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Success Stories - Energy Treasure Hunt
Treasure Hunt uncovers $116,600/year in potential energy savings to reallocate to patient care.
Members in Action Case Studies
The AHA has created an Action Plan that describes four steps to help meet the goal of eliminating maternal mortality and reducing severe morbidity. This Action Plan incorporates feedback from hundreds of hospital and clinical leaders who serve on AHA’s councils, committees and regional policy boards. The member case studies below highlight how our member hospitals and health systems have worked to implement these actions.
Case Study: Integrating Age-Friendly Care in a Geriatric Emergency Department
An interdisciplinary team at Sharp Grossmont Hospital in La Mesa, Calif., has effectively integrated age-friendly care in its busy emergency department, which also is recognized as a
Role of Hospitals: Marshfield Clinic Health System
When it became clear that farmers in rural Wisconsin were struggling with mental health issues, Marshfield Clinic Health System began a program to train members of its community — bankers, insurance agents and others — in spotting symptoms of depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts. They are now the front line of defense in a community that may find it difficult to seek help.
UCHealth: Advancing Health Patient by Patient
This success story is among countless examples of lives made better by UCHealth, a not-for-profit health care system headquartered in Aurora, Colo. with hospitals and facilities throughout Colorado and affiliated hospitals in Wyoming and Nebraska.
Health Care Supply Chain Strategies
Increased supply chain challenges and mergers and acquisitions require sound strategy to capitalize on opportunities. Here’s how to do it.
FMOLHS UDI Capture Case Study: Automation of Product Data Capture in the Electronic Health Record
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Holzer Health System: Keeping Faith with Their Communities through the Power of Networks
Holzer Health System is the employer of 2,300 medical professionals offering almost one million square feet of patient-serving space, providing primary care needs as well as general and surgical specialties.
Sparrow Health: Covering Every Aspect of Patient Care
Not every patient gets to be equipped with a bedside, hospital-provided iPad to remain connected with family members and the world beyond hospital walls during their stay. But the pilot program initiated for patients by Lansing, Mich.-based Sparrow Health System has been a huge hit and looks to be a keeper
Vandalia Health: The Power of Two
The integration of two formerly separate health systems has also produced efficiencies including human resources, marketing, medical staff and pharmacy leadership.