Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

Working with community organizations, including competitors, Palmetto Health is improving the hea...

As part of Blueprint for Health (a statewide, public-private initiative authorized by the Vermont...

Phase I consisted of developing and implementing protocols for cases presenting to the emergency ...

There are opportunities around the country for dramatic innovation in the way health systems tran...

May 31 - June 6, 2015, is Community Health Improvement Week. The Association for Community Health...

In addition to identifying priority health needs and aligning partners and resources to address c...

n 2013, San Luis Valley Regional Medical Center, Conejos County Hospital and five clinics officia...

United Memorial Medical Center, Batavia, N.Y., focused on patients with congestive heart failure,...

South Nassau Communities Hospital, Oceanside, N.Y., focused on educating patients with chronic co...

The Muskegon Community Health Project, in partnership with Mercy Health Partners, is an inclusive...

Building a culture of health means ensuring all people have the opportunity to live productive, h...

Working with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, this infographic summarizes the findings of a re...

Human trafficking is a modern form of slavery. Victims are subjected to force, fraud or coercion ...

The Road to Better Health Spartanburg has proven that working collectively and in partnership wit...

By focusing on preventive care and health promotion, hospitals are catalyzing change in their com...

As the U.S. health care system transforms, hospitals are playing a greater role in building a cul...

Truven Health Analytics discusses key areas of focus for hospitals and care systems that want to ...

In August 2014, Campbell County Health became the first health care facility in Wyoming to be app...

Creating a culture of health requires community partnerships with every major stakeholder contrib...

There is often confusion around what is meant by the term “population health.” HPOE and the Assoc...

Montefiore Medical Center's School Health Program is the largest and most comprehensive school-ba...

How is your hospital building a culture of health in the community? That is, a culture in which a...

Hospital-based Strategies for Creating a Culture of Health provides background on the Robert Wood...

Health care organizations are in varying stages of clinical and financial integration as they pur...

To address the widespread lack of access to basic health care, community health centers serve mor...

Improving population health is a must-do strategy in transforming health care delivery. Yale New ...

This issue brief continues the program’s examination of state-level community benefit oversight b...

As our nation's population becomes more diverse, health care organizations are continuously prese...

Using a Community Needs Assessment, Morris Hospital, which serves 18 rural communities, identifie...

After identifying inequities with affordable access to primary care services and an uncoordinated...

Population health is receiving increased attention for its role in improving health care, specifi...

The “second curve” of population health involves an integrated approach to improving patient and ...

As of March 2014, progress generally has been positive toward achieving the HP2020 targets for th...

This guide builds upon prior American Hospital Association reports that outline a road map for ho...

Rooftop gardens are flourishing atop more and more hospitals. On unused roof space at Castle Medi...

A growing number of hospitals are engaged in community economic development, recognizing the impo...

Results from an Association for Community Health Improvement and American Hospital Association Su...

This article discusses opportunities for health care providers to leverage Affordable Care Act re...

This article discusses how using health adjusted life expectacy could bridge the gap between clin...

This article discusses the importance of a holistic approach to community development in order to...

Newark Department of Child and Family Well-BeingNewark NJ The Problem In 2003, The Newark (N.J.)...

This articles explores how HealthPartners decided to target nonclinical determinants of populatio...

This toolkit provides a framework for creating interventions that promote the Healthy People 2020...

This article aims to define the term "healthy communities" based on existing literature on the to...

In California, about 16 percent of the adult population, more than 4 million people, have mental ...

This article discusses how six organizations in Oakland, Calif., used a health impact assessment ...

There is a growing need to improve health care, especially at the interface between general medic...

Everyone is talking “population health management,” and many health care organizations are succes...

Being accessible only by airplane or boat adds to the scenic character of Wrangell, Alaska (popul...

No single organization can effectively address complex community health issues such as access to ...

To become an effective population health manager, a hospital must create effective partnerships. ...

June 2–8 is Community Health Improvement Week. The Association for Community Health Improvement s...

Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health CenterWindsor, VT60 Beds The Problem Mt. Ascutney Hospital and ...

This report indentifies and explains guiding principles to inform the implementation ofCommunity ...

Children diagnosed with intellectual and developmental disabilities and behavior disorders need q...

In 2008, Ellis Hospital launched a medical home at its Ellis Health Center campus. This initiativ...

Cheyenne Regional Medical Center and Cheyenne Health and Wellness Center partner on several initi...

Patients may be Christian, Jew, Muslim or of any other religious expression—at Lutheran Medical C...

Chambers County was designated by the Health Resources and Services Administration as one of the ...

ProMedica’s (NW Ohio and SE Michigan) mission is to improve the health and well-being of the peop...

This webinar examined best practices and lessons from the field on health care transformation ini...

The AHA's Committee on Research developed the report, "Engaging Health Care Users: A Framework fo...

The Backyard Initiative at Allina Health, based in Minnesota, is truly taking care beyond hospita...

Collective Impact is the commitment of a group of actors from different sectors to a common agend...

To help those with reading and language challenges, UVA Health System staff developed a curriculu...

The Illinois Department of Public Health, Center for Minority Services is using mobile messaging ...

The Tool for Health and Resilience in Vulnerable Environments program seeks to enable raising com...

Neighborhood and environment are important determinants of health in addition to individual chara...

The AHA’s framework for health reform, Health for Life, embraces the need to engage patients and ...

From flexible visiting hours to family-centered rounds, hospitals are encouraging patients and fa...

Webinars and presentations from the New England Health Impact Assessment Training Series in 2012.

Methodist Le Bonheur HealthcareMemphis, TN1,321 Beds The Congregational Health Network is a part...

Cambridge Health AllianceCambridge, MA229 Beds Cambridge Health Alliance is an integrated health...

Kaiser PermanenteOakland, CAKaiser Permanente is a health care provider and nonprofit health plan...

Georgia Health Sciences Health Augusta, GA632 Beds Georgia Health Sciences Health System consist...