Community Partnerships
Deaconess Health System in Evansville, Ind., grappled with how to get homeless patients the supportive services that could help them stay healthier in the community and reduce their frequent visits to the emergency department (ED).
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The 鈥淎t Your Service鈥 (AYS) Volunteer Intern Program is an innovative, cost-neutral program that provides undergraduate students with an invaluable learning and professional experience, while simultaneously aiding the Temple University Hospital (TUH) community in enhancing patient鈥
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Children raised in homes that promote family literacy grow up to be better readers and perform better in school than children raised where literacy is not promoted. Therefore, Mercy Hospital of Northwest Arkansas auxiliary initiated the community service project of providing 鈥淟iteracy鈥
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The Friends of the Heart Institute is an all-volunteer organization, founded by heart attack survivors to benefit heart attack victims. Since its founding in 1978, Friends of the Heart has expanded its focus to include all aspects of cardiovascular treatments and surgeries.
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The Arnot Ogden Medical Center (AOMC) Poison Prevention Program empowers young children to take an active role in personal safety through education presented in pre-K, kindergarten and first-grade classrooms. Using a message coordinated through the regional poison prevention center and鈥
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Currently operational at four Samaritan Health Services hospitals, the free program provides bilingual, culturally competent, and age-appropriate care and screenings for pregnant women through the Samaritan Maternity Connection. Maternity care coordinators also offer social support by鈥
Press ReleaseHospitals Honored for Improving Community HealthThe 黑料正能量 Association (AHA) today announced that it will honor five programs for their hospital-led collaborative efforts that improve community health, awarding them the AHA NOVA Award. The awards will be given July 29 at a鈥
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In January 2016, UnityPoint Health鈥檚 Robert Young Center for Community Mental Health was awarded a contract from the Eastern Iowa Mental Health/Disability Services Region to develop, implement and manage crisis behavioral health services for the 300,000 residents of five counties in鈥
Safe Harbor's Camp Charlie: A unique bereavement camp for children and teens. Discover healing through expressive arts and social support.
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Banner Health recently launched a telemedicine program in which master鈥檚-level therapists, counselors, and other trained clinicians, backed up by physicians and nurse practitioners, triage behavioral health patients who arrive in the emergency department (ED). Banner already had a team of鈥