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Clinicians bring all of their skill and mental acuity to treat the whole patient, but there are many factors that can derail their ability to provide patient care.
Kittitas Valley Healthcare, based in Ellensburg, Wash., was delivering 300-350 babies each year in the region prior to 2022, offering the area鈥檚 only comprehensive obstetric services.
Improving access to rural health care is a top priority for AHA, and its 2024 Rural Advocacy Agenda lays the groundwork to improve the system as a whole. In this conversation, three AHA experts drill down on specific steps needed to help rural health care stay financially sound and ready to serve.
In a new 鈥淪afety Speaks鈥 conversation, Harry S. Smith, board chair of Valley Health System and member of the AHA Committee on Governance, discusses how Valley Health rearranged its governance system to ensure that quality and patient safety standards were being met across the board.
Building and sustaining a strong and vibrant workforce is paramount for rural health care providers, but it is not easily achieved. In this conversation, Brandie Manuel, R.N., chief patient safety and quality officer at Jefferson Healthcare, discusses how the use of TeamSTEPPS and other tools are鈥
Cathrine Frank, M.D., chair of psychiatry and behavioral health services at Henry Ford Health System, shares how they utilize a virtual team approach to provide reachable care, and how innovations like a patient tracking registry are benefiting the whole person.
Health care pressures are often magnified for rural caregivers, yet some are developing unique solutions for these turbulent times.
鈥淪afety Speaks鈥 is a new Advancing Health series where hospital and health system leaders share successes from their organizations鈥 patient safety efforts.
Overall health does not fit neatly into individual buckets, which is why today's caregivers are designing treatment plans that integrate behavioral and physical health.
For the AHA to be the most effective voice it can be for its members, personal visits to member hospitals and health systems are a must. Chris DeRienzo, M.D., AHA senior vice president and chief physician executive, shares what he has learned from visiting with members, and how they are innovating鈥