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19 Outstanding Hospital Social Media Teams

Authors: Jay Baer Jay Baer
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19 Outstanding Hospital Social Media Teams
In many ways, spearheading social media for a major U.S. hospital is like spearheading social for any brand. Telling stories, engaging an audience, managing community feedback, and analyzing your efforts are part of every social media marketer’s job. Hospital social teams, however, face the unique challenge of operating in a highly regulated industry. Audiences look up to them as community leaders and educators. The patient stories they tell and feedback their receive often carry life-changing consequences.
Social teams at these institutions have to be exceptional listeners and top-notch strategizers. We set out to identify the teams going above and beyond on social media—the truly exceptional in this challenging field. Below you’ll find the 19 best social media teams from the nation’s top hospitals, each one responsible for some of the most successful and engaging social media content in the health industry (which you can read more about in our latest report, below).

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital

Berkowitz
Emily Berkowitz, Social Media Associate
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital boasts the most engaging social media presence of any hospital in the U.S., according to our latest research. As Social Media Associate, Emily masterminds NYP’s social strategy and upholds the hospital’s status as a supportive and educational community cornerstone.

Cleveland Clinic

Youssef
Nada Youssef, Social Media Coordinator

Stephanie Petrucci, Social Media Manager
Simmons
Shelby Simmons, Social Media Coordinator
Maddox
Tyler Maddox, Physician Social Media Coordinator
Lubben
Chandra Lubben, Social Media Coordinator
Cleveland Clinic is lucky enough to have a large team of pros heading up its social media efforts. This stellar team generates twice as much social content as the average U.S. hospital and boasts one of the highest engagement rates in the country.

Mayo Clinic

Seymour
Audrey Laine Seymour, Social Media Specialist
Rounding out the top three is Mayo Clinic’s Audrey Laine Seymour. Mayo Clinic stands head and shoulders above its peers when it comes to social video content and was responsible for one of the most “Loved” Facebook video posts of any hospital this past February.
Producing engaging meaningful content

UPMC

Shields
Shannon Shields, Social Media Strategist
Shannon has been with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center since 2015. In her time with UPMC, she’s built one of the most engaging social presences in the hospital industry, reaching audiences on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and—yes—even Pinterest.

IU Health

Woody
Daniel Woody, Associate-Senior Social Media Strategist
Daniel took charge of social media at Indiana University Health last year. Like its peers in the top five, IU Health maintains a prolific social presence and attracts a striking amount of engagement.

UCLA Health


Linda Ho, Director, Digital Marketing
Masgras
Georgiana Masgras, Web & Social Media Strategist
Anderson-Dinielli
Ashley Anderson-Dinielli, Social Media Manager
The top-notch social media team at UCLA Health places special focus on uniting their institution’s silos under a strong, unified brand voice. According to Digital Marketing Director Linda Ho, they’re devoted to their social media monitoring, which helps them take a proactive approach to engaging with their audience and stay aware of the social conversation surrounding the hospital.
One such proactive strategy is the UCLAMDChat series. This webinar series connects audiences with doctors and medical experts via Facebook Live, YouTube, and Twitter. Viewers tune in to get the latest information on medical advances at UCLA, conditions, and treatments.
Linda offers this advice to social media teams in heavily regulated industries: “Have a process in place to manage content as well as content contributors. Be patient as you work towards establishing a formal policy towards achieving your goals.”

Johns Hopkins Medicine

Meadowcroft
Elena Meadowcroft, Web Content Specialist
Fischer
Breana Fischer, Internet Marketing Specialist
Elena and Breana both joined Johns Hopkins in 2016. In addition to running the hospital’s social presence, the team also maintains a successful email marketing strategy with a robust subscriber base.

UCSF Medical Center

Fredson
Marc Fredson, Director, Strategic Marketing
Silva
Diana Silva, Associate Director, Digital Marketing Projects
Odom
Rob Odom, Vice President, Marketing and Brand Management
Fan
Sarah (Chan) Fan, Marketing Manager
Zielinski
Jeanne Zielinski, Marketing Manager
The social team at UCSF Medical Center caught our eye when they turned a Facebook link post—usually one of the worst-performing types of social content—into a major point of engagement. Rather than let comments simply accumulate on their announcement post, the UCSF team personally thanked every well-wisher.

Massachusetts General Hospital

Tremblay
Monique Tremblay, Digital and Social Marketing Manager
Since 2016, Monique has spearheaded Massachusetts General Hospital’s social strategy and even worked with local colleges to show students what hospitals are doing in digital marketing.

Mount Sinai Health System

Rathi
Kavya Rathi, Communications and Marketing Associate
OMalley
Danielle O’Malley, Assistant Director of Marketing
Seck
Courtney Seck, Marketing Manager
Chung
Christine Chung, Digital Marketing Manager
Rounding out the top ten is the team at Mount Sinai, serving the New York City community.

Cedars-Sinai

Rosenblum
Katie Rosenblum, Digital Specialist, Social Media
Smieciuszewski
Agata Smieciuszewski, Social Media Coordinator
Yutzy
Carrie Yutzy, Associate Director, Digital Strategy
Cedars-Sinai’s growing social media team engages its audience and manages community feedback across Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Stuck
Blake Stuck, Social Media Coordinator
Rutherford
Francesca M. Rutherford, Access Specialist
This small team does it all for the Vanderbilt community: brand management, blogging, analysis, social, and more.

Memorial Hermann

Nwaohuocha
Princess Nwaohuocha, Social Media Specialist
Dabkowski
John Dabkowski, Marketing Manager
Vise
Ali Vise, Digital Marketing, Social Media, and Communications
The powerhouse team at Memorial Hermann serves their Houston community across Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

Florida Hospital

Allison Weiss, Senior Digital Content Specialist
Amanda Saunders-Johnston, Senior Digital Content Specialist
Hall-Alicia
Alicia Hall, Digital Content Specialist
This team spearheads social strategy, implementation, and content development for the Adventist Health System and its flagship facility, Florida Hospital.

Mercy Hospital

Winkelman
John Winkelman, Community Relations Manager
John Winkelman has overseen communications, social and otherwise, at Mercy for over 14 years. His marketing efforts serve a wide audience across the south, as Mercy is one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the U.S.

Michigan Medicine

Bottomley
Edward Bottomley, Social Media Strategist
In his short time at Michigan Medicine, Ed Bottomley has built a vibrant social presence through people-centric content, specifically stories that centered Michigan’s medical students and resident physicians.
“Although I’m a social media team of one, that’s in name alone,” Ed says. “I’m so lucky to be part of a forward-thinking team at the Michigan Medicine Department of Communication, where every member is invested in social media. This makes for a dynamic environment where we’re eager to try new things, and the value of social media is accepted and embraced.”

Christiana Care

MacPherson
Frank MacPherson, Director, Marketing Communications
Bonett
Jennifer Baldino Bonett, Senior Communications and Marketing Manager
Mili
Rose Mili, Senior Marketing Communications Manager
The team at Christiana Care does it all, from social strategy and brand management to crisis communication.

Northwell Health

Preston
Christian Preston, Director of Integrated Communications
Soto
Ramon Soto, SVP, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer
Stolfo
Christina Stolfo, Director of Audience Development
“Be real!” says Christina Stolfo, when asked what hospitals should be doing on their social channels. “Convince your boss to invest in the paid social space. Meet potential patients in the moment with useful health information.”
That perspective is working for the team at Northwell Health, whose refined paid campaigns see CPC levels as low as $0.08 and a CTR as high as 3.3 percent. Like many institutions, Northwell faces challenges when it comes to breaking through algorithms and appealing to an external audience. Meeting their audience “in the moment,” particularly with tools like Facebook Business Manager, has helped them rise above the noise.

BayCare

Abeles
Stephanie Abeles, Social Media Strategist
Brannen
Dena Brannen, System Communications & Social Media Manager
Brannen
Amy W., Social Media Coordinator
This past year was a rewarding one for the social media team at BayCare, who turned patient and team member stories into a successful, system-wide brand campaign called “Humanity at Work.” The BayCare team focused on storytelling, long-form content, and video and supported their hard work with both paid and organic efforts across their social channels.
When asked what challenges BayCare’s team the most, Stephanie Abeles said, “Resources. Producing engaging, meaningful content requires planning, execution, and social media savvy. Creating consumable content for the various channels and ensuring effective customer service can be demanding and requires a team of trained professionals.”
The BayCare team also relies on tools like Hootsuite and Reputation.com to manage their channels and stay abreast of the social conversation.
“Socialize programs and campaigns with leadership and key stakeholders,” Stephanie advises. “They can be your biggest champions and endorse the strategy as it is implemented across the organization.”

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