Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

Never underestimate the power of data. Hannibal (Mo.) Regional Hospital focused on collecting and...

Pinnacle Health System Harrisburg, PA599 Beds The Problem Health systems are no longer simply as...

Each year, the AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize honors hospitals and health systems that have...

If you build a community of care, people will come. It happened when Middlesex Hospital, in Middl...

If you build a community of care, people will come. It happened when Middlesex Hospital, in Middl...

The community guide is a resource to help hospitals and community organizations choose programs t...

After more than a decade of war, many U.S. military service members have experienced an unprecede...

Reducing health care disparities is a growing national priority and state hospital associations a...

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

Focusing on strategies to improve quality, address disparities and achieve equity will be essenti...

Each year, the AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize honors hospitals and health systems that have...

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

Fletcher Allen Health Care's  Community Benefit CommitteeBurlington, VT About the Initiative:In ...

This brief focuses on updating significant points concerning community health needs assessment an...

Learn from the best of the best. The 2013 AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize® recipients will s...

This report discusses the importance of health in all policies, an approach to improving health b...

After a decade of war and an unprecedented number of combat deployments, our service members, vet...

Partnership for Patients Hospital Engagement Network GoalsReduce patient harm by 40 percent and ...

The Collaborative on Reducing Hospital Readmissions GoalUnderstand readmission causes and adopt ...

Zero is an important number at Broward Health North. The 409-bed community hospital in Deerfield ...

Southeastern Health, Lumberton, N.C. 452 beds 16,000 impatient admissions 76,000 emergency d...

St. Vincent’s Medical Center, Bridgeport, Conn. 396 licensed beds Full-service teaching hospi...

Health care is experiencing dramatic change as the nation's delivery system transitions to a valu...

This annual survey of employers provides a detailed look at trends in employer-sponsored health c...

A summer internship program growing in Brooklyn is introducing minority high school students to c...

A summer internship program growing in Brooklyn is introducing minority high school students to c...

Health care is experiencing dramatic change as the nation's delivery system transitions to a valu...

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

The AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality prize honors hospitals that have a committed in a systemic man...

Only a small percentage of patients develop a health care-associated infection after surgery, and...

This guide describes a three-step action plan from the On the CUSP: Stop CAUTI project that helps...

Hospitals & Health Networks magazine, the flagship publication of the AHA, has put together a web...

The case study addresses a hospital-based tobacco cessation initiative that serves patients regar...

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

This resource gives hospital and health system leaders concrete, practical steps grounded on evid...

This webinar highlights the upcoming HPOE action guide, "Eliminating Catheter-Associated Urinary ...

Providing quality care for patients with limited English proficiency can be challenging, even for...

Throughout the past decade, there has been a substantial increase in the national frequency of po...

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

Here’s a disheartening statistic from the National Cancer Institute: in the United States, white ...

Here's a disheartening statistic from the National Cancer Institute: in the United States, white ...

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

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

New Ulm Medical CenterNew Ulm, MN45 Beds The Problem New Ulm Medical Center, a critical access h...

Wrangell Medical CenterWrangell, AK22 Beds The Problem Wrangell Medical Center is located in Wra...

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

Cheyenne Regional Medical CenterCheyenne, WY222 Beds The Problem Cheyenne Regional Medical Cente...

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

Providing the very best care—the goal of all hospitals and care givers—must include an understand...

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

Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital and Northern Counties Health Care, Inc.,  have had a long-...

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

Holy Cross Hospital could be characterized as an emergency department with critical care units. T...

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 ...

Davis Health System is a health care network that includes 90-bed Davis Memorial Hospital, 12-bed...

Concord (N.H.) Hospital • 230-bed regional medical center • 17,194 admissions • 295 medical staff...

Mississippi Baptist Health Systems, Jackson, Miss.– 633 beds– 3,000-plus employees In 1997, Miss...

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

Think of all the instruments, equipment and furniture in a hospital operating room. Any of these ...

April is National Minority Health Month. Launched in April 2001 by the National Minority Health F...

According to Leapfrog survey results, the hospital’s rate of elective deliveries prior to 39 week...

The medical center experienced a 115 percent increase in behavioral health (BH) patients presenti...

The goal was to eliminate all variances in the clinical process measures to ensure that patients ...

According to Leapfrog survey results, the hospital’s rate of elective deliveries prior to 39 week...

Emergency department overcrowding has created patient throughput challenges with 2012 volume alre...

Preoperative/procedure testing for surgical, cardiac catheterization and scheduled C-section pati...

In December 2009, the medical center embarked on a little known and practiced procedure in the Un...

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

Greenville Health SystemGreenville, South Carolina786 Beds The Problem The diversity of the lead...

In 2009, the leadership team of this hospital empowered its multidisciplinary critical care commi...

The hospital developed a comprehensive, multidisciplinary stroke program to provide patients with...

Early and safe mobility of critically ill patients in a cardiovascular surgical intensive care un...

Disparities in care were noted for diabetes, cardio vascular disease and cancer screeening for Hm...

The University of Maryland College Park, School of Public Health and its Center for Health Litera...