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This web seminar highlighted improvements in staff training and building the culturally competent systems to meet the needs of diverse populations. Key perspectives on real-world initiatives in cultural competence, and how they are linked to quality and patient experience are discussed.
This guide provides hospital leaders with a snapshot of hospitals' current readiness to participate in an ACO, as well as a tool with which to gauge their own organizations' relative preparedness for ACO participation.
What is it?Wayne Memorial Hospital’s dental clinic for low-income children, established in 1995, consists of a freestanding office with four dental chairs and a mobile service of a large van with one chair. The program is staffed by 1.25 FTE dentists and two dental hygienists.Who is it for?Low-…
What is it?The Gundlah Dental Center is a new, modern facility consisting of four state-of-the-art operatories that offers affordable cleanings, fillings and simple extractions. The center recently began accommodating most dental emergencies, including those of new patients, generally within 24…
What is it?Imagine 2,500 children taking part in healthy and environmentally friendly presentations in a city park overlooking Lake Ontario on a beautiful fall day in late September. The Day of Wellness was the result of months of planning that involved volunteers from Oswego Health, the Oswego…
What is it?The Studio Arts Project was developed in 2002 to provide art instruction that promotes creativity, independence, dignity and community integration for people with disabilities. Weekly classes are designed to fuel the imagination while teaching fundamental material use and technique in a…
What is it?The Preventing Alcohol and Drug Abuse through Primary Education (PADAPE) program provides multimedia, age-appropriate prevention lessons to school-age children in their classrooms and adheres to the Principles of Prevention recognized by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Making use…
What is it?Baby Love, which started in 1988, is a community-based outreach program of the University of Rochester Medical Center’s Strong Memorial Hospital that is designed to engage at-risk women in early and continuous prenatal care. Recent evaluation of the program revealed that high-risk…