Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

Transportation and the Role of Hospitals This AHA webinar on “Transportation and the Role of Hos...

This AHA  webinar was on the latest resource in our social determinants of health series, “Housin...

This compendium features detailed descriptions of hospital-community partnerships from across the...

It has become widely known that effective hospital-community partnerships are necessary in buildi...

Advancing population health involves fostering effective and sustainable hospital-community partn...

The American Hospital Association hosted a webinar that is an extension of the “Social Determinan...

The American Hospital Association and the Health Research & Educational Trust are working to supp...

As part of the American Hospital Association’s Hospital Against Violence initiative, Hospitals in...

More and more hospitals are offering a wide variety of health and wellness programs and benefits ...

Hospitals can create a culture of health in their own organization and in the community by develo...

The Community Health Network (CHN) targets the socioeconomic determinants of health that are not ...

Concussions are a growing problem for young athletes. The hospital’s overall goal is to educate a...

Carthage Area Hospital is improving patient and employee experiences by providing them with fresh...

Effective and sustainable hospital-community partnerships are critical to building a Culture of H...

As one of only two hospitals in Yuma County, Yuma District Hospital and Clinic (YDHC) can ascerta...

Hospitals and faith organizations are collaborating to improve health care outcomes and organize ...

The premise of this project was that failure to maintain a patient's respect and dignity represen...

Nighttime or off-shift intubations are a low-frequency, high-risk procedure in a community hospit...

Hallmark Health System, Inc., is participating in the Community-based Care Transitions Program (C...

This health care system's unique post-acute care (PAC) continuum of Inpatient Rehabilitation Faci...

A collaborative network of hospitals and community organizations is improving behavioral health c...

This webinar will focus on two hospital-interfaith collaborations, one in Memphis that has been i...

  Violence is a serious safety issue for many communities and hospitals across the United States...

More than 90 percent of U.S. hospitals are committed to population health. This is according to a...

Patient and family engagement is associated with fewer adverse events, lower health care costs, d...

To support hospitals embarking on their population health journey, the Health Research & Educatio...

Massachusetts General Hospital's (MGH) 2012 community health needs assessment, in which communiti...

National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry guidelines for biomarkers of acute coronary syndrome an...

When River Hospital, Alexandria Bay, N.Y., identified an unmet mental health need for active duty...

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

To align the hospital ministry with the needs of the community and to reduce avoidable health car...

HPOE and Leavitt Partners worked in collaboration to detail how accountable care organizations (A...

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

The heart failure program began in 1995. The hospital developed a multidisciplinary heart failure...

When hospitals care for victims of violence, it provides a window of opportunity to interrupt the...

Hospitals and care systems are uniquely positioned to play an integral role preventing violence i...

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

The Human Services Alliance of Beaufort County is one of the oldest coalitions for health improve...

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

What is it? Now in its third year, Camp Med is a three-day, hands-on experience at the hospital t...

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

With the rise in higher-deductible health plans and coinsurance, Americans are paying an increasi...

Together with the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, HRET shared the results of a survey that stu...

This article highlights the success of a pilot project between Park Nicollet hospital, St. Louis ...

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

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

Research shows that when patients are engaged in their health care, it can lead to measurable imp...

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

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

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

Yuma District HospitalYuma, CO12 Beds The Problem Yuma District Hospital, located in Yuma, Color...

Young children who missed more than half of recommended well-child visits had up to twice the ris...

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

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

 HPOE is pleased to highlight case studies from the Illinois Hospital Association’s Institute f...

This webinar from Health Resources in Action discusses the benefits of hospital-community collabo...

The Sharps Disposal Program offers a safe way for diabetics or anyone using medical sharps to dis...

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical CenterCincinnati, OH577 Beds Cincinnati Children’s Hospit...

Helen DeVos Children’s HospitalGrand Rapids, MI212 Beds Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital examined...

Howard University HospitalWashington, DC266 Beds Howard University Hospital is a private, nonpro...

Medicare beneficiaries with Alzheimer's disease and related disorders were at a higher risk of po...

For the  last 15 years, public hospitals have pursued multiple strategies to help maintain financ...

The AHA is dedicated to highlighting the good work that America's hospitals are doing to care and...

Accountable care organizations (ACOs) are forming in communities across the country. In ACOs, hea...

This guide provides hospital leaders with a snapshot of hospitals' current readiness to participa...

To meet patient needs in the current market, hospitals have traditionally focused their efforts o...

HRET and the Commonwealth Fund reviewed research findings regarding the characteristics and proce...

As health care moves to a value-based business model, health care payments will likely be reduced...

The goal of this performance improvement initiative was to improve patient safety and control hea...

Market forces are driving renewed interest in integration that may result in changes in the owner...

Steve Riney, Chief Information Officer at Methodist Medical Center of Illinois in Peoria, talks t...

n response to growing interest from the hospital community in better understanding and improving ...

The inaugural report of the AHA Committee on Performance Improvement details “Hospitals and Care ...