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Learn from the best of the best. The 2013 AHA-McKesson Quest for Quality Prize庐 recipients will share their quality improvement stories during a two-part Hospitals in Pursuit of Excellence webinar series. These hospitals and care systems have committed in a systematic manner to achieving the鈥
Everyone is talking 鈥減opulation health management,鈥 and many health care organizations are successfully defining it. Cheyenne Regional Medical Center, a rural health care system headquartered in Wyoming's capital, helped establish the Cheyenne Health and Wellness Center in 2005. CHWC鈥
Being accessible only by airplane or boat adds to the scenic character of Wrangell, Alaska (population 2,300), but it also creates challenges for health care delivery. Wrangell Medical Center, the only hospital in the community and one of its largest employers, includes an eight-bed acute unit and鈥
Direct Supervision of Hospital Outpatient Therapeutic Services CAH Perspective and Concerns
Yuma District Hospital is a patient-centered medical home (PCMH) that offers acute care, emergency services, and rural health clinics. Learn more now.
Mt. Ascutney Hospital and Health CenterWindsor, VT60 Beds
New Ulm Medical CenterNew Ulm, MN45 Beds
Does your hospital huddle? Staff in the medical-surgical unit at Fairbanks (AK) Memorial Hospital is implementing huddles and other strategies to reduce falls among inpatients. Unit staff determined that a huddle called immediately after a patient falls is crucial for learning and helping to鈥