Special Bulletin
Podcast: Advocate Christ Medical Center, June 2017
Speakers: James Doherty, MD, director of trauma surger; Wendell Oman, vice president of mission and spiritual care; Kelly Guglielmi, MD, Chief Medical Officer. Violence has been a community health concern for Advocate Christ Medical Center, located on the southwest side of Chicago.
The hospital's violence prevention work grew out of trauma center requirements, but it has evolved to become a central element of the organization. The hospital was an initial partner of CeaseFire, which applies a public health model to interrupting violence, using a person's entrance to the hospital as an impetus for intervention. Starting with the hospital's local community, efforts have grown and evolved over time, and violence prevention has become an integral part of Advocate Christ, with organization buy-in from all levels. Notably, the entire medical staff decided to support the hospital's violence prevention efforts.
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