Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

BackgroundIllinois Valley Community Hospital is a 49-bed, not-for-profit hospital located in Peru...

Today more than ever, it is important to focus on reducing unnecessary testing and unneeded emerg...

The facility partnered with local emergency medical services (EMS) providers to improve early rec...

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

Managing the flow of patient throughput is essential to preventing overcrowding in the emergency ...

The goal was to reduce anesthesia's postoperative evaluation errors to less than 10 percent of al...

The organization sought to create a root cause analysis (RCA) structure that endowed greater focu...

Troponin is a cardiac marker for acute myocardial infarction, making this lab test a key part of ...

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

Medical dispense overrides allow nurses to dispense medications from the Pyxis machine without ph...

A history as a resource-challenged urban safety net hospital with a high-risk population, a lack ...

In 2013, the facility’s hospital-onset (HO) infection rate for Clostridium difficile (C. diff) ha...

Although episiotomy was once considered a routine part of childbirth, in recent years, there has ...

The prevention of hospital-acquired pressure ulcers (HAPUs) is a major focus for health care orga...

Overutilizing blood transfusions adds significant costs and can increase patient length of stay a...

Inconsistencies in the discharge process provide an opportunity to standardize that process, redu...

Carthage Area Hospital is improving patient and employee experiences by providing them with fresh...

As one of only two hospitals in Yuma County, Yuma District Hospital and Clinic (YDHC) can ascerta...

Norwood Hospital is a full-service, 263-bed community hospital in Norwood, Massachusetts. In 2013...

Children’s Hospital Colorado launched a fun, hospital-wide hand hygiene challenge called “Germ Cr...

The premise of this project was that failure to maintain a patient's respect and dignity represen...

Nighttime or off-shift intubations are a low-frequency, high-risk procedure in a community hospit...

Hallmark Health System, Inc., is participating in the Community-based Care Transitions Program (C...

This health care system's unique post-acute care (PAC) continuum of Inpatient Rehabilitation Faci...

Patients discharged to home waited an average of 3.5 hours to complete all of the necessary steps...

Due to exponential expansion of a Lean Six Sigma program, an evolution of the project portfolio m...

Due to exponential expansion of a Lean Six Sigma program, an evolution of the project portfolio m...

National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry guidelines for biomarkers of acute coronary syndrome an...

HPOE has teamed up with the Illinois Hospital Association to highlight its yearly quality awards....

The feeling of being truly cared for leaves a lasting impression and aids in the healing process....

When River Hospital, Alexandria Bay, N.Y., identified an unmet mental health need for active duty...

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

To align the hospital ministry with the needs of the community and to reduce avoidable health car...

Data from the AHRQ Safety Culture Survey indicated the need to improve mechanisms for incident ca...

The hospital used evidence-based tools and interventions to decrease hospital readmissions by tak...

The heart failure program began in 1995. The hospital developed a multidisciplinary heart failure...

An ED case management program was developed to implement tactics focused on reducing ED avoidable...

Sharing best practices and facilitating peer-to-peer learning were core elements of the AHA/HRET ...

The Human Services Alliance of Beaufort County is one of the oldest coalitions for health improve...

Dr. P. Phillips Hospital, a 237-bed facility in Orlando, Florida, used best practices and peer-to...

Hospital Menonita de Aibonito, a 150-bed facility in Aibonito, Puerto Rico, used best practices a...

Hospital Menonita de Cayey, a 208-bed facility in Cayey, Puerto Rico, used best practices and pee...

Presence Saint Joseph Hospital, a 184-bed facility in Elgin, Illinois, examined quality metrics t...

St. Catherine Hospital, a 189-bed facility in East Chicago, Indiana, used best practices and peer...

St. John's Hospital, a 431-bed facility in Springfield, Illinois, used best practices and peer-to...

UConn John Dempsey Hospital, a 174-bed facility in Farmington, Connecticut, used best practices a...

What is it? Now in its third year, Camp Med is a three-day, hands-on experience at the hospital t...

Founded in 1912, MedStar St. Mary's Hospital serves the people of St. Mary's County, Maryland. A ...

The patient experience as measured by patient satisfaction scores is an organizational goal. In t...

Partnership for Patients Hospital Engagement Network GoalsReduce patient harm by 40 percent and ...

The case study addresses a hospital-based tobacco cessation initiative that serves patients regar...

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

Yuma District HospitalYuma, CO12 Beds The Problem Yuma District Hospital, located in Yuma, Color...

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

Concord (N.H.) Hospital • 230-bed regional medical center • 17,194 admissions • 295 medical staff...

An ED case management program was developed to implement tactics focused on reducing ED avoidable...

 HPOE is pleased to highlight case studies from the Illinois Hospital Association’s Institute f...

This case study explains Barnes-Jewish Hospital's approach to training it  4,100 team members thr...

This case study looks at he Joint Commission's recommendation related to culturally and linguisti...

n 2008, Barnes-Jewish Hospital center for diversity and cultural competence developed an 18-hourc...

After identification of an opportunity to reduce CAUTIs, leadership headed an initiative to reduc...

Harm/hospital-acquired condition reports were sent to each hospital. In reviewing both campuses, ...

Following a high rate of central line-associated blood stream infections in the fourth quarter of...

The medical center’s mission was to reduce the C. difficile rate from 26.7 cases per 10,000 patie...

The glycemic collaborative is an ongoing, multidisciplinary initiative developed to improve blood...

The program director created the Individuals Combining Activity and Nutrition (ICAN) pilot progra...

Platte County holds free birthing classes for expectant parents three times per year in January, ...

Healthy Woman is a community that empowers women with the confidence to make informed health care...

The Sharps Disposal Program offers a safe way for diabetics or anyone using medical sharps to dis...

he camp, a collaboration with Area Health Education Center (AHEC) and the University of Wyoming C...

Griffin HospitalDerby, CT160 Beds Griffin Hospital is the flagship hospital for Planetree, Inc.,...

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

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...

Ryhov HospitalJönköping, Sweden Ryhov Hospital is a county hospital in Jönköping, Sweden, with a...