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National Program
Program to support the development and implementation of best practices to relieve emergency department overcrowding, and help communities understand the interdependence between the health care safety net and the rest of the delivery system.
National Program
To reduce and prevent injuries to children through a hospital-based, research-driven model implemented in partnership with coalitions of community stakeholders.
December 16, 2008 | Program Result
In 2000, Meridian Health system, located in Neptune, N.J., was struggling to integrate the merger of three hospitals. Its patient and employee satisfaction scores were low.
December 16, 2008 | Program Result
At Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center, too many nurses had a part in decision-making, which meant that few decisions were made.
December 16, 2008 | Program Result
In 1993, Boone Hospital Center's new president, faced with changes in healthcare financing and increased competition, introduced a new job requirement: employees had to be nice.
December 16, 2008 | Program Result
In 2003, St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise, Idaho got a jolt when the marketing department conducted routine focus groups among community members.
December 16, 2008 | Program Result
In 1993, Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics in Kansas City, Mo. needed a push. It got one from a visionary CEO who had a bold vision: It would be the best children's hospital in the world.
December 16, 2008 | Program Result
Copley Hospital in Morrisville, Vt. is a small, community hospital with a history of poor relations between its administration and its nurses. Copley's effort to transform its culture in 2005 did nothing to improve those relations.
December 16, 2008 | Program Result
At M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston nurses were overshadowed by the center's national reputation for cancer care and a complex organization that made it difficult for nurses to relate to their colleagues.
December 16, 2008 | Program Result
In 1998, Humility of Mary Health Partners, a two-hospital Catholic health system in Ohio, undertook a process of cultural transformation to address growing dissatisfaction among nurses.