Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

Although electronic reporting systems for near misses and adverse events have been implemented na...

In the winter of 2010, Newark-Wayne Community Hospital initiated its first Comprehensive Unit-Bas...

Olean General Hospital is one of only a few community hospitals in the nation to offer a center o...

The average length of stay for patients undergoing single elective total joint replacement surger...

In 2006, Southampton Hospital's department of nursing conducted a needs assessment focusing on th...

This journey began when St. Francis Hospital gave fruit cocktail to a patient with a severe aller...

This project was initiated by David Lyons, Director of Respiratory Therapy at St. Francis Hospita...

St. Mary's Healthcare has an obligation to protect patients from harm and preventing adverse effe...

Strong Memorial Hospital adopted barcode medication administration technology to reduce the incid...

Performing well with the core measures has become increasingly important and challenging for heal...

In 2006, New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation declared a bold vision for patient safety...

In November 2009, a group of 12 representatives from various areas within Rochester General Healt...

The fall intervention program identified areas needing improvement including a lack of multidisci...

In response to an increase in fall-related injuries in its skilled nursing facility, Champlain Va...

Falls increased in Thompson Health's inpatient areas in 2009 and 2010, and the number of falls wa...

In 2008, Albany Medical Center was one of 18 regional referral neonatal intensive care units to a...

Beth Israel Medical Center implemented a multifaceted intervention to interrupt transmission and ...

To reduce the incidence and spread of hospitalacquired infections in two critical operational nod...

Motivated by two years of high central line associated blood stream infection rates in the intens...

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

Ventilator-associated pneumonia and central line-associated infections data for the third quarter...

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

In 2005, Mount St. Mary's Hospital and Healthcare Center's leadership directed implementation of ...

The Institute for Healthcare Improvement estimates that 48 percent of intensive care unit patient...

In 2005, North Shore University Hospital's president and chief executive officer made a commitmen...

NuHealth Nassau University Medical Center identified central line-associated blood stream infecti...

Outside the intensive care unit, catheters remain in place for a longer duration; therefore, it i...

This project addresses the needs of patients at high risk for C. difficile on a complex medical u...

Rochester General Hospital formed a multidisciplinary team to develop and implement actions that ...

Rochester General Hospital's infection prevention team partnered with the surgical intensive care...

South Nassau Communities Hospital's goal for this initiative was to ensure rapid identification o...

Pertussis is a highly contagious respiratory disease caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis...

Preventing health care-associated infections is a critical step in reducing morbidity and mortali...

In 2009, St. James Mercy Hospital implemented a new quality and patient safety initiative, Achiev...

St. Joseph's Hospital of Elmira implemented a comprehensive antibiotic usage program beginning Ma...

Stony Brook University Medical Center joined the Institute for Healthcare Improvement critical ca...

With hand hygiene compliance at 37.3 percent, Syosset Hospital implemented a comprehensive approa...

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

Anticoagulants have been identified as one of the top five medication classes associated with pat...

Smart infusion pump technology improves patient safety by providing decision support for nursing ...

St. Vincent's Hospital Westchester, division of Saint Joseph's Medical Center began this initiati...

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' inpatient quality reporting program includes appr...

Medication, in addition to other treatment options, is an integral part of the care provided to l...

An unprecedented cluster of infant falls from post-cesarean section mothers' arms sparked the mat...

North Bronx Healthcare Network devised a process to analyze its departmental risk management data...

As the new operations manager of Delaware Valley Hospital's primary care centers began her assess...

Alice Hyde Medical Center's new program is designed to ensure safe medication administration in t...

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

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

SSM Saint Mary’s Medical CenterSaint Louis, MO 374 Beds The Problem Better Outcomes for Older Ad...

Aurora Health CareMilwaukee, WI The Problem Aurora Health Care is a nonprofit, integrated delive...

Falls prevention monitoring led to a closer look at Mercy Medical Center's acute inpatient rehabi...

The SUNY Downsstate Medical Center kidney transplant team identified an increase in the differenc...

Just three years ago, Mississippi Baptist Medical Center faced falling quality indicators, staff ...

In 2005, the neonatal intensive care unit at Women and Children's Hospital of West Virginia exper...

The Problem Pneumonia accounts for approximately 15 percent of all hospital-acquired infections ...

The Problem Severe sepsis is one of the most significant challenges in critical care. Although S...

The Problem Vanderbilt's project didn't address a problem so much as it focused on a goal: to be...

The Problem More than one million serious medication errors occur each year in U.S. hospitals. T...

As a result of care coordination activities with Medicare patients, the opportunity to improve pa...

The Problem According to the CDC, 248,000 bloodstream infections occur in U.S. hospitals each ye...

At any one time, more than 100 patients are in this busy and complex ED. Historically, staff acti...

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

The Problem The organization was recording more patient falls than its leadership considered acc...

The Problem Clostridium difficile (C. diff) is one of the most dangerous antibiotic-resistant ba...

The ProblemMedication reconciliation—comparing a patient's medication orders to all medications t...

The Problem Incorrect patient identification through the registration process increases the pote...

The Problem Medication safety is a strategic imperative in the organization. Each aspect of the ...

The Problem MRSA is a virulent bacteria that thrives in the health care setting, putting at grea...

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

The ProblemFlowers wanted to improve its performance on the 28 quality measures that are featured...

The Problem Hazleton General Hospital officials were unhappy with their performance on a number ...

The Problem Hazleton General Hospital is committed to providing compassionate, patient-centered,...

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...