Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

Firefighter house calls help after Methodist Hospital stay

This article highlights the success of a pilot project between Park Nicollet hospital, St. Louis Park, Minn., and the fire departments in that city. The fire departments help transition community members from hospital to home. 

"When a 90-year-old woman was discharged recently from Methodist Hospital after a bout with bronchitis and respiratory issues, some visitors dropped by her Minnetonka home the next day.

They were firefighters.

But they weren’t there for an emergency. They took her blood pressure, talked about the new medicines she was on and made sure she knew how to use her inhalers. They checked to see if her smoke detectors were working and whether there were any rugs she might slip on."

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