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Cedar County Memorial Hospital: Communication Is Key to Reducing CAUTI and CLABSI
Multiple interventions are driving quality improvements to reduce healthcare-associated infections at Cedar County Memorial Hospital in El Dorado Springs, Mo. The common threads in all interventions are effective daily communication and follow-up.
Jefferson Health: Tackling CLABSI with Fundamentals
When Jefferson Health set reducing its rate of central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) as a primary focus for 2020, it didn’t need to reach for new, fancy or exotic methods to achieve this goal.
Telling the Hospital Story: Rural Hospitals in Action
The Telling the Hospital Story initiative shines a light on the crucial work of health systems and hospitals that advance community heath through proactive, compassionate and high-quality care.
A New Spend Management Approach for Shoulder Replacement Surgeries
Learn how Rush University Medical Center took an innovative approach to cost reduction and achieved a 21% reduction in the hospital’s shoulder replacement spend, delivering $800,000 in savings in less than one year.
Grady Health System Teen Experience and Leadership Program
Grady Memorial Hospital's Yolanda Wimberly, MD, created the Teen Experience and Leadership Program (TELP) for students to explore health care careers.
Equity of Care Awards Case Study: Monument Health Rapid City Hospital
Monument Health Rapid City Hospital’s excellence in using quantitative and qualitative data to address disparities and improve patient health quality resulted in the organization winning AHA’s 2023 Carolyn Boone Lewis Equity of Care Award in the Small/Rural Hospital Excellence category.
Building a Diverse Rural Workforce with Northern Light Health
The ongoing struggle for Northern Light Health is recruiting and retaining providers willing to live and work in Maine’s most remote regions.
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In partnership with 100 Million Healthier Lives, the American Hospital Association developed case studies highlighting community health and population health improvement initiatives focused on housing, food, education, community partnerships and much more. Access the case studies below.
Alaska Native Medical Center: Achieving Zero CAUTIs Through Team Engagement
Alaska Native Medical Center had a 9% decrease in the standardized infection ratio for catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) in 2020.
Transforming Thought Leadership into Sales Opportunities
When a highly specialized company wanted to connect with hard-to-reach prospects and establish a leadership position, it turned to the AHA.