Academic Medical Centers

Doing More with Less: How AMC Marketers Balance Digital Growth with Financial Pressures

Suzanne Bharati Hendery, Renown Health

Marketing leaders from Banner Health, Renown Health, the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), and Primacy share how academic medical centers adapt strategy, structure, and technology to align today’s health care landscape. Learn how academic medical center marketers adjust their strategies to optimize effectiveness today and focus on the future.

Advertising Showcase: The CU Anschutz Brand Campaign — “Where Dreams Live”

Don Elliman, Chancellor, CU Anschutz

// By Susan Dubuque // This vibrant new marketing campaign presents an imaginative take on the spirit of innovation that powers the people and life-changing work at this leading academic medical center. Keep reading — you won’t want to miss this bold, fresh take on health care advertising. And yes, there just might be a unicorn.

Letting Kids Be Kids: CHAP Transforms Hospital Stays at OHSU Doernbecher Children’s Hospital

Rob Wedlake, Program Manager, OHSU Visitors and Volunteers

// By Susan Dubuque // The Children’s Healing Art Project has spent the past 19 years transforming pediatric playrooms and hospital rooms into vibrant, imaginative spaces where creativity can flourish. Read on for a clearer picture of the role of art in patient experience and actionable strategies for healthcare marketers to engage families and strengthen community ties.

Biggest Issues Facing Academic Medical Center Marketers in 2025

// By Therese Lockemy, MBA // Marketing leaders from Banner Health, Renown Health, the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC), and Primacy share how academic medical centers adapt strategy, structure, and technology to align today’s health care landscape. Learn how academic medical center marketers adjust their strategies to optimize effectiveness today and focus on the future.

What’s Next for Banner Health? A Look at Its Evolving Brand Strategy

Banner Health logo

There comes a point in the life of organizations and individuals when it’s time for a change. For Don Stanziano and Geisinger, that time was 2024. Discover highlights from our conversation with Stanziano about his new role and his thoughts on the opportunities and challenges facing health care organizations in 2025.

A Fresh Start: Taking Banner Health’s Brand and Message to the Next Level

Don Stanziano, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, Geisinger

// By Jane Weber Brubaker // There comes a point in the life of organizations and individuals when it’s time for a change. For Don Stanziano and Geisinger, that time was 2024. Discover highlights from our conversation with Stanziano about his new role and his thoughts on the opportunities and challenges facing health care organizations in 2025.

How VCU Health Stands Out in Richmond’s Crowded Health Care Market

Kevin Best, associate vice president of Brand Marketing, Enterprise Marketing and Communications.

By aligning the health care brand with the academic side of the university, VCU Health strengthens its unique position as an Academic Medical Center in a cluttered market. Learn how VCU Health developed a fresh, new brand — UN-like any other health system — and view the elements of the brand campaign.

Governance Models That Work: How 3 Leading Health Systems Align Marketing with Strategic Goals

Without a unified governance framework to guide marketing, organizations risk sending mixed messages, squandering resources, and failing to engage patients and employees and fulfill the organizational mission. Explore how three health systems use tailored governance models to align marketing efforts with strategic goals, ensuring consistent brand messaging and effective return on investments.

Advertising Showcase: VCU Health “UN” Brand Campaign

Kendra Gerlach, associate vice president of Strategy and Marketing for VCU Health

// By Susan Dubuque // By aligning the health care brand with the academic side of the university, VCU Health strengthens its unique position as an Academic Medical Center in a cluttered market. Learn how VCU Health developed a fresh, new brand — UN-like any other health system — and view the elements of the brand campaign.

Unified Marketing Governance: Lessons from Leading Health Systems

// By Marcos Irigaray // Without a unified governance framework to guide marketing, organizations risk sending mixed messages, squandering resources, and failing to engage patients and employees and fulfill the organizational mission. Explore how three health systems use tailored governance models to align marketing efforts with strategic goals, ensuring consistent brand messaging and effective return on investments.

Bridging the Gap: One Health System’s Solution to a National Health Crisis

VCU Health

// By Susan Dubuque // The day a teenage boy arrived at the trauma center with a severe gunshot wound, and the team saved his life, it filled them with an incredible sense of joy. This was the genesis of the VCU Health Bridging the Gap Program. Learn how this team set out to reduce violent injuries.

University Health’s Award-Winning Brand Strategy Fueled By Embracing Change

Leni Kirkman, executive vice president and chief marketing communications & corporate affairs officer, University Health

University Health in Texas embraced change to create an effective brand strategy, conducting research to understand community needs during transformative times. Their new brand platform supports the organization’s strategic direction while engaging the community on a journey of health improvement. Discover the strategy and creativity behind this award-winning campaign.

Advertising Showcase: UCSF Health’s “Love Letter” Campaign

UCSF Health logo

// By Susan Dubuque // In the aftermath of COVID-19, cities across the country, including San Francisco, faced significant challenges. During the same period, UCSF Health began a new strategic journey to expand its services to encompass the entire spectrum of care. Discover how UCSF Health shifts consumer perceptions by sending a love letter to San Francisco.

University Health Embraces Change in Its New Brand Campaign

Laura Gilbert, marketing director, University Health

// By Susan Dubuque // University Health in Texas embraced change to create an effective brand strategy, conducting research to understand community needs during transformative times. Their new brand platform supports the organization’s strategic direction while engaging the community on a journey of health improvement. Discover the strategy and creativity behind this award-winning campaign.

Best Video Content: Unleashing Video’s Potential in Health Care Marketing

Rebecca Sims, executive vice president of operations, WG Content

// By Susan Dubuque // For 25 years, the eHealthcare Leadership Awards have celebrated excellence in health care digital marketing. At the 2023 awards, winning videos showcased the power of video to capture attention, evoke emotion, and drive action. Read the full article for expert insights and examples of award-winning videos.

Inside Look at Two Health Systems and How They Achieve Success with Content Marketing

Melinda Daffin, director of digital content, Ochsner

// By Jane Weber Brubaker // Ochsner Health’s and Ohio State’s well-developed content hubs consolidate and showcase their organizational strengths, and as important, provide answers to the questions site visitors search for. Discover highlights of their content journeys and see how their strategies work to attract site visitors and drive organizational success.

Boosting Your Fundraising Success With Effective Advertising

Eric Peters, vice president communications, MCV Foundation

A recent report on philanthropy trends in the U.S. describes giving as “getting bigger and wider.” The proliferation of big-ticket donations continues, with billionaires pledging to give away their wealth. However, growth in donations is not limited to the super-rich. Online donation platforms and social media campaigns along with the can-do attitudes of younger generations Read More

How to Stand Out in a Crowded Market? Lessons From Emory Healthcare’s Rebranding Success

Amy Comeau, vice president of marketing, Emory Healthcare

Emory Healthcare’s rebranding initiatives enable the health system to stand out in Atlanta’s crowded market. Emory’s success should serve as an example for other hospitals and health systems looking to develop a successful rebranding strategy and drive growth. There are hospitals and health systems with reputations verging on veneration. But for all the world-renowned research Read More

UCSF Health Is Leveling Up for Digital Transformation

Aaron Neinstein, MD, vice president for digital health at UCSF Health

In most industries, digital transformation is more than a simple buzzword. It’s a connected experience for customers looking for access, convenience, on-demand service, and an expected good outcome. In health care, a two-plus-year pandemic accelerated the forces underlying these challenges, continuing to raise consumer expectations in an industry that historically struggles with real change for Read More

A Shift From Volume To Value…and True Caring

Jaewon Ryu, MD, JD, president and CEO, Geisinger

In a fee-for-service world, “there’s a pretty hefty incentive to continue to drive more care into these hospital platforms,” says Jaewon Ryu, MD, JD, president and CEO of Geisinger. But is that what consumers want and need? Ryu doesn’t think so. “The reality is, not many people wake up and say, ‘I want to go Read More