Case Studies
The American Hospital Association produces case studies on its member organizations across a wide range of health-care topics.
What is it?Suburban Hospital has partnered with the YMCA to organize seminars for community residents that address issues facing many parents today. In years past, seminars and workshops have highlighted issues ranging from parenting essentials to the screening of the powerful documentary, Race to…
OverviewOpened in fall 2004, Clara’s House is a facility where children and adolescents, suffering from mental health or chemical dependency, can heal in a caring, warm environment designed especially to meet their needs. Before Clara’s House, children and adolescents were transferred to the Twin…
OverviewSaint Joseph’s Mercy Care Services, a subsidiary of Saint Joseph’s Health System, is one of Atlanta’s oldest and largest community outreach programs, serving the homeless, uninsured, underinsured and immigrant populations by “taking health care where it is needed most.” Mercy Care Services…
What is it?The Pratt Health Foundation (PHF) collaborates with Pratt dentists and schools to provide a dental screening program for Pratt elementary kids. Kansas statutes require an annual dental screening program for elementary students. The program was started with a United Methodist Health…
What is it?This annual health fair brings together more than 70 agencies that provide health-related services in Rice County. Attendees may participate in free screenings including bone density, blood glucose, lipids, and PSA, digital prostate exams, pulmonary function, diabetic foot checks for…
What is it?Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Senior HealthWISE (Wellness, Involvement, Support and Education) is a program of the MGH Center for Community Health Improvement (CCHI) and the MGH Geriatric Medicine Unit. Senior HealthWISE conducts weekly wellness clinics at each of three senior…
What is it?Hallmark Health System developed Community Outreach Teams, one for each core community in its marketplace, which are made up of volunteer staff members who tailor the health organization’s outreach to the specific needs and values of their assigned community. Activities have included…
OverviewAccidental injuries are the leading cause of death in American children ages 1 to 14, and many of those deadly injuries are preventable. As a children’s hospital and pediatric trauma center, Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children sees the devastating effects of injuries to children and is…
What is it?The Psychiatric Consultation Team consists of an experienced psychiatric nurse and an on-call psychiatrist. At the request of nurses, physicians and social work staff, the team provides psychiatric assessment and care for patients admitted with medical conditions on all nursing units,…
What is it?The Sherman County Health Fair is an annual event coordinated by Goodland Regional Medical Center and held at Northwest Technical College. With the support of the Sherman County Health Agency, the Sunflower District of the K-State Research and Extension Services, and the Goodland…