Case Studies
The American Hospital Association produces case studies on its member organizations across a wide range of health-care topics.
OverviewBaystate Springfield Educational Partnership (BSEP) is a high school health career pathway program for high school-age residents of Springfield, Mass. It includes exploration of health careers, a teen mini-medical school, and summer work employment opportunities to give students interested…
OverviewPartners for a Healthier Community (PHC) is the public health institute of western Massachusetts, advancing public health practice and making systematic improvements with policy changes to improve population health in the Pioneer Valley. It drives policy change leading to system-level…
OverviewChildren who are overweight are at risk for many other health problems, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, asthma, bone and joint problems, and gallbladder disease. Baystate Children’s Hospital is committed to reducing the prevalence of childhood obesity and assisting families fighting…
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The Baystate Family Advocacy Center (BFAC) has been operational since 1997. Under hospital and medical leadership, law enforcement, child protection, and prosecutorial disciplines formed an alliance, called the Child Abuse Prevention Alliance of Hampden County and endorsed the children’s…
What is it?The primary focus of the Community Resource Center (CRC) is to reduce potentially avoidable emergency department (ED) visits through intervention while clients are present in the ED. The CRC takes a holistic approach to medical problems and additionally seeks to address unmet social,…
What is it?In 2009, Rockcastle Regional President/CEO Stephen Estes had an idea that would turn the town’s built environment into a place for exercise. He envisioned a series that would give runners and walkers a goal to accomplish every month. The series, named the Countywide Stride, began as four…
The Lung Partners Primary Respiratory Care at the Crouse Hospital is managing the needs of patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) by assigning patients a respiratory therapist (RT) for initial and on-going hospital visits.
Carthage Area Hospital is improving patient and employee experiences by providing them with fresh, homegrown food for daily meals. The hospital made the integration of more fresh produce in hospital meals possible by partnering with a local food co-operative, including six Amish families, hoping to…
The University of Vermont Health Network – Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital recently developed a new breastfeeding program at its Alice T. Miner Women & Children's Center. This program benefits expectant and new parents as they receive education on breastfeeding and experience…
What is it?The “Beyond the Walls” program operates three outreach centers located in some of the most impoverished areas of Bakersfield. Services provided at these centers range from giving food and clothing to the homeless, to preventive health care seminars for individuals suffering from chronic…