Case Studies
The American Hospital Association produces case studies on its member organizations across a wide range of health-care topics.
Hospital Menonita de Aibonito, a 150-bed facility in Aibonito, Puerto Rico, used best practices and peer-to-peer learning to reduce harm across the board, including falls prevention. Multidisciplinary teams focus on quality indicators and meet daily to review the data and plan patient care…
Garfield Medical Center, a 210-bed facility in Monterey, California, used best practices and peer-to-peer learning to reduce harm across the board. By focusing on patient care, working with the community and increasing staff engagement, the hospital has prevented 568 harms and reduced readmissions…
Dr. P. Phillips Hospital, a 237-bed facility in Orlando, Florida, used best practices and peer-to-peer learning to reduce harm across the board. By focusing on interdisciplinary team approaches, the hospital has prevented a total of 624 harm events. Significant results were achieved by minimizing…
Baxter Regional Medical Center, a 268-bed facility in Mountain Home, Arkansas, used best practices and peer-to-peer learning to reduce harm across the board. By creating a culture of collaboration, the hospital reduced patient harm by about 50 percent. Significant results were achieved by…
Avista Adventist Hospital, a 114-bed facility in Louisville, Colorado, used best practices and peer-to-peer learning to reduce harm across the board. By focusing on engaging all staff and the board, improving care processes and using storytelling, the hospital had a 53.7 percent reduction in…
Kishwaukee Hospital, DeKalb, Ill., created a total knee and hip joint replacement center of excellence. The multidisciplinary team focused on 20 core elements that fell into four implementation categories—structure, people, processes and results. Standards of practice and evidence-based…
What is it?The February heart-themed series of events held throughout the community is intended to raise awareness about heart disease. Events include Day of Dance at the local mall, cardiovascular risk screenings, CPR basic training, a support group for women with heart disease or risk factors, a…
What is it?Through a collaboration between the hospital’s parent system and Meals on Wheels of Bennington County, the program assists seniors at risk of poor nutrition by providing improved access to healthy food. After a hospital stay or office visit, doctors give participants coupons for 10 free…
What is it?Each spring, Samaritan hosts a community health fair in cooperation with other health care organizations in Moses Lake. The health fair is free to the public and features educational booths on topics like blood donation, childbirth classes, diabetes, mammography and smoking cessation.…
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The Center for Rural Health and Farm Safety at Carle Foundation Hospital, along with local school districts, sponsored four Progressive Agriculture Safety Days® in 2014. The program allows community leaders to educate area elementary students on basic safety issues and emergency…