Every day in America, you and your colleagues are working not just to mend bodies, but also to make people and their communities healthier.  Your work extends far beyond the four walls of a brick building-bringing free clinics, job training, smoking cessation classes, back-to-school immunizations, literacy programs and so many other resources, often with little fanfare, directly to the people of the community.

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Case Examples

Far from a comprehensive list, these examples begin to illustrate where and how hospitals are meeting their communities' many needs. Stories cover four broad categories: social and basic needs, health promotion, access and coverage, quality of life).

Ideas and Innovations for Hospital Leaders

CEO Insight Series: The Importance of Community Partnerships
(December 2010)

Case Examples 7 (2012) PDF
Case Examples 6 (2011) PDF
Case Examples 5 (2010) PDF
Case Examples 4 (2009) PDF
Case Examples 3 (2008) PDF
Case Examples 2 (2007) PDF
Case Examples 1 (2006) PDF

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AHA Award Winners

Foster G. McGaw Prize Winners
The Foster G. McGaw Prize showcases health care organizations that have gone "above and beyond" in efforts to improve the health and well-being of their communities. The Prize provides an opportunity to reflect and recognize the positive changes that can and are taking place in our communities through our health care institutions.

NOVA Award Winners
AHA NOVA Awards honor effective, collaborative programs focused on improving community health status.

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Hospital Videos

Hospitals Care Video  (WMV)