Case Studies
The American Hospital Association produces case studies on its member organizations across a wide range of health-care topics.
Loretto Hospital, serving Chicago’s Austin community on the city’s West Side, faces growing financial and staffing pressures while delivering care to a majority Black population in a designated COVID-19 hotspot.
On June 10, Clarke County Hospital, a 25-bed critical access hospital in Osceola, Iowa, was awarded by the Federal Communications Commission, $170,072 as part of the agency’s COVID-19 Telehealth Program. – The program is part of the FCC’s response to the COVID-19 public health emergency and will…
Kittitas Valley Healthcare in Ellensburg, Wash., was among the first in the country to feel the impact of the COVID-19 surge. The rural delivery system and its critical access hospital had to quickly shift focus by postponing so-called elective surgeries and many other nonessential services.…
Kent Hospital in Rhode Island opened an Adult Care for Elders (ACE) unit to test and implement the Age-Friendly Health Systems 4Ms Framework. Since opening, the unit has seen a reduction in length of stay and falls with injury, along with an increase in patient and staff satisfaction.
For residents living in Chicago’s 60623 ZIP code, known as South Lawndale, Saint Anthony Hospital (SAH) Community Wellness Programs have provided a wide variety of free social and health-related services for more than 20 years. The safety-net hospital is committed to delivering high-quality care…
While many hospitals and health systems are focused on a possible resurgence of COVID-19 cases in the fall, Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville, Ark., is only now seeing its first surge of these patients.
As America’s health care providers continue responding to the first wave of COVID-19, Banner Health is being hit hard for the second time.
The Queen’s Health Systems shared how COVID-19 has caused significant financial challenges for the organization and why Congress needs to provide additional support to hospitals and health systems. “Projected losses are about $60 million for 2021,” says Jason Chang, president of The Queen’s Medical…
UR Medicine Thompson Health, a nonprofit health care system which provides care for 165,000 residents of Upstate New York’s greater Finger Lakes area and is the largest employer in Ontario County, shared how the COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant financial challenges for the organization and…
AdventHealth Central Florida Division, Orlando, Fla
The recent surge of COVID-19 cases in Central Florida affects the residents in seven Florida counties: Orange, Seminole, Osceola, Polk, Volusia, Flagler and Lake.