CKM Health Initiative Groundbreakers Participating Sites
Becoming a CKM Health Groundbreaker is a bold signal that a site isn’t just keeping up with the future of care—it’s building it. Selected from health care organizations nationwide, these standout sites are part of an ambitious implementation science initiative that puts them on the front lines of transforming cardiovascular, kidney, and metabolic care. As CKM Health Groundbreakers by the American Heart Association, these teams are breaking down silos, forging powerful cross-disciplinary connections, and pioneering a more seamless CKM model of care that reflects how patients actually live and receive care.
This is leadership in action: innovative, forward-thinking sites stepping up to shape what integrated, patient-centered care looks like next—and setting the pace for the rest of the field to follow.
Participating Healthcare Systems
| Healthcare Systems | Market Cohort |
| MedCura Health Inc. | Atlanta |
| CareSouth | Baton Rouge |
| Primary Care Providers for a Healthy Feliciana | Baton Rouge |
| Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center | Baton Rouge |
| Community Health Center | Connecticut |
| Fair Haven Community Health Clinic Inc. | Connecticut |
| Jane Pauley Community Health Center, Inc. | Indianapolis |
| Baptist Health Paducah | Louisville/Western Kentucky |
| Park Duvalle Community Health Center, Inc. | Louisville/Western Kentucky |
| The Nebraska Medical Center | Nebraska |
| Cape Fear Clinic | North Carolina |
| St. Elizabeth Healthcare | Ohio |
| University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center | Ohio |
| Ohio Health Physician Group, Inc. | Ohio |
| The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio - Gateway Clinic | San Antonio |
| Neighborhood Healthcare | San Diego |
| University of California San Diego | San Diego |
| Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences | Tulsa |
Updated: 2/10/2026
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The American Heart Association's Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Health Initiative is made possible by Founding Sponsors Novo Nordisk and Boehringer Ingelheim, Supporting Sponsors Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation and Bayer, and Champion Sponsor DaVita.