The national average across all non acute care hospitals within the U.S. was 56%. Additional
The national average across all non acute care hospitals within the U.S. was 56%. Additional
b. What will its future value be if the CD pays 5 percent interest? If it pays 15 percent interest?…
Edgewood Lake Hospital (ELH) which opened in 1945, is a 30-bed, independent, not-for-profit hospital located in rural northern California. It provides inpatient and outpatient services to the close-knit community that resides within the forested and lakeside town the facility is nestled in. Although it is known for its great track record for quality and is held in high regard by the surrounding community, it has steadily experienced financial losses from 2006 through 2009. These losses can be attributed to factors both internal and external to the facility itself.…
Even though Nightingale Hospital has a very detailed Site Identification and Verification Protocol, some areas do not meet JHACO’s standards. Updating the Universal Protocol and Preprocedure Hand-Off Check sheet will not only bring the facility into compliance but may eliminate any potential failure in communication between patient, caregiver and provider.…
Casilda, like you I will be practicing in the state of florida as a Nurse Practitioner. In our state, the abuse incidence of controlled subsance is very high as well as the prescribing practitioners that issue this prescriptions with such ease. I believe that having such system in place would help monitor and control the over prescribing practices and the abuse by the patients.…
Grady Memorial Hospital frequently referred to as Grady Hospital or simply Grady, is the largest hospital in the state of Georgia and is the public hospital for the city of Atlanta. Historical segregation of its hospital units meant that it was also called "The Gradys," a name that still surfaces among elderly Atlanta residents, especially African Americans. Grady is a Level I trauma center. Trauma is any life-threatening occurrence, either accidental or intentional that causes injuries. The leading causes of trauma are motor vehicle accidents, falls, and assaults. Located downtown near the campus of Georgia State University, Grady is considered to be one of the premier public hospitals in the Southern United States. Grady Hospital is named for Henry W. Grady, an Atlanta Constitution journalist and later owner who became a major force in Georgia politics, and advocated for a public city hospital. Grady is now the flagship of the Grady Health System (Grady, 2009). Marketing plays an important role at Grady Memorial Hospital. This paper will explain product, price, place and promotion of this hospital as well as examine the relationship between the organizations marketing and partnerships. It will also touch on why…
I am writing this letter regarding your son, Peter Morton. We thought it would be very beneficial to inform you of the changes we have made in reference to strategies at Hollybank Care facility in the hope to fulfil Peter’s positive experience with us.…
THE UF Health Shands Hospital employ a tracking system to ensure that quality measures are in place to monitor outcomes in patient care. In 2013, Shands hospital was recognized as one of the top performers on key quality measures by the Joint Commission (UFHealth, 2016). This designation was based on the ability of the hospital to demonstrate improved performance on evidence-based interventions that increased the chances of healthy outcomes for patients with certain conditions, including heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia, surgical care, children’s asthma, stroke, venous thromboembolism and perinatal care, as well as for inpatient psychiatric services and immunizations. UF Health Shands HomeCare program offers a variety of programs individualized for every patient (UFHealth, 2016). The “Our Pathway Programs” help with disease management (i.e. heart failure, diabetes, COPD); orthopaedic recovery; wound care; IV therapy; medication management; fall risk assessment; caregiver assistance and education; and the overall improvement of the well-being of the patients.…
The North Texas State Hospital has two locations one being in Vernon and the other in Wichita Falls. It is considered the largest state hospital in Texas serving over 30 counties. The Wichita Falls Campus provides general psychiatric inpatient services for child, adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients. Patients admitted to the state hospital are typically on a court ordered temporary commitment, 46-B commitment for competency restoration, voluntary or an emergency commitment.…
The ventricular assist device (VAD) is offered to patients in stage four heart failure, as a treatment option. A VAD is a mechanical pump that is used to aid the heart function and blood flow in individuals with a weekend heart (National Heart, 2012). With assistance from this device a patient’s blood is able to flow from a lower chamber of their heart into the rest of the body. Basically, it performs the job of a healthy heart. Currently, patients that are in need of a VAD are either hooked to a large machine or they carry a power source with them. With the third generation pump a patient has no need for the outside power source; everything is implanted inside of…
CMC has the opportunity for expansion; however, this must be synchronized with an adaptive information system, including electronic medical record and a secure internet to facilitate coordination of care. The hospital has limited sophisticated equipment and an updated plan for a long-term.…
Hammond General Hospital is a 334 bed general hospital located in a Mid-western town of 45000 and serves a countrywide population of approximately 140,000. Recently the board of directors at Hammond awarder the management contract of the Food Service Department to an outside company, Master Host Company. Master Host appointed Dave Smith as director of food service. It must be noted that this is the first time in the hospitals history that someone outside the hospital has been appointed as director of a department.…
Korman, Amanda. (2011, November 12). Handling with care: Officials prepare for nursing shortage. The Berkshire Eagle. Retrieved November 20, 2011, from ProQuest Newsstand. (Document ID: 2509497061).…
Hand-offs occurs when patient care is transferred from one provider to another provider. It is important that the information about patient care is timely and accurate. In clinical settings, hand-offs have had some challenges. In efforts to address the challenges information technology has been designed to make a smoother transition.…
Physicians assisted suicide can be defined as the voluntary termination of one's own life by administration of a lethal substance with the direct or indirect assistance of a physician (Snyder 2001). In order to truly explore the ethical dilemma of physicians assisted suicide we must first understand and grasp the base meaning of the term, as well as let go of any prior misconceptions we may have surrounding the topic. The process of physician-assisted suicide is different than you might imagine. Before I had researched this topic I had the inaccurate impression that physician assisted suicide was a procedure similar to that which you would imagine for an animal being put down or euthanized. As many of us unfamiliar with the topic might believe,…
Mary Ann Lewis is the CEO of Mid-Atlantic Nursing Center (MANC). She has come to the knowledge that a former patient’s son would like to endorse a new facility to expand MANC. MANC is an assisted living facility whose clients are taken care of in a home like environment. MANC has two open facilities in northern Virginia and in suburban Maryland. The two already running facilities comprise of the Virginia, Washington D.C., Maryland metro areas. Both the facilities are well known for their technical knowledge and skills when it comes to hiring the well qualified staff members. MANC makes it a priority to hire the right people who make a perfect fit to care for the specific culture and structure of the MANC company.…