Digital Advertising

How Beacon Health System Makes Its Brand Feel Local in a New Market

Diane Maas, chief strategy & digital transformation officer, Beacon

An established health system name enters a new market with a message that feels both hopeful and grounded in what people need most right now. See how the creative executives capture the spirit of the community and bring the campaign to life across multiple channels.

2026 eHealthcare Leadership Award Winners Announced

// By Susan Dubuque // More than 200 organizations were honored for outstanding work across the digital healthcare spectrum at the 2026 eHealthcare Leadership Awards, announced October 25, 2026, during an awards presentation at the Healthcare Interactive Conference (HCIC). Read on for a detailed rundown of the 2026 Awards and view highlights of the winning entries.

How Children’s Hospital Colorado Reaches New Audiences Beyond State Borders

Nicole Hebert, brand and creative director, Children’s Hospital Colorado

Children’s Hospital Colorado is using a new brand campaign to solve an unusual marketing challenge: How do you become top of mind with families who may live hundreds of miles away and may not need you until something changes in an instant? Read on for important lessons on expanding your brand’s reach.

Advertising Showcase: Beacon’s “That’s Where We Shine” Campaign

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// By Susan Dubuque // An established health system name enters a new market with a message that feels both hopeful and grounded in what people need most right now. See how the creative executives capture the spirit of the community and bring the campaign to life across multiple channels.

Beyond Awareness: Extending the Brand for Growth

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// By Susan Dubuque // Children’s Hospital Colorado is using a new brand campaign to solve an unusual marketing challenge: How do you become top of mind with families who may live hundreds of miles away and may not need you until something changes in an instant? Read on for important lessons on expanding your brand’s reach.

Advertising Showcase: Community First Health Plans Builds a Brand Around Local Care for Every Generation

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// By Susan Dubuque // A colorful cast of characters represents families, children, and seniors, and helps Community First Health Plans tell a simple story about coverage that supports people through every stage of life. Discover how Community First Health Plans combined fresh creative with an integrated marketing strategy to change perceptions and achieve key business goals.

Advertising Showcase: UChicago Medicine Invites Women to “Live Again”

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// By Susan Dubuque // UChicago Medicine’s “Live Again” campaign confronts stigma, builds awareness, and drives appointments for pelvic health services in Chicago’s northern suburbs. See how research-driven strategy, relatable creative, and disciplined media planning generated appointments while reshaping the conversation around pelvic health.

Health Care Advertising Showcase

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In this new report, we have compiled five varied Advertising Showcases from Onvida Health, The Christ Hospital Health Network, Northwell Health, Mount Sinai Health System, and Gilchrist. Each one explores the challenges behind the work and the strategies and tactics that brought each campaign to life, while also putting the campaign’s creative execution on display.

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Gilchrist Reframes Hospice Care Through Storytelling That Celebrates Every Moment

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Hospice care remains one of the most misunderstood services in health care. Despite strong clinical outcomes, many patients delay hospice services until the final days of life. See how Gilchrist uses authentic storytelling and documentary-style videos to reposition hospice as a way to live every remaining day to its fullest.

Advertising Showcase: Reframing Hospice Through Unexpected Truths at Gilchrist

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// By Susan Dubuque // Hospice care remains one of the most misunderstood services in health care. Despite strong clinical outcomes, many patients delay hospice services until the final days of life. See how Gilchrist uses authentic storytelling and documentary-style videos to reposition hospice as a way to live every remaining day to its fullest.

How Digital Marketing Helped Power a Parkinson’s Research Movement

Holly Teichholtz, chief marketing officer, The Michael J. Fox Foundation

Across a global network of medical centers, The Michael J. Fox Foundation leads a research initiative reshaping how we study, detect, and hope to stop Parkinson’s disease. Discover how a thoughtful marketing strategy helped build the study that’s changing what we know about Parkinson’s.

Seize the Day: Banner Health’s Bold New Brand Campaign

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// By Susan Dubuque // Banner Health is charting a bold new course. The system needed a brand platform that could keep pace. Read the full article to learn how Banner Health transformed its name into a powerful brand asset, plus insights for shaping your own brand story.

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.

How TriHealth Built a Brand Rooted in Culture and Community Care

Rob Whitehouse, vice president of marketing and community relations, TriHealth

Cincinnati’s health care market is highly competitive, with eight health systems, including an academic medical center and a renowned children’s hospital. When Rob Whitehouse joined seven years ago, the health system struggled to differentiate itself. Discover how TriHealth aligns its brand to reflect a culture rooted in humanity and in population health.

Health Care Advertising Showcase Featuring Campaigns from Community Health Systems, CHI St. Vincent, Baptist Health, and Centra

In February 2024, Strategic Health Care Marketing launched a new column called Advertising Showcase. Each month, we feature a multimedia advertising campaign from some of the nation’s leading hospitals and health systems — many are winners of eHealthcare Leadership Awards.

In this new report from Strategic Health Care Marketing, we have compiled four varied Advertising Showcases. We hope this excellent work gives you a little inspiration for your next creative endeavor.

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The 2025 eHealthcare Leadership Awards Are Open – Submit Your Entries Today!

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The 2025 eHealthcare Leadership Awards Call for Entries is officially open! Now in their 26th year, the eHealthcare Leadership Awards celebrate excellence in health care digital marketing, recognizing standout websites, apps, videos, campaigns, and digital initiatives that drive marketing and business success across the industry. The deadline for entries is June 27, 2025.

38 Percent Growth in Appointment Action: Mount Sinai Campaign Targets Women

Wendi Chason, assistant vice president, marketing, Mount Sinai Health System

Mount Sinai took a strategic, empathy-driven approach, conveying the message, “We get you, and we’ve got you,” to appeal to the ultimate health decision-makers: women. Read on to see how Mount Sinai captures the attention of this vital target audience and achieves measurable results with this award-winning campaign.

The 2025 eHealthcare Leadership Awards Are Now Open

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// By Susan Dubuque // The 2025 eHealthcare Leadership Awards Call for Entries is officially open! Now in their 26th year, the eHealthcare Leadership Awards celebrate excellence in health care digital marketing, recognizing standout websites, apps, videos, campaigns, and digital initiatives that drive marketing and business success across the industry. The deadline for entries is June 27, 2025.

Advertising Showcase: TriHealth Brand Campaign

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// By Susan Dubuque // Cincinnati’s health care market is highly competitive, with eight health systems, including an academic medical center and a renowned children’s hospital. When Rob Whitehouse joined seven years ago, the health system struggled to differentiate itself. Discover how TriHealth aligns its brand to reflect a culture rooted in humanity and in population health.

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