The Gage Awards honor creative and successful programs at essential hospitals that enhance patient care and meet community needs.

Government Relations Academy alumnae Elisa Hernández and Amy Carta share their experiences in the program and the value of applying new advocacy tools.

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.

Essential hospitals not only help millions of Americans achieve physical well-being, they create economic health in the communities they serve.

The new 227,420-square-foot clinic will build on the former CEO's vision of ensuring health care for the most vulnerable among us.

For Sepsis Awareness Month, in September, we spoke to experts at two member hospitals, Parkland Health & Hospital System and UNM Health Sciences Center, about their efforts to prevent and care for sepsis.

Mike King, author of A Spirit of Charity, spoke with America’s Essential Hospitals about reducing health disparities and changing public perceptions.

Mike King, a reporter for nearly 40 years, profiles three members of America’s Essential Hospitals — Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta, Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, the John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County in Chicago — and other public hospitals across the country.

America’s Essential Hospitals, whose members care for the nation’s vulnerable patients, today recognized five member hospitals and health systems with the 2016 Gage Award for outstanding work to improve quality and population health.