Image ![](/sites/default/files/styles/case_study_stat_logo/public/legacy/images/2018-07/steward-logo_1_4.png?itok=8enM60Bu) # Steward Health Care Drupal, Acquia Cloud Platform, Acquia Personalization Image ![Medical professionals reviewing x-rays](/sites/default/files/styles/case_study_stat_hero_desktop/public/media/image/2021-04/Steward%20Health%20Care.png?h=854a7be2&itok=CFJsXLTn) Industry Healthcare Products - [Acquia Cloud Platform ](/products/acquia-cloud-platform) 10 Hospitals 4 M Patient Encounters a Year 112 % Increase in Unique Visitors on Site ## The Client Steward Health Care is a community-based organization with 10 hospital campuses, 24 affiliated urgent care providers, 17,000 employees and more than 4 million patient encounters a year. ## The Situation All of Steward’s facilities offer an integrated model of care, which contrasts traditional fee-for-service payment models. Steward has developed a unique model of service that puts the patient at the center; it needed a digital strategy that would do the same. ## The Challenge When Brian Carty, chief marketing officer at Steward Health Care, turned his attention to a new digital experience, he had lofty aspirations. He wanted Steward to have the best customer experience in healthcare. He looked to leading consumer brands like Amazon, Netflix and USAA when seeking inspiration for a new Steward.org. He wanted to welcome consumers (patients) into the site and offer them a streamlined experience that allowed them to meet their needs quickly and easily. But first he needed to understand what those needs were. The team at Steward enlisted the help of digital agency Hatch 130 to figure out the "what." Through a combination of site analytics, patient interviews and stakeholder meetings, their fears were confirmed: not only was the user experience poor, but the vast majority of content (89%) was almost never looked at. The old websites had become a "kitchen sink" for physician content, special interest groups and hospital administrators. Any change to the site involved a costly third party, and delivering a personalized experience was out of the question. It was time to start over. ## The Solution Before adopting the Acquia platform, steward.org offered little customer engagement. The site was difficult to navigate, lacked responsive capabilities, and 85% of posted content was never viewed. To make their website patient-centric, Steward sought out to answer two questions: 1. Where do patients get their information? 2. How does a consumer transact business? Steward went straight to the source and surveyed 2,000 patients to understand how users engage online. Steward learned that 30% of patients preferred to use mobile devices when connecting with health care providers. Patients also explained that they prioritized the ability to make an appointment, get directions, and find a physician online. Image ![steward healthcare ](/sites/default/files/styles/legacy_inline_image/public/legacy/images/2017-12/Screen%20Shot%202017-12-08%20at%201.14.11%20PM_4.jpg?itok=Rioclky6) ### Content Streamlining The team first eliminated all unnecessary content pages to streamline the experience and enhance the value of the remaining content and restructured it to be patient-centric. At each piece of content, they asked themselves what the patient was looking for. ### Video Content Video content was also a major incorporation into the new site. With the increase of mobile users, video content displayed in short, simple motion graphics would effectively deliver messaging in an easy to understand way. ### Mobile Friendly The websites were also redesigned to be mobile friendly. At the time of the initial analysis, 30 percent of Steward’s traffic was coming from mobile devices, and today, mobile is increasingly becoming the primary access many people have to the internet. ### Unique Features New tools were put in place to uniquely engage patients. The custom response “dial pad” tool on the home page asks user what it is they are looking for - and gives it to them quickly. Hatch also implemented tools available within Drupal and Acquia’s ecosystem to learn more about users behavior on the site, and serve up personalized content based on their interactions and history on the site. ## The Results Steward is now leading a new front—pioneering a “patient-user experience” to meet the highest of commercial standards. The results speak for themselves: **Carney Website** Visitors: Increased 84% Bounce rate: Decreased 60% Mobile users: Increased 90%**Nashoba Valley website** Visitors: Increased 148% Bounce rate: Decreased 60% Mobile users: Increased 136%**Good Samaritan website** Visitors: Increased 134% Bounce rate: Decreased 48% Mobile users: Increased 135%**Saint Anne's website** Visitors: Increased 69% Bounce rate: Decreased 56% Mobile users: Increased 50%Steward is thrilled at the results of their redesign, but they’re just getting started. They have recently implemented Acquia Personalization and are well on their way to providing patients with the right content at the right time on any device. ## Additional Resources [View More Resources](/resources) [ ![](/themes/custom/juice/images/resources/card/Case-Study/orange-to-blue-icon.png) Case Study 3 min ###### Genesis HealthCare System When Genesis HealthCare’s website fell short of meeting patient expectations, Acquia helped deliver tailor-made online experiences. ](/resources/customer-stories/genesis-healthcare-system) [ ![](/themes/custom/juice/images/resources/card/Case-Study/orange-to-navy-icon.png) Case Study 3 min ###### Montefiore Medical Center To quickly reassure patients that it was safe to return for their healthcare needs, Montefiore Medical Center chose Acquia to take the lead. ](/resources/customer-stories/montefiore-medical-center) First Name Last Name Email Company Job Title Country Country AfghanistanÅland IslandsAlbaniaAlgeriaAmerican SamoaAndorraAngolaAnguillaAntarcticaAntigua & BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaArubaAscension IslandAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBosnia & HerzegovinaBotswanaBouvet IslandBrazilBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBritish Virgin IslandsBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCanadaCanary IslandsCape VerdeCaribbean NetherlandsCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicCeuta & MelillaChadChileChinaChristmas IslandClipperton IslandCocos (Keeling) IslandsColombiaComorosCongo - BrazzavilleCongo - KinshasaCook IslandsCosta RicaCôte d’IvoireCroatiaCubaCuraçaoCyprusCzechiaDenmarkDiego GarciaDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaFalkland IslandsFaroe IslandsFijiFinlandFranceFrench GuianaFrench PolynesiaFrench Southern TerritoriesGabonGambiaGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGibraltarGreeceGreenlandGrenadaGuadeloupeGuamGuatemalaGuernseyGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHeard & McDonald IslandsHondurasHong Kong SAR ChinaHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsle of ManIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJerseyJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKosovoKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMacao SAR ChinaMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMartiniqueMauritaniaMauritiusMayotteMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmar (Burma)NamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew CaledoniaNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNiueNorfolk IslandNorth KoreaNorth MacedoniaNorthern Mariana IslandsNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPalestinian TerritoriesPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPitcairn IslandsPolandPortugalPuerto RicoQatarRéunionRomaniaRussiaRwandaSamoaSan MarinoSão Tomé & PríncipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSint MaartenSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth Georgia & South Sandwich IslandsSouth KoreaSouth SudanSpainSri LankaSt. BarthélemySt. HelenaSt. Kitts & NevisSt. LuciaSt. MartinSt. Pierre & MiquelonSt. Vincent & GrenadinesSudanSurinameSvalbard & Jan MayenSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTogoTokelauTongaTrinidad & TobagoTristan da CunhaTunisiaTürkiyeTurkmenistanTurks & Caicos IslandsTuvaluU.S. Outlying IslandsU.S. Virgin IslandsUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVatican CityVenezuelaVietnamWallis & FutunaWestern SaharaYemenZambiaZimbabwe State - Select -AlabamaAlaskaAmerican SamoaArizonaArkansasArmed Forces (AA)Armed Forces (AE)Armed Forces (AP)CaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaGuamHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarshall IslandsMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMicronesiaMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaNorthern Mariana IslandsOhioOklahomaOregonPalauPennsylvaniaPuerto RicoRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirgin IslandsVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyoming Marketing Opt-In Yes, I would like to receive updates and information about Acquia's products, events, webinars, and more. 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