Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

Nurses have always been on the front lines at hospitals providing quality, compassionate care for...

The work of a Washington D.C. collaborative of hospitals and FQHCs is benefiting the entire commu...

All future performance improvement projects will address health care disparities. That’s the comm...

Every aspect of a patient’s experience of care is influenced by valuable and often underused reso...

Creating a quieter hospital environment can help the healing process and improve the patient expe...

Hospitals and faith organizations are collaborating to improve health care outcomes and organize ...

Overcoming language barriers with patients improves communication, a critical element of safety a...

Diversity is becoming a key word in health care. Hospitals and health care systems are focusing o...

This webpage will take to you the complete listing of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's ...

The AHA and the American Medical Association collaborated on this paper to present both physician...

Using a sequential rapid cycle improvement process to implement evidence-based practices for cent...

Project Brotherhood is dedicated to helping Greater New Haven-area men make the healthy lifestyle...

Change can be uncomfortable. But no matter how sophisticated, hospitals and health care systems n...

Learn from the best of the best. The 2013 AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize® recipients will s...

Zero is an important number at Broward Health North. The 409-bed community hospital in Deerfield ...

A summer internship program growing in Brooklyn is introducing minority high school students to c...

A summer internship program growing in Brooklyn is introducing minority high school students to c...

In 2008, Ellis Hospital launched a medical home at its Ellis Health Center campus. This initiativ...

Holy Cross Hospital could be characterized as an emergency department with critical care units. T...

From flexible visiting hours to family-centered rounds, hospitals are encouraging patients and fa...

Cambridge Health AllianceCambridge, MA229 Beds Cambridge Health Alliance is an integrated health...

Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical CenterCincinnati, OH577 Beds Cincinnati Children’s Hospit...

Georgia Health Sciences Health Augusta, GA632 Beds Georgia Health Sciences Health System consist...

Helen DeVos Children’s HospitalGrand Rapids, MI212 Beds Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital examined...

Howard University HospitalWashington, DC266 Beds Howard University Hospital is a private, nonpro...

Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, a 347-bed public hospital in Bronx, N.Y., has establish...

By "re-engineering"discharge and enhancing communication, The Chester County Hospital, West Chest...

Wrong site surgeries are rare and difficult to study. But most health care organizations recogniz...

Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial Hospital's quality management team, led by the outcomes manager, part...

Barnes-Jewish HospitalSt. Louis, MO1,305 Beds The Problem Barnes-Jewish Hospital created the Cen...

Over the past eight years, an interdisciplinary team at Burke Rehabilitation Hospital prioritized...

A temporary reduction in pharmacy hours at Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic contributed to med...

Appropriate treatment for pressure ulcers requires accurate initial evaluation and the ability to...

Catheter-associated urinary tract infection remains the most common health care-acquired infectio...

Highland Hospital's Geriatric Fracture Center has achieved improved clinical outcomes (complicati...

The Jacobi Medical Center Department of Radiology analyzed the 15.3 percent rise in annual comput...

Missed or delayed cancer diagnoses are a frequent cause of patient harm and malpractice lawsuits ...

Effective teamwork and communication techniques can improve quality and safety, decrease patient ...

In the fourth quarter of 2009, Lutheran Medical Center conducted a pilot study on three medical/s...

Since The Joint Commission implemented the National Patient Safety Goal, "Reduction of the Likeli...

Flash sterilization the rapid sterilization of items using steam occurs in many operating rooms i...

Holy Cross HospitalSilver Spring, MD425 Beds The Problem Holy Cross is a not-for-profit teaching...

A medical staff that is committed to social justice and a vision statement that includes reducing...

A medical staff that is committed to social justice and a vision statement that includes reducing...

The patient population of Heywood Hospital in Gardner, Mass., seemed to lack diversity. But by ac...

The patient population of Heywood Hospital in Gardner, Mass., seemed to lack diversity. But by ac...

Salt and a jar of pickles: That's what one HealthEast (St. Paul, Minn.) transition coach found in...

Kapi'olani Medical Center for Women and Children in Honolulu, Hawaii, used "a novel approach" to ...

When change proves challenging, involving everyone in the process can be key. Advocate Good Sheph...

The Problem Pneumonia accounts for 15 percent of all hospital-associated infections. It is the s...

The Problem A new 192-room patient bed tower was constructed and designed with a new decentraliz...

The ProblemAlthough Fairfield Medical Center had a fairly low rate of pressure ulcers, officials ...

Health care acquired infections in U.S. hospitals account for 1.7 million infections and 99,000 a...

Th e P roblemUrinary tract infections are the most common hospital-acquired infection with 80 per...

The Problem Central line-associated bloodstream infections have vexed hospitals performing inter...

The Problem With the national average of hospital-acquired skin breakdown at 4.8 percent, Bronso...

The Problem Like many urban safety net hospitals, Hahnemann University Hospital struggled with o...

Holy Cross Hospital Health Centers are primary care medical centers that provide affordable servi...