Understanding Why Essential Hospitals Are So Critical to the Nation's Health

Care Beyond Hospital Walls

Like many essential hospitals, Cambridge Health Alliance has a deep connection with the community, working every day to achieve better outcomes. Learn more about how they do it from their CEO, Assad Sayah, MD, on this episode of The Safety Net Pulse.

Innovative Breakthroughs in Mobile Health

Mobile health care is a successful form of care delivery that can bring incredible value to health care systems. Memorial Healthcare System in Fort Lauderdale, Florida has embedded itself in its community through its robust mobile health program. On this episode of The Safety Net Pulse, we get to hear about the program's origin, activities, challenges, and future direction in an insightful conversation with its leaders. More mobile health resources: * Report: Delivering Care Beyond Hospital Walls: Best Practices in Mobile Health [https://essentialhospitals.org/institute-report-highlights-best-practices-in-mobile-health/] * Webinar: Strengthening Mobile Health Programs at Essential Hospitals [https://essentialhospitals.org/strengthening-mobile-health-programs-at-essential-hospitals/]

Convenience and Community: Remote Cardiac Rehab at TMC Health

Cardiac rehab plays a huge role in the outcomes for cardiac patients. But getting this care can be difficult in rural settings. Essential Hospital TMC Health in Tucson, Arizona knows this firsthand. Their Heart Close to Home program has helped to close this gap in care and improve access. We hear from their experts on how this program was implemented.

Local Funding for Hospitals 101

We sit down with experts to discuss the mechanics of local funding for hospitals and how the looming Medicaid cuts will impact this funding in the future. You can learn more by downloading our brief on the topic here: Public Funds Sustain Essential Hospitals [https://essentialhospitals.org/public-funds-sustain-essential-hospitals/].

Understanding Why Essential Hospitals Are So Critical to the Nation's Health

America's Essential Hospitals new president and CEO, Jennifer DeCubellis, sits down to discuss her pathway to this new role, why our members are so critical in this challenging health care environment, and even a little bit of music history!