Case Studies
The 黑料正能量 Association produces case studies on its member organizations across a wide range of health-care topics.
One Surgical Site Infection (SSI) is one too many for the team at MUSC Health in Charleston, South Carolina. MUSC鈥檚 mission is 鈥淒o no harm and change what鈥檚 possible鈥; MUSC knows that decreasing SSIs is 鈥渁n absolute change that IS possible.鈥
Located inside Providence Portland Medical Center, the Providence Cancer Institute of Oregon collaborates with community partners to end cancer disparities and improve community health. Providence nurse navigators and oncology social workers work closely with patients who may have difficulty鈥
To address the many challenging social, health and environmental issues that its communities face, Sinai Chicago has developed community-based health and social service programs that are serving thousands of individuals and families. The health system also has partnered with local organizations and鈥
As the respiratory illnesses spread, experts at WVU Medicine Children鈥檚 Hospital began to share vital information addressing the 鈥榯ridemic,鈥 to help keep kids safe, avoid hospitalizations and lessen the burden on the health system.
New Hampshire posted the third-highest rate of opioid overdose deaths in the nation in 2018. The drug death rate in Cheshire County ranked second among the state鈥檚 10 counties, according to the New Hampshire Drug Monitoring Initiative. It was a crisis for families in many rural towns in the area鈥
On October 30, 2018 Hardeman County Tennessee adopted its community health needs assessment (CHNA) developed under the leadership of West Tennessee Healthcare Bolivar General Hospital (BGH) and in cooperation with the Hardeman County Health Council (Council).
Despite data on the large numbers of people who have suffered and even died from COVID-19, many still don鈥檛 fear the virus and remain unvaccinated. That was the case of an unvaccinated man in New Hampshire until COVID-19 hospitalized him at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center and nearly took his鈥
Vail Health in Eagle River Valley, Colo. collaborated with local mental health providers, first responders and others to address the 鈥減aradise paradox鈥 and stem a surge in suicides.
鈥淩eal Talk,鈥 an online women鈥檚 health education series by Virtua Health, features unfiltered, interactive chats with medical experts on a wide-range of health topics. It鈥檚 inspiring, informative programming aimed at helping women (and their families) live longer and better.
With COVID-19 cases and hospital admissions ticking up in early 2023, University of Florida Health 鈥 which serves all Florida counties 鈥 continues to encourage people to get vaccinated and boosted. The UF Health website features 鈥淵our Guide to COVID-Shots鈥 with vaccine availability by county,鈥