Hospitals in pursuit of excellence

This project explains how a multisite, outpatient breast cancer and lymphedema rehabilitation pro...

The organization used Lean Six Sigma process techniques to identify and support improved efficien...

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...

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

In January 2015, Southern Illinois Healthcare, based in Carbondale, was awarded an 18-month USDA ...

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

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

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

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

The Illinois Health and Hospital Association's Institute for Innovations in Care and Quality, Qua...

Elizabethtown (N.Y.) Community Hospital's care transition program successfully reduced all-cause ...

The Heathcare Association of New York State announced its 2015 Community Health Improvement award...

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

The hospital started working on Project Re-engineered Discharge (Project RED) in 2011. A patient ...

The project catalyst noted inconsistencies in providing diagnosis-related, evidence-based interve...

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

After learning of the "90 minute" standard of care for providing definitive treatment for cardiac...

July 2009-October 2011 baseline data for the blood culture contamination rate in the ED showed it...

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

The all-cause, 30-day readmission rates for the hospital are higher than both the state and natio...

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

Lake Placid and Tupper Lake, nursing homes that are part of Adirondack Health, Saranac Lake, N.Y....

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

Based on the consultant’s recommendations, Lee Memorial’s (Fort Myers, Fla.) senior management de...

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

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

Ascension Health created a business unit called Transformational Development. It is charged with ...

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

Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, worked to create a highly reliable system for follow up ...

OSF Healthcare, Peoria, Ill., wanted to improve the care of patients experiencing an ST elevation...

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

St. Joseph Regional Health Center went on a Lean journey to not only save money, but improve the ...

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

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

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

Davis Health System is a health care network that includes 90-bed Davis Memorial Hospital, 12-bed...

The goal was to eliminate all variances in the clinical process measures to ensure that patients ...

Project Perlas is a community-based participatory research project addressing disparities in mamm...

Kaiser PermanenteOakland, CAKaiser Permanente is a health care provider and nonprofit health plan...

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

Geisinger Health SystemDanville, PA545 Beds Geisinger Health System is an integrated health serv...

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

UNC Hospitals is committed to providing a patient-centered care environment. A team of leaders is...

Fairfield Memorial Hospital identified the need to improve the patient experience in the emergenc...

In 2009, North Central Bronx Hospital analyzed data from its diabetes registry to identify opport...

Adventist HealthCareRockville, Maryland1,045 Beds The Problem Adventist HealthCare created the C...

Commonwealth Care Alliance Boston, MA The Problem Commonwealth Care Alliance, which functions bo...

Compassionate Care is a nationally recognized case management program through which Aetna's Medic...

Summa Health SystemAkron, OH461 Beds The Problem Summa Health System serves a five county region...

Wishard Health ServicesIndianapolis, IN293 Beds  The Problem Geriatric Resources for Assessment ...

AtlantiCareAtlantic City, NJ538 Beds The Problem The Special Care Center is a primary care cente...

Montefiore Medical CenterBronx, NY1,418 Beds The Problem Montefiore Medical Center is a large, a...

The Problem Almost 20 percent of Medicare beneficiaries are readmitted to the hospital within 30...

Mercy has participated in developing a network of health care providers and community agencies to...