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Hospital Stories

Explore stories of hospitals going above and beyond to care for their patients and communities throughout America. Search by location using state, category, or hospital name in the interactive map, or sort stories by category using the filter.
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Cedars-Sinai’s AI tool offers 24/7 patient support, shows promising results

Like many health systems, Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles found itself facing access and administrative challenges — long wait times for patients, time-consuming paperwork for doctors. To address these concerns, they launched an artificial intelligence-powered virtual platform called Cedars-Sinai Connect which, according to a recent study, showed positive results when compared to traditional physician recommendations.
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Alaska hospital kitchen staff get lesson in traditional cooking: seal processing

In a hands-on workshop at the Alaska Native Medical Center in Anchorage, Tlingit seal hunter Tim Ackerman demonstrates the traditional method of butchering a harbor seal to a group of chefs, nutritionists and cultural practitioners.

United Against the Flu

United Against the Flu is a collaborative effort by several national health care organizations and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to amplify the importance of getting vaccinated, especially this flu season.

U.S. Hospitals and Health Systems Enhance Patient Safety

Hospitals and health systems across the nation are implementing innovative programs to connect with their communities and enhance patient safety.

Healthy Moms program provides parents with multifaceted supports

Since 1998, Rochester Regional Health’s Healthy Moms program has helped to improve birth outcomes in and around the central New York region.
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Taking to the skies: How a doctor cares for patients in rural Colorado

Many daily commutes are on the ground — car, train, bikes — but what if you took to the air? Dr. Charles Frankum has spent over two decades flying himself to some of the most remote hospitals in Colorado and Kansas, including the Southeast Colorado Hospital District in Springfield, Colo.
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UConn Health community outreach program improves access to mammograms

Saving lives is the impetus behind a community outreach and engagement breast cancer screening program led by UConn Health, based in Farmington, Conn.
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Breakthrough algorithm from MUSC reduces hospitalization for the youngest sickle cell patients

The Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Pediatric Hematology/Oncology divisions at the Medical University of South Carolina teamed up to create and test an algorithm for treating children with sickle cell disease who arrived at the ED with a fever. The algorithm helps providers better determine which kids should be admitted and who should go home for treatment with close follow-up from the hospital.