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

October 8th, 2009
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The Problem Inefficiencies in the fast track at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital have long b...

October 8th, 2009
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The Problem Like many hospitals, Westmoreland struggled with significant ED crowding and patient...

October 8th, 2009
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The Problem Pneumonia accounts for 15 percent of all hospital-associated infections. It is the s...

September 21st, 2009
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The Problem Emergency departments across the nation are being stretched as more Americans rely o...

September 1st, 2009
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The Problem Wait times in the hospital's inpatient rehabilitation center were unacceptable; some ...

September 1st, 2009
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The Problem MRSA is a virulent bacteria that thrives in the health care setting, putting at grea...

August 1st, 2009
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The ProblemAlthough Fairfield Medical Center had a fairly low rate of pressure ulcers, officials ...

August 1st, 2009
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The ProblemFlowers wanted to improve its performance on the 28 quality measures that are featured...

August 1st, 2009
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The Problem Good Samaritan's LWBS rate (2.1 percent) is close to the national average (2.0 perce...

August 1st, 2009
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The Problem Medication errors are among the most common medical errors, harming at least 1.5 mil...

August 1st, 2009
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The Problem Progress West didn't so much have a problem but an opportunity. By opening a new hos...

August 1st, 2009
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The Problem Standard care for a patient in cardiac arrest has been cardiopulmonary resuscitation...

August 1st, 2009
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The Problem Ventilator-associated pneumonia is a leading cause of death among all hospitalacquir...

August 1st, 2009
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The Problem St. Francis struggled getting non-emergent patients from the door to an ED bed in a ...

August 1st, 2009
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The Problem The women and infants department's lean journey began in early 2006 when a local hos...

July 31st, 2009
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The Problem In 2007, all 19 regional perinatal programs in New York began looking at the reducti...

July 1st, 2009
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The Problem According to the American Heart Association, heart failure affects about 5.7 million...

July 1st, 2009
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The Problem Like many urban safety net hospitals, Hahnemann University Hospital struggled with o...

July 1st, 2009
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The Diversity & Inclusion Council was developed to create and sustain an organizational culture t...

January 27th, 2009
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The St. Francis Medical Center Kitty DeGree Breast Health Center employs a full-time breast healt...

January 24th, 2009
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Holy Cross Hospital Health Centers are primary care medical centers that provide affordable servi...

January 20th, 2009
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Equity in Care was initiated by Trinity Health in 2009 and has grown to include identifying poten...

January 14th, 2009
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These programs take health education, information and related services directly to community memb...

January 11th, 2009
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