Tarnesa Martin, RN, BSN, brings care from the hospital into the community as association member Hurley Medical Center's inaugural patient resource and community advocate.
view more »Integrating Telehealth into Home- and Community-Based Services
Nov. 8, 2021 ||Health care providers need long-term strategies to adopt, normalize, and reimburse telehealth care for patients receiving home- and community-based services.
view more »White House Virtual Conversation On Vaccination Efforts
Aug. 12, 2021 ||The White House COVID-19 Response Team will host an Aug. 23 virtual conversation on increasing vaccination in an equitable way. The event is open to health system leaders and health care providers.
view more »Eskenazi Health in February launched a virtual town hall series to share information about the development, safety, and effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines.
view more »Essential Hospitals Get Out the Vote
Oct. 8, 2020 ||Communities essential hospitals serve often face barriers to voting, but essential hospitals can help by facilitating voter registration and emergency absentee ballots.
view more »Survey for Essential Hospitals’ Community Development Partners
Jan. 31, 2020 ||Build Healthy Places Network is surveying community development corporations about their work with health care partners to improve health in marginalized communities; the survey is due Feb. 7.
view more »Two new resources share the Institute’s research on essential hospitals’ social determinants of health work and a set of milestones to aid in adopting community-integrated health care.
view more »‘Part of Our DNA’: East Alabama Medical Center Helps Tornado Victims
Sept. 6, 2019 ||The Opelika, Ala., hospital provides housing, mental health support, and hope to those affected by a tornado that devastated the community in March.
view more »The Faces that Inspire Us
Sept. 24, 2018 ||Each face on our website comes with a story that captures the essence of our members’ mission. Four new stories share how essential hospitals help those on the margins of society.
view more »Member Hospital Helps New Orleans Stop the Bleed
July 20, 2018 ||University Medical Center New Orleans mobilizes volunteers to teach community members how to stop bleeding in medical emergencies.
view more »New Mexico Hospital Brings Kidney Care Home
May 2, 2018 ||A home-based kidney care model piloted by University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center researchers improved health outcomes for the Zuni Native American tribe.
view more »Revitalized East Lake Neighborhood Shows Value of Targeting Social Determinants of Health
Dec. 4, 2017 ||Purpose Built Communities and the East Lake Foundation have worked to transform this neighborhood to a place where individuals can achieve higher education, financial success, and better health outcomes.
view more »Participants learn how experts from Navicent Health and The MetroHealth System responded to opioid overdoses and joined with community partners to put an end to this public health crisis.
view more »HRSA Recognizes Essential Hospitals for Organ Donation Outreach
Aug. 2, 2017 ||Eighty essential hospitals received recognition for their organ, eye, and tissue donation and registration efforts between October 2016 and April 2017.
view more »Toolkit Aims To Help Hospitals Raise Opioid Awareness
July 25, 2017 ||The toolkit — released by The MetroHealth System in Cleveland and other partners — outlines steps to help raise awareness of the opioid epidemic.
view more »Newark Beth Israel Job Program a Prescription for Good Health
April 25, 2017 ||The partnership between Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and Newark-area employers trains participants over five weeks and places them in jobs with the hospital and other local businesses.
view more »CMS Selects Participants for Accountable Health Communities Model
April 11, 2017 ||Over a five-year period, CMS will test the three-track AHC model, which aims to support health-related social needs of Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries.
view more »Health System, Police Collaborate To Serve At-Risk Youth
Oct. 25, 2016 ||The Cambridge Safety Net Collaborative — a unique partnership between the Cambridge Health Alliance, public schools, and the police — serves at-risk youth.
view more »Taking a Stand to Prevent Falls in Elderly Patients
Sept. 22, 2016 ||Recognizing the opportunity for improvement in geriatrics care, association members NuHealth and Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital have made falls prevention a priority.
view more »The National Partnership for the Health Care Safety Net
July 1, 2016 ||With support from Kaiser Permanente and East Bay Community Foundation, America's Essential Hospitals collaborates with NACHC and GW to help providers navigate and adapt to the systemwide policy changes and accountability standards mandated by the ACA.
view more »Philadelphia Program Tackles Gunshot Injuries, Strengthens Community
June 27, 2016 ||Fighting Chance — co-created by staff at Temple University Hospital — is a program designed to educate residents of gun violence-prone communities on saving lives.
view more »CMS Extends Accountable Health Communities Application Deadline
March 16, 2016 ||Under new model, providers will screen Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries for unmet social needs and connect patients to community services. Applications are due May 18.
view more »CMS to Grant $157 Million for Clinical-Community Model
Jan. 6, 2016 ||Accountable Health Communities to test whether clinical and community-based services alignment can improve care quality and affordability. CMS offers webinars on grant application process; letters of intent are due Feb. 8.
view more »Loss from 9/11 Underscores Importance of Health Care Outreach
Aug. 26, 2015 ||The recent passing of a 9/11 survivor is an important reminder of the need for health care outreach and discussion
view more »PHOTOVOICE Students Use Photography to Advocate for Safety
Aug. 6, 2015 ||The youth empowerment project is one of many local safety initiatives run by Parkland Health & Hospital System’s Injury Prevention Center.
view more »New Website for National Partnership for the Health Care Safety Net
July 22, 2015 ||The new website provides health care providers and policymakers with further information about the National Partnership as well as access to resources for collaboration and tackling health policy issues.
view more »Brief summarizes essential hospitals' role caring for homeless patients, strategies for improving care, and recommendations for forming sustainable community partnerships.
view more »CDC Launches Online Community Health Navigator
May 8, 2015 ||Tool supports collaboration between hospitals, other stakeholders to improve community health
view more »Learn more about what essential hospitals can do to improve care for homeless patients.
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