Platinum Playbook: An Inside Look at Award-Winning Hospital Websites

Hospital Websites Day 5 Closing Keynote 

Presented March 13, 2026 at 2:30 p.m. Eastern

Panelists:

• Carolina Anthony, Executive Director, Digital Marketing, AdventHealth
• William “Skip” Hidlay, Vice President and Chief Communications and Marketing Officer, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Moderator:

• Jane Weber Brubaker, Executive Editor, Plain-English Health Care

The panelists will share:

• What set their award–winning websites apart from competitors
• The design, UX, and content decisions that made the biggest impact
• How AI is influencing search, content strategy, and user journeys today
• Lessons learned — including what they would do differently if starting now
• How their websites continue to evolve in a fast-changing digital environment

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Healthcare Websites with a Purpose

Hospital Websites Day 2 Session 1 

Presented March 10, 2026 at 1 p.m. Eastern

Panelists:

• Cynthia Li, Vice President, Client Partnership, Huge
• Joseph Unger, Senior Manager of Digital Products, Atlantic Health
• Amy Augenstein, Senior Specialist Consumer Experience Platform, Atlantic Health
• TJ Kottenstette, Digital Strategist, The Kids Mental Health Foundation, Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Moderator:

• Susan Dubuque, Contributing Editor, eHealthcare Strategy & Trends and Co-Chair, 2025 eHealthcare Leadership Awards

In this session, you’ll learn:

• How leading organizations define the primary job of a website — and design around that purpose rather than defaulting to a redesign
• When a specialized or campaign-based site makes strategic sense — and when it doesn’t
• The differences (and surprising similarities) between designing for access to care and designing for education, reassurance, and community support
• How to move beyond “reskinning” and instead make meaningful improvements to structure, content, and experience
• Where personalization and AI-driven tools create measurable value — and where they introduce unnecessary complexity
• Which metrics truly influence leadership confidence and digital investment
• How marketing, IT, and agency partners can work together to build purposeful experiences without slowing innovation

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Sound Advice: How Award-Winning Healthcare Podcasts Build Trust and Brands

Presented March 17, 2026

Panelists:

• Bill Klaproth, director of marketing and production, DoctorPodcasting
• Melody Bradley, digital media supervisor, Southeast Georgia Health System
• Kenneth Hines, associate director, digital strategy, The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center (OSUCCC – James)
• Dr. Rita Roy, CEO, National Spine Health Foundation

Moderator:

• Susan Dubuque, Contributing Editor, eHealthcare Strategy & Trends and Co-Chair, 2025 eHealthcare Leadership Awards

You’ll hear how leading organizations:

• Define strategy and audience before hitting “record”
• Balance clinical credibility with compelling storytelling
• Spotlight patient voices in authentic and responsible ways
• Sustain momentum month after month
• Measure success beyond downloads

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2025 eHealthcare Leadership Awards Honor Outstanding Healthcare Digital Initiatives 

Winners of the 2025 eHealthcare Leadership Awards were announced on November 9th at an awards presentation held during the Healthcare Internet Conference. More than 270 organizations were recognized for their outstanding work. Winners of Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Distinction awards represent 18 industry classifications, from hospitals and health systems to pharmaceutical firms.

2025 eHealthcare Leadership Award Winners Announced    

// By Susan Dubuque // Winners of the 2025 eHealthcare Leadership Awards were announced on November 9th at an awards presentation held during the Healthcare Internet Conference. More than 270 organizations were recognized for their outstanding work. Winners of Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Distinction awards represent 18 industry classifications, from hospitals and health systems to pharmaceutical firms.

Behind the Best: How Top Health Systems Designed Award-Winning Integrated Campaigns

Presented July 16, 2025

Panelists:

• Stephanie Wierwille, Executive Vice President of Engagement, BPD
• Jessie L. Pulsipher, Marketing and Communications Manager, University of Maryland Medical Center
• Wendi Chason, Assistant Vice President of Marketing, Mount Sinai

Moderator:

• Susan Dubuque, Contributing Editor, eHealthcare Strategy & Trends and Co-Chair, 2025 eHealthcare Leadership Awards

Here is what you can expect:

• Discover the future of brand and healthcare storytelling — including shifts in audience behavior, AI, and tech.
• Learn ways to create bold, transformational programs that build health system brands.
• Gain actionable strategies and fresh ideas to elevate your advertising and connect more effectively with your audiences.
• Hear behind-the-scenes insights from two eHealthcare Leadership Award winners in the Best Integrated Marketing Campaign category.
• Learn how a product-specific campaign drove measurable results and stood out in a competitive landscape.
• See how a brand campaign built trust, recognition, and engagement across multiple platforms.
• Get inspired by real-world examples that blend creative storytelling with smart strategy.
• Walk away with practical tips you can apply to your own campaigns — whether you’re launching a new service or reinforcing your brand.

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Celebrating Digital Excellence: Submit Your Entries for the 2025 eHealthcare Leadership Awards

The 2025 eHealthcare Leadership Awards Call for Entries is officially open! Now in their 26th year, the eHealthcare Leadership Awards celebrate excellence in healthcare 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.

The 2025 eHealthcare Leadership Awards Are Now Open

// 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 healthcare 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.

From Brand Building to $600 Million Fundraising: How Top Health Systems Master Integrated Marketing

Integrated marketing campaigns are a foundational tool in any healthcare marketing department. They deliver cohesive, impactful messages that resonate with diverse audiences, drive patient engagement, and ultimately improve health outcomes. Discover how award-winning healthcare systems plan and execute successful integrated marketing campaigns to build their brands and support development.

What It Takes to Be Named Among the Best Integrated Marketing Campaigns: Part 1

// By Susan Dubuque // Integrated marketing campaigns are a foundational tool in any healthcare marketing department. They deliver cohesive, impactful messages that resonate with diverse audiences, drive patient engagement, and ultimately improve health outcomes. Discover how award-winning healthcare systems plan and execute successful integrated marketing campaigns to build their brands and support development.

“The Proof Is in the Numbers”: How Hackensack Meridian Health Turned a $90 Million Digital Investment into $1.9 Billion in Revenue

Hackensack Meridian Health continues to lead the way with a framework for digital engagement that enhances the consumer experience and access to care. The health system was awarded the Organizational Commitment Award at the 2023 eHealthcare Leadership Awards. Discover how HMH applies digital technology to deliver patient-centered care.

Discover Award-Winning Digital Strategies to Improve Patient Experience

eHealthcare Leadership Awards provides a valuable opportunity to see what leading healthcare systems across the country do so you can adapt and apply these best practices in your organization. Discover how award-winning healthcare organizations demonstrate best practices in digital strategies to improve the patient experience.

Elevate Your Impact: See Why Hackensack Meridian Health Received Top Honors at the 2023 eHealthcare Leadership Awards

// By Susan Dubuque // Hackensack Meridian Health continues to lead the way with a framework for digital engagement that enhances the consumer experience and access to care. The health system was awarded the Organizational Commitment Award at the 2023 eHealthcare Leadership Awards. Discover how HMH applies digital technology to deliver patient-centered care.

Ignite Excellence: Get an Inside Look at Winning Strategies for Digital Patient Experience

// By Susan Dubuque // eHealthcare Leadership Awards provides a valuable opportunity to see what leading healthcare systems across the country do so you can adapt and apply these best practices in your organization. Discover how award-winning healthcare organizations demonstrate best practices in digital strategies to improve the patient experience.

The 2024 eHealthcare Leadership Awards Are Open—Submit Your Entries Today!

This year marks the silver anniversary of the eHealthcare Leadership Awards. Join us as we celebrate 25 years of industry innovation and honor your accomplishments from the past year. The Call for Entries is officially open! The eHealthcare Leadership Awards recognize outstanding health websites and digital initiatives, highlighting the role of digital communications in achieving Read More

25 Years of Celebrating Excellence: eHealthcare Leadership Awards Are Open

// By Susan Dubuque // This year marks the silver anniversary of the eHealthcare Leadership Awards. Join us as we celebrate 25 years of industry innovation and honor your accomplishments from the past year. The eHealthcare Leadership Awards recognize outstanding health websites and digital initiatives. The Call for Entries is officially open!

What Does It Take to Be a Winner? Learn Why Advocate Aurora Health Took Home Top Honors at the 2023 eHealthcare Leadership Awards

// By Susan Dubuque // Advocate Aurora Health’s commitment to the consumer experience at every step in the digital journey has positioned this organization among the best consumer-first healthcare systems in the country. Advocate Aurora Health (now called Advocate Health Care in Illinois and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin) was one of four health-related organizations Read More

Winning Strategies for Digital Physician Engagement

// By Susan Dubuque // Physician engagement is a core strategy for healthcare organizations, used to boost referrals, build brand loyalty, support recruitment and retention, and enhance marketing efforts. Advances in technology offer new and exciting opportunities to target and engage with physicians. Discover how leading healthcare systems demonstrate innovative ways to engage physicians through digital channels.

How Top Healthcare Organizations Use Rich Media to Attract and Engage Patients

Each year, the eHealthcare Leadership Awards recognizes excellence in healthcare digital marketing. The 2023 awards ceremony was held in November at HCIC in Los Angeles, and throughout this year, we showcase award-winning entries. Best Rich Media is one of 30 categories healthcare organizations and their agencies could enter. According to Google, “Rich media is a digital Read More

Winning Strategies for Digital Physician Engagement [Member Roundtable]

Join us for a discussion with 3 leaders from organizations that won awards in the Best Digital Physician Engagement category in the 2023 eHealthcare Leadership Awards

Your Panelists:

• Emilie Ansel, CEO, Private Health News
• Shannon Cummins, VP of Business Development, Unlock Health
• Garland Stansell, Chief Communications Officer, Children’s of Alabama

Moderated by:

• Susan Dubuque, Contributing Editor, eHealthcare Strategy & Trends and Co-Chair, eHealthcare Leadership Awards

You’ll learn:

• How your organization can implement a physician engagement effort that is aligned with your strategic marketing goals
• The physician engagement tactics our panelists have found most effective — from the tried and true to the new and cutting edge
• How you can make physician involvement mutually beneficial
• Details of their winning physician engagement initiatives

And much more!

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Best Rich Media: Who Won, and Why?

Find out how top healthcare organizations use rich media to attract and engage patients, and how interactive experiences can meet critical training needs. // By Jane Weber Brubaker // Each year, the eHealthcare Leadership Awards recognizes excellence in healthcare digital marketing. The 2023 awards ceremony was held in November at HCIC in Los Angeles, and Read More

HCIC 2023 Preview: Come for the Comradery, Leave with Fresh Inspiration

This year in Los Angeles. Last year in Miami. HCIC spans the country the same way it covers the digital healthcare landscape — coast to coast and end to end. #HCIC23, the latest edition of the must-attend conference for digital healthcare marketers, promises to showcase the industry’s best practices and get attendees up to speed Read More

See You in the City of Angels, Changemakers!

// By Jane Weber Brubaker // Innovation doesn’t happen in a vacuum. Join your industry peers for the annual gathering of digital innovators at HCIC in Los Angeles, November 5-8. This year in Los Angeles. Last year in Miami. HCIC spans the country the same way it covers the digital healthcare landscape — coast to Read More

eHealthcare Leadership Awards: Delivering Benefits to the Entire Awards Community

// By Susan Dubuque //  From the Michelin Stars for culinary arts to the Tony Awards for Broadway productions to the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show honors for our canine friends, every industry sector has its most coveted awards. For healthcare marketers, it’s the eHealthcare Leadership Awards. I am honored to serve as co-chair once Read More

Mobile vs. Desktop: Designing Healthcare Websites for the Modern User

In the ever-evolving landscape of wireless technology, mobile devices have emerged as a dominant force, transforming the way we access information and services. As mobile healthcare takes center stage in the wireless era, healthcare marketers are modernizing their strategies to cater to the growing demand for mobile experiences and meet evolving consumer expectations. Today, according Read More