Geriatric

The Senate Special Committee on Aging held a hearing Feb. 11 on issues impacting physician burnout.
Designed as a “caring and sensitive environment,” the Ray of Hope unit at Cottage Hospital addresses behavioral health needs associated with aging.
Jon Zifferblatt, M.D., executive vice president and chief strategy officer at West Health, and Diane Wintz, M.D., critical care specialist and medical director of the Trauma Program at Sharp Memorial Hospital, discuss the creation of the Generational Health program — a collaborative partnership for…
As America’s population ages, hospitals and health systems are reimagining how to deliver care that honors dignity, independence, and what matters most to patients.
Shelley Hart, R.N., clinical nurse specialist at Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital, explores the hospital's inspiring journey toward delivering exceptional care for older adults.
In this conversation, Shelley Hart, R.N., clinical nurse specialist at Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital, explores the hospital's inspiring journey toward delivering exceptional care for older adults.
AHA expresses support House legislation, the Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act.
In this conversation, Zaira Khalid, M.D., senior staff geriatric psychiatrist at Henry Ford Behavioral Health Hospital, discusses the unique physical, emotional, and social needs of patients over 65 and more.
Older adults may be in circumstances that exacerbate challenges to accessing behavioral health care and have complex needs that can complicate behavioral health treatment.
Butler Hospital in Providence, R.I., is leading research studies on prevention, diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease and related dementia through its multifaceted Memory and Aging Program (MAP)