Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

Schuyler Hospital’s Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL) Schuyler initiative offers various opport...

Like many hospitals, SBH Health System uses the computerized provider order entry (CPOE) system. ...

BackgroundHenry Ford Health System is a not-for-profit corporation composed of hospitals, medical...

BackgroundMedStar Health is a not-for-profit health system in the Maryland and Washington, D.C., ...

BackgroundMultiCare Health System is a not-for-profit health care organization based in Tacoma, W...

BackgroundOchsner Health System in southeast Louisiana manages 13 hospitals and more than 40 heal...

This project addresses the health care system's strategic initiative to ensure interdisciplinary ...

This health system's employee influenza vaccination policy compliance rate was less than 70 perce...

The Community Health Network (CHN) targets the socioeconomic determinants of health that are not ...

Today, about one out of three children and adolescents ages 2-19 in the United States is overweig...

Concussions are a growing problem for young athletes. The hospital’s overall goal is to educate a...

Inappropriate stress ulcer prophylaxis is a serious problem across the health care continuum. Lit...

As a health organization that serves communities disproportionately affected by asthma, Sinai Hea...

The utilization review staff at HSHS St. Elizabeth's Hospital examines medical records for inpati...

Demand for Brockton Neighborhood Health Center (BNHC) accelerated after it started in 1994 as a m...

Codman Square Health Center in downtown Dorchester, MA exemplifies how a health center can build ...

North Country HealthCare is a federally qualified health center serving fourteen communities in n...

Claremont Village is a New York City Housing Authority (NYCHA) public housing development in the ...

Funded by grants from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Health Resources and Serv...

Based in La Crosse, Wisconsin, Gundersen Health System is an integrated tertiary referral center ...

Providence St. Patrick Hospital in Missoula, Montana, is working with community stakeholders, inc...

Citrus Valley Health Partners (CVHP) is a nonprofit comprehensive health care system based in Los...

Four years ago this hospital had no clinical leadership development program. Physician leaders wi...

The health system's vision in 2014 was "to transform the delivery and financing of health care to...

Massachusetts General Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital Physician’s Organization implem...

For the past 30 years, the Healthcare for the Homeless Program has addressed the health needs of ...

The Alliance for a Healthier South Carolina is an unprecedented volunteer collaboration of more t...

This case study presents the story of CareSouth Carolina and the Northeastern Rural Health Networ...

CDMHC’s innovative programs divert hundreds of patients from the hospitals and emergency departme...

Virtual Health Village is a health information exchange for sharing secure, up-to-date student he...

In 2008, the two hospital systems partnered with the city of Whittier, the YMCA of Greater Whitti...

Palmetto Health has pursued multiple initiatives and strategies to promote a healthy community an...

During the 2013-14 influenza season, an emergency preparedness mass influenza vaccination drill w...

The Healthy You program was designed to enhance whole person health of the hospital's team member...

A patient's home environment or lack of support system can have a negative impact on their health...

As part of Blueprint for Health (a statewide, public-private initiative authorized by the Vermont...

Phase I consisted of developing and implementing protocols for cases presenting to the emergency ...

United Memorial Medical Center, Batavia, N.Y., focused on patients with congestive heart failure,...

South Nassau Communities Hospital, Oceanside, N.Y., focused on educating patients with chronic co...

The Muskegon Community Health Project, in partnership with Mercy Health Partners, is an inclusive...

AnMed Health is a non-profit health system and the largest employer in Anderson County, South Car...

In 2006 the Board of Trustees of Greenville Health System (GHS) committed to develop a workforce ...

The Road to Better Health Spartanburg has proven that working collectively and in partnership wit...

Lexington Regional Health Center, a 25-bed facility in Lexington, Nebraska, used best practices a...

NCH Healthcare System, a 325-bed facility in Naples, Florida, started its journey to reduce harm ...

Truven Health Analytics discusses key areas of focus for hospitals and care systems that want to ...

In August 2014, Campbell County Health became the first health care facility in Wyoming to be app...

Based in the Pennsylvania cities of Allentown, Bethlehem and Hazleton, Lehigh Valley Health Netwo...

For nearly 20 years, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Jersey has partnered with the...

The Minority Faculty Development Awards program at University Hospitals Case Medical Center in Cl...

Montefiore Medical Center's School Health Program is the largest and most comprehensive school-ba...

California's Central Valley is known for its abundant fruits and vegetables; however, many famili...

The growing undergraduate public health movement in the nation is exciting; yet, concerns linger ...

The Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health, a partner of the Brooklyn Health Disparities Center, ...

African immigrants and refugees represent four percent of the total population in the United Stat...

Increasing the racial and ethnic diversity of the nation's health professions workforce has many ...

In a this video, leaders from CHRISTUS Health provide an overview of the Equity of Care initiativ...

INTEGRIS Health is the largest Oklahoma-owned health care corporation. Its facilities cover the c...

With four hospitals and more than 120 employed medical providers, St. Charles Health System is a ...

Meridian Health is a leading not-for-profit health care organization in New Jersey, comprised of ...

Using a Community Needs Assessment, Morris Hospital, which serves 18 rural communities, identifie...

After identifying inequities with affordable access to primary care services and an uncoordinated...

Pinnacle Health System Harrisburg, PA599 Beds The Problem Health systems are no longer simply as...

The Collaborative on Reducing Hospital Readmissions GoalUnderstand readmission causes and adopt ...

Southeastern Health, Lumberton, N.C. 452 beds 16,000 impatient admissions 76,000 emergency d...

Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare (Glendale, Wis.) 11 hospitals, 70 clinic sites, three long-term ...

Newark Department of Child and Family Well-BeingNewark NJ The Problem In 2003, The Newark (N.J.)...

Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health CenterWindsor, VT60 Beds The Problem Mt. Ascutney Hospital and ...

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

Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital and Northern Counties Health Care, Inc.,  have had a long-...

Cheyenne Regional Medical Center and Cheyenne Health and Wellness Center partner on several initi...

Chambers County was designated by the Health Resources and Services Administration as one of the ...

Mississippi Baptist Health Systems, Jackson, Miss.– 633 beds– 3,000-plus employees In 1997, Miss...

ProMedica’s (NW Ohio and SE Michigan) mission is to improve the health and well-being of the peop...

The medical center experienced a 115 percent increase in behavioral health (BH) patients presenti...