Case Studies
The ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association produces case studies on its member organizations across a wide range of health-care topics.
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Founded in 1991, Providence St. Peter Hospital Sexual Assault Clinic and Child Maltreatment Center provides medical services to children and adults who are victims of sexual or physical abuse. The clinic is the only facility of its kind in the region and receives patient referrals from…
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Healing Hurt People (HHP), the cornerstone program of the Center for Nonviolence and Social Justice, recognizes that victims of violence often have physical and mental health consequences that go untreated. HHP offers a hospital-based trauma-informed intervention to address both the…
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Domestic violence is a major public health concern that affects four to six million relationships each year in the United States. When victims are restricted and controlled by their abuser, one of the few places they are able to go is to their health care provider. For this reason, health…
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John Muir Health (JMH) recognizes the role violence plays in the health of communities and individuals caught in the cycle of violence. The Beyond Violence program is a hospital-based violence intervention program that aims to promote community health by intervening at the critical and…
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At the onset of the Community Health Center of Branch County (CHC) School Tele-health Program (the Program), Michigan ranked last in the nation for school nurse per well student ratio, according to the 2010 National Association of School Nurses and Healthy People Guidelines. Education…
After recognizing asthma as a major condition for many patients in the emergency department, St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital partnered with Hudson Valley Asthma Coalition to offer educational services to patients with asthma. The hospital's task force identified patients from ages 5-30 who have…
What is it?
The Mobile Fresh program provides low-income, at-risk individuals, seniors, and children a supplemental resource of fresh fruits and vegetables and assorted products coupled with nutrition information to increase access, consumption, and nutrition knowledge. Program participants…
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The Street Nurse works on the street, connecting directly with homeless individuals who need immediate medical care and/or medical advice. A registered nurse and employee of longtime Sutter Health partner (and local federally qualified health center) WellSpace Health provides on-demand…
MedEx Bedside Prescription Delivery is the very first bedside medication delivery service for hospital patients. Implemented by Crouse Hospital, patients in the hospital no longer have to visit the pharmacy for their medications because staff members from Patient Portal and Rite Aid deliver this…
Adirondack Health is working with multiple sectors of the community, such as the Franklin County Office for the Aging and the New York State Agriculture & Market Department to provide eligible, low-income seniors with coupons to local farmers markets. Seniors can use these coupons to purchase…