Cynthia Hedges

Articles

The power of hospital and community partnerships

Partnerships between hospitals and community stakeholders are essential to improve population health. To understand how hospitals and communities can develop and sustain partnerships, the Health Research & Educational Trust, working with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, conducted 50 interviews with hospital and community leaders from 25 diverse communities across the United States. These interviews revealed best practices for identifying community health needs and potential partners, sustaining partnership structures, overcoming challenges and assessing partnerships.

Governance Effectiveness, Quality & Patient Safety

Making the Business Case for Equitable Health Care

Health care transformation calls for engaging hospitals, trustees and communities to ensure that all patients receive high-quality care. Hospital leaders need to consider a variety of issues as they meet future challenges, and several key issues link to equity of care. Providing high-quality, equitable care with diverse leadership can reduce costs and financial risks — and be transformational.