Hospitals are generally on the slower side of using the newer tools of information technology but 2 of the top 4 U.S. hospitals according to the US News & World Report are already on Twitter:
 | AllergyNotes Cleveland Clinic CME Center opened a Twitter account yesterday @cleveclinic_cme | |
| | AllergyNotes Mayo Clinic is already on Twitter @mayoclinic. I did not find Johns Hopkins, the top U.S. hospital overall according to US News&World Report | |
| | AllergyNotes The Johns Hopkins University is on Twitter @JohnsHopkins but not the hospital. | |
 | Ed_Bennett Just created @HospitalGroup an account that only follows official Hospital twitter accounts. Have 35 hospitals so far. |
From Marc Needham: List of hospitals, health systems and healthcare organizations using Twitter:
Scripps Health, San Diego, CA:
http://twitter.com/ScrippsHealth
UW Health, Madison, WI:
http://twitter.com/uwhealth
Gwinnett Medical Center, Gwinnett County, GA:
http://twitter.com/GwinnettMedical
Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT:
http://twitter.com/hartfordhosp
Children’s Medical Center, Dallas, TX:
http://twitter.com/ChildrensTheOne
Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, WA:
http://twitter.com/swedish
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Memphis, TN:
http://twitter.com/StJude
University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN:
http://twitter.com/uthsc
East Texas Medical Center, Tyler, TX:
http://twitter.com/ETMC
University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX:
http://twitter.com/MDAnderson_News
University of Minnesota School of Public Health, Minneapolis, MN:
http://twitter.com/publichealthmn
University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE:
http://twitter.com/unmc
Sherman Health, Elgin, IL:
http://twitter.com/ShermanHealth
Memorial Healthcare, Owosso, MI:
http://twitter.com/Memorial_Owosso
Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR:
http://twitter.com/OHSUNews
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN; Jacksonville, FL:
http://twitter.com/mayoclinic
Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC:
http://twitter.com/Carolinas
MUSChealth, Charleston, SC:
http://twitter.com/MUSChealth
OSU Medical Center, Columbus, OH:
http://twitter.com/OSUMC
American Red Cross:
http://twitter.com/RedCross
National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD:
http://twitter.com/NIHforHealth
Womenshealth.gov:
http://twitter.com/womenshealth
American Public Health Association:
http://twitter.com/PublicHealth
Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society:
http://twitter.com/HIMSS
American Cancer Society:
http://twitter.com/AmericanCancer
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society:
http://twitter.com/llsusa
Selection of My Twitter Favorites
A Doctor's Opinion: Why I Started Microblogging on Twitter
List of hospitals, health systems and healthcare organizations using Twitter.
Scripps Health: Why Social Media Works
@HospitalGroup account only follows official hospital twitter accounts.
How are hospitals using Twitter....and is it really effective? Hospital Online Marketing Education.
A comprehensive list of U.S. Hospitals that use YouTube, Facebook , Twitter or Other Social Networks. Ed Bennett.
Map of U.S. Hospitals with Official Social Media Accounts