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Your podcast for stories and policies at the heart of essential hospitals.

  1. Care Beyond Hospital Walls

    May 21

    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.

    21 min
  2. Innovative Breakthroughs in Mobile Health

    May 5

    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 HealthWebinar: Strengthening Mobile Health Programs at Essential Hospitals

    31 min
  3. Convenience and Community: Remote Cardiac Rehab at TMC Health

    Mar 19

    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.

    16 min
  4. Local Funding for Hospitals 101

    Feb 25

    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.

    15 min
  5. Understanding Why Essential Hospitals Are So Critical to the Nation's Health

    Jan 22

    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!

    18 min
  6. How Essential Hospitals Manage the Weight of Uncompensated Care

    09/30/2025

    How Essential Hospitals Manage the Weight of Uncompensated Care

    Essential hospitals provide large, and likely drastically increasing, amounts of uncompensated care to patients. Learn more about the impact of uncompensated care on essential hospitals and how they adapt to be able to continue serving in their communities.

    25 min
  7. Medicaid State Directed Payments: A Lifeline for Essential Hospitals and the Communities They Serve

    05/15/2025

    Medicaid State Directed Payments: A Lifeline for Essential Hospitals and the Communities They Serve

    Essential Hospitals leverage Medicaid state directed payments (SDPs) to ensure the ability to provide quality care to all who come through their doors. In this episode, explore how our members rely on SDPs to meet the needs of patients, regardless of ability to pay.

    20 min
  8. Essential Hospitals Facilitate Rural Access to Care

    03/25/2025

    Essential Hospitals Facilitate Rural Access to Care

    Essential Hospitals play an indispensable role in keeping all Americans healthy, including rural Americans. In this episode, explore how our members meet patients where they are through integrated systems of care and training of health care providers.

    22 min
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Your podcast for stories and policies at the heart of essential hospitals.

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  • Creator
    America's Essential Hospitals
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2026
  • Episodes
    14
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © America's Essential Hospitals 2023
  • Show Website
    The Safety Net Pulse

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