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Catholic Health (Buffalo) fights food insecurity
A community collaboration, the Food Farmacy helps primary care providers link patients at risk for food insecurity to nutritional food, education and support with diet, exercise and symptom management.
Northern Westchester Hospital emphasizes nursing excellence
They were recognized for nurse satisfaction, inpatient and ambulatory nursing-sensitive indicators, patient satisfaction and using technology and innovation to deliver culturally and socially sensitive care.
Montefiore Nyack Hospital emphasizes culturally competent care with service animal staff training
Pawfessor Spirit and Dr. Joanne Singleton provided hands-on service animal training for staff at Montefiore Nyack, increasing awareness of a service animal's role in a patient’s well-being and recovery.
Mohawk Valley Health System partnership targets heart disease prevention
Partnering with diverse community navigators, MVHS is conducting heart disease education and screenings where community members live, learn, work, play, worship and age.
Vassar Brothers Medical Center enhances community care
Their community care team identifies people who need wrap-around services and facilitates ongoing care plans, leveraging the power of a community-based anchor institution to mobilize cross-sector partnerships.
Hospital for Special Surgery helps its community age with dignity
HSS' Aging with Dignity program provides participants with tools to overcome aging challenges, creates a sense of community and offers a calming, supportive and open environment to discuss shared experiences.
Buffalo General Medical Center fosters population health through food accessibility
Their Food as Medicine program has built a culture of local food procurement practices and increased their community’s access to healthy food.
North Shore University Hospital closes the loop on significant unexpected clinical findings
They established clinical management guidelines and a trauma concurrent nurse reviewer to improve the communication, documentation and follow-up of incidental clinical findings.
UVM Health Network–CVPH delivers safe and effective COVID-19 treatment
CVPH's “hospital without walls” approach to delivering COVID-19 monoclonal antibodies eased the burden of a thinly stretched ED staff and allowed nursing home residents to recover at home.
St. John’s Episcopal Hospital secures healthy food for its community
St. John's Episcopal worked with community partners to distribute fresh produce and non-perishables and free COVID-19 vaccinations, test kits, health screenings and education.
White Plains Hospital streamlines the emergency department patient experience
WPH's comprehensive ED redesign improved patient flow and efficiency, reduced length of stay and significantly decreased their door-to-provider and door-to-department times.
University of Rochester Medical Center improves care using comprehensive medication management
URMC embedded clinical pharmacists in 10 primary care practice sites and used comprehensive medication management to optimize medication regimens and improve disease control.
