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Hospitals and health systems recognized for excellence in health care equity are sharing their wo...
This week, June 4-10, 2017, the AHA's Association for Community Health Improvement is celebrating...
This weekend kicks off a not-to-be-missed event for hospital and health system leaders: the AHA’s...
April is National Minority Health Month, dedicated to raising awareness about health disparities ...
March 12-18, 2017, is Patient Safety Awareness Week, led by the National Patient Safety Foundatio...
Partnering—not competing—with other health organizations is how many hospitals are working to imp...
The work of a Washington D.C. collaborative of hospitals and FQHCs is benefiting the entire commu...
Community health initiatives that start with small successes can lead to bigger changes. St. Cath...
The 2017 chair files will begin highlighting efforts that are improving community health beyond t...
Trust is among the most important currencies we have as health care leaders. And during these tim...
The 2016 chairman's columns have focused on inspiring stories about hospitals and health systems...
All future performance improvement projects will address health care disparities. That’s the comm...
Improving the health of communities where people live, work and play is more important than ever....
To improve community health, Mason General Hospital & Family of Clinics (MGH&FC) in Shelton, Wash...
Hospitals and health systems are intensifying their focus to ensure all patients receive high-qua...
Hospitals are helping students with disabilities transition from school to the workplace. Mat-Su ...
A health system in rural Minnesota has helped develop an innovative model to prevent prescription...
A vigorous approach to quality improvement at Memorial Medical Center in Springfield, Ill., is ac...
Community health needs assessments—CHNAs—are becoming a driver of community collaborations and a ...
For its excellent work addressing community health needs, Massachusetts General Hospital in Bosto...
A powerful tool for hospitals to address priority health needs of their patient population and th...
June 5–11 is Community Health Improvement Week. The AHA’s Association for Community Health Improv...
An intervention to prevent childhood obesity has blossomed into a communitywide effort led by a l...
The Sunday Shoes Program is an innovative solution to help heart failure patients monitor weight ...
Ten years ago, Mercy began telemedicine in its ICUs to improve patient outcomes. Today the St. Lo...
Creating a quieter hospital environment can help the healing process and improve the patient expe...
April is National Minority Health Month. Led by the HHS Office of Minority Health, the 2016 event...
When outpatients at Summa Health in Akron, Ohio, were frequently getting lost on their way to app...
Hospitals and faith organizations are collaborating to improve health care outcomes and organize ...
A collaborative network of hospitals and community organizations is improving behavioral health c...
Sanpete Valley Hospital, a critical access hospital in Mount Pleasant, Utah, is leading behaviora...
More and more hospitals and health systems are leading community collaborations to create positiv...
Join more than 900 hospitals and health systems and 30 state and metropolitan hospital associatio...
Charleston Area Medical Center Health System is a 2015 recipient of the Malcolm Baldrige National...
In accord with their commitment to equity of care and leadership diversity, hospitals and health ...
Baseball managers tinker with team lineups to improve results on the field, and hospitals can do ...
Nine in 10 adults in the community lacked the literacy skills to manage their health and prevent ...
More than 90 percent of U.S. hospitals are committed to population health. This is according to a...
What does it take to be a winner? Children's Hospital Colorado received the 2015 AHA-McKesson Que...
Addressing the complex needs of older patients and their caregivers is the focus of the Bridge Mo...
The work to advance health care equity is always evolving, always improving at Henry Ford Health ...
Diversity and inclusion are key strategic goals at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in cen...
Two health care systems and more than 20 community organizations are improving the health and wel...
Working with community organizations, including competitors, Palmetto Health is improving the hea...
May 31 - June 6, 2015, is Community Health Improvement Week. The Association for Community Health...
Scorecards aren’t just for baseball and boxing. Health care leaders are using scorecards to track...
Learning, sharing resources and discussing projects on cutting-edge topics in health care transfo...
Building successful partnerships with patients and families may be a key strategy in a hospital’s...
April is National Minority Health Month. In 2011, the AHA and four partners formed Equity of Care...
When hospitals care for victims of violence, it provides a window of opportunity to interrupt the...
Working toward the Triple Aim of better care, better health and lower cost means achieving the go...
