Case Studies
The ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association produces case studies on its member organizations across a wide range of health-care topics.
What is it?Kaitlyn's Cottage is a safe and nurturing country cottage getaway, located on the hospital campus, designed to provide short-term and overnight respite for individuals with cognitive and physical disabilities, as well as classes and activities for their families and caregivers. Who…
What is it?Altru Health System has successfully partnered with the state of North Dakota (ND) and ND Blue Cross Blue Shield in a pilot project to develop a Bidirectional Immunization Registry Interface, which makes Altru the first ND system able to exchange immunization data with the state. Who is…
What is it?Alice Peck Day (APD) Memorial Hospital partners with Acorn Hill Farm, a certified organic producer, for vegetables that are served to patients at APD and residents of Harvest Hill, an assisted-living facility on the APD campus. Educational information cards describing the vegetables are…
What is it?Malama Pu'uwai is a free, comprehensive cardiovascular wellness program offered four times per year. It focuses on positive lifestyle changes that will reduce controllable risk factors of heart disease and stroke. Participants must commit to a six-week program, with meetings held…
What is it?Increasing the number of youth and adults at a healthy weight is a top priority for Lancaster General Health.
What is it?Partners for Healthy Students (PHS) is a school-based health service that provides free medical and urgent/emergent dental care to uninsured or underinsured children at 26 participating schools in three area school districts and charter schools. In 2014, PHS will be expanding its service…
What is it?In an effort to reach asthma sufferers early in childhood and puberty – especially those who fall into lower-income categories – Camp Catch Your Breath was formed more than 20 years ago. The camp is hosted at Jackson’s Mill 4-H Camp by United Hospital Center and the American Lung…
Providing comprehensive outpatient care for people living with HIV disease in suburban Virginia, Inova Juniper Program enhances quality of life for over 1,300 uninsured and underinsured clients.
Overview
In 1999, when two local hospital emergency departments (EDs) and a small primary care clinic closed, the remaining local EDs struggled to serve one of the state’s largest uninsured patient populations. Orange County providers, including Orange County Government, hospitals, federally…
OverviewThe Neighborhood School Nurse Initiative is a collaborative effort between Froedtert Hospital, Westside Academies (a K-8 public charter school), and Progressive Community Health Center (a federally qualified health center), to provide a full-time school nurse for about 700 students in the…