Hospitals & Health Networks has released its 2012 list of the Most Wired hospitals in the U.S. View this slideshow to see the hospitals that made the "Most Improved" category of the Most Wired list. Click on the images to enlarge.
A community-owned and locally-governed health system, Alliegiance Health (pictured above) consists of more than 40 facilities in Michigan.
[See also: 'Most Wired' hospitals named for 2012; Slideshow: 2012 Most Wired Hospitals - Small & Rural.]
Founded by Butler Hospital, Kent Hospital and Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, the Providence-based system serves southeastern New England.
Chester County Hospital is comprised of a 220-bed facility in West Chester, Penn. and several satellite locations in the area.
Cook Children’s Medical Center is part of the Texas-based Cook Children’s Health Care System.
CoxHealth includes three hospitals and more than 50 physician clinics in Missouri.
A not-for-profit health organization based in Sayre, Pa., Guthrie Health is comprised of community hospitals, a trauma center, a long-term care facility, and home care services.
Based in St. Joseph, Missouri, Heartland Health includes Heartland Regional Medical Center, Heartland Clinic, Heartland Foundation and Community Health Improvement Solutions.
The 341-bed Oakland Medical Center is part of the Kaiser Permanente organization and offers specialty care.
Mary Greeley Medical Center is a 220-bed regional referral center in Ames, Iowa.
Based in Houston, Texas, Methodist Hospital System includes five hospitals, two imaging centers and one emergency care center.
Munson Medical Center, located in Traverse City, Mich., is part of the regional, non-profit health system Munson Healthcare.
Based in New York City, the hospital is the nation's largest not-for-profit, non-sectarian hospital, with 2,409 beds.
Norman Regional Health System of Oklahoma includes Norman Regional Hospital, Moore Medical Center, and the new HealthPlex specialty hospital.
Located in Missouri, the hospital focuses on five Centers of Excellence including cardiac care, cancer, orthopedics, women’s health and emergency.
New Jersey’s Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital is part of the RWJ Hamilton network.
Based in Erie, Pa., Saint Vincent Health Center is part of the Saint Vincent Health System.
Sanford USD Medical Center is part of Sanford Health, the largest rural, not-for-profit healthcare system in the U.S.
Located in Enumclaw, Wash., St. Elizabeth Hospital is part of the Franciscan Health System.
Stormont-Vail is a health system based in Topeka, Kan.
A three-hospital integrated health system in Pennsylvania, Susquehanna Health includes Divine Providence Hospital, Muncy Valley Hospital and Williamsport Regional Medical Center.
Tanner Medical Center is part of Tanner Health System of Georgia and Alabama.
Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals is an academic medical center within the Jefferson Health System, located in Philadelphia.
With two major campuses, Trinitas Regional is a 531-bed facility in New Jersey.
Based in North Dakota, Trinity Health is a nonprofit, fully integrated healthcare system. This is Trinity’s third time on the Most Wired list.