Hospital's Yolanda Wimberly, MD, created the Teen Experience and Leadership Program (TELP) for students to explore health care careers.
Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan, is the flagship hospital of Henry Ford Health, one of the nation's largest integrated health care systems. Henry Ford Hospital maintains 877 beds and is distinguished for its exceptional performance in cardiology and cardiovascular surgery, neurology and…
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH) was awarded the American Hospital Association’s Equity of Care Award in the Emerging category. Hospitals and health systems in the Emerging category are recognized for leveraging AHA’s Health Equity Roadmap to dismantle structural barriers in the…
The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society, based in Sioux Falls, SD, is North America’s largest not-for-profit provider of senior care and services. Its more than 200 locations are primarily concentrated in the Midwestern U.S.
Monument Health Rapid City Hospital’s excellence in using quantitative and qualitative data to address disparities and improve patient health quality resulted in the organization winning AHA’s 2023 Carolyn Boone Lewis Equity of Care Award in the Small/Rural Hospital Excellence category.
Grady Health System – comprised of Grady Memorial Hospital, a children’s hospital, and ten outpatient care centers – is a health care anchor for the Atlanta community. The 340B Drug Pricing Program is essential to preserving Grady’s ability to provide high-quality, patient-centered care to all, no…
Rural hospitals face significant staffing shortages. Only 10% of physicians in the United States practice in rural areas despite rural populations accounting for 20% of the population.