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St. James Parish Hospital | Louisiana: Digital Care Boards Improve Patient Safety, Expand Access to Care

To upgrade the hospital’s technology and improve patient safety, St. James Parish Hospital replaced its nurse call system with computerized whiteboards.
Quality & Patient Safety, Leveraging Technology, Patient Safety Initiative, Injuries from Falls and Immobility
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Rankin County Hospital District | Texas: Swing Bed Program Helps Patients Get Continuing Care in Their Community

Rankin County Hospital District (RCHD) supports a “swing bed” program designed specifically for transitional care provided in rural and critical access hospitals, allowing patients to move from acute care to skilled nursing and rehabilitation services within the same facility.
Quality & Patient Safety, Inpatient Rehab Facility PPS, Patient Safety Initiative, Skilled Nursing Facility PPS, Post-Acute Care
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Program aims to fast-track Philly high school students into in-demand, entry-level health care jobs

The Jefferson Workforce Development Program aims to address the high turnover in entry-level health care positions by providing students with 1,000 hours of classroom instruction and hands-on training at Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital.
Telling the Hospital Story, Workforce
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Encore of the Heart: Montana Performer Makes Comeback After Heart Attack

Frankee Angel, a lifelong performer, found her world upended when she suffered a sudden medical emergency just before playing piano at St. Patrick’s Church.
Telling the Hospital Story, Promoting Healthy Communities, Patient care and Information
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Manning Family Children’s Hospital becomes first level I pediatric trauma center in Louisiana

Manning Family Children’s Hospital has become the first facility in Louisiana and the broader Gulf South region to earn verification as a Level I Pediatric Trauma Center.
Telling the Hospital Story, Community Benefit, Child and Adolescent Health
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Telemedicine helps rural Arkansas hospitals provide pediatric cardiac MRI, CT scans close to home

Arkansas Children’s Hospital is utilizing telemedicine to expand access to care and support rural hospitals that lack pediatric cardiac MRI and CT expertise.
Telling the Hospital Story, Access to Care in Vulnerable Communities, Child and Adolescent Health, Telehealth, Rural issues, Collaboration & Partnerships
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Meeting essential needs brings dignity to the desert

In rural Cochise County, Ariz., many older adults struggle with limited incomes, chronic health conditions, and scarce access to essential resources. Geographic isolation and high poverty rates among seniors make basic needs — such as adult incontinence supplies — difficult to afford.
Telling the Hospital Story, Access to Care in Vulnerable Communities, Geriatric, Making Healthcare More Affordable
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UAMS partners with local food pantries in Food Is Medicine program

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is demonstrating the powerful impact of its Food Is Medicine program.
Telling the Hospital Story, Community Benefit, Promoting Healthy Communities, SDOH: Food, Well-Being & Resilience
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Anniversary to remember: HCA Florida St. Lucie Hospital nurses surprise one of their own

It was Angela and Christopher’s wedding anniversary, but it looked like they wouldn’t be able to celebrate it. Angela, a nurse at HCA Florida St. Lucie Hospital, wasn’t working — instead, she was a patient recovering from surgery to address severe abdominal pain. But her co-workers and friends weren’t going to let the day pass by.
Telling the Hospital Story, Wellness/Preventive Care, Patient and Family Education/Engagement
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Strengthening the rural workforce: East Alabama Health tackles nursing shortage

Maintaining a trained workforce is one of the greatest challenges facing rural hospitals today. In Alabama, the shortage is particularly and increasingly severe, especially when it comes to nurses. East Alabama Health is addressing the problem in multiple ways.
Telling the Hospital Story, Workforce, Nurses, Rural Workforce, Rural issues