Member Insights
Essential Stories
Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU Rolls Out Virginia’s First Breast Milk Depot
The depot makes it easier for community members to donate milk that can provide lifesaving treatment for premature and medically fragile babies.
More Essential Stories about Our Members
Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU Rolls Out Virginia’s First Breast Milk Depot
Andrea Lugo | March 30, 202\6
Government Shutdown Inspires Community Table at Bergen New Bridge Medical Center
Andrea Lugo | Feb. 23, 2026
Cook County Health Fights Opioid Overdoses with Strategically Placed Naloxone Vending Machines
Andrea Lugo | Oct. 30, 2025
A Transformative Leadership Journey: Ruben Vogt Reflects on Government Relations Academy
Najee Ellerbe | Nov. 6, 2025
Essential Voices
Guest posts from our members
The Invisible Infrastructure: How Patient Experience Can Transform Essential Hospitals
Abbie Clary | Mar. 18, 2026
Nurse Residency Program Provides a Sustainable Solution to Nurse Turnover
Kaile Crawford | Feb. 6, 2026
How Alameda Health System Turned Underused ORs into a High-Performing Perioperative Program
Lisa Branciforte, Caitlin McCarty | Dec. 8, 2025
UTMB Health Uses Clinical Data to Transform, Sustain Care Quality
David Levine | Nov. 21, 2025
Our Members are Essential
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Through the Gage Awards, America’s Essential Hospitals recognizes member hospitals and health systems for successful projects to improve the quality of care and population health.
The awards promote the spread of best practices and innovative programs to other organizations and support the association’s research, policy, and advocacy work by sharing member success stories with external audiences.