Case Studies

The ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association produces case studies on its member organizations across a wide range of health-care topics.

What is it?PIH Health’s S. Mark Taper Foundation A Day Away Adult Day Health Care serves adults ages 18+ who need continuous supervision and care for a variety of reasons, including frailty, developmental disability, memory impairment, Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s disease, brain injury, or stroke.…
Ryhov HospitalJönköping, Sweden Ryhov Hospital is a county hospital in Jönköping, Sweden, with a dialysis unit for patients with renal disease.
Howard University HospitalWashington, DC266 Beds Howard University Hospital is a private, nonprofit teaching hospital located in Washington, D.C.
Geisinger Health SystemDanville, PA545 Beds Geisinger Health System is an integrated health services organization that serves more than 2.6 million residents in 44 counties in both central and northeastern Pennsylvania. The Problem
Atlantic Health SystemNew Jersey1,308 Beds
Emory HealthcareAtlanta, GA Emory Healthcare, a large academic teaching system, deployed a patient- and family-centered care transformation model in 2008.
Informed Medical Decisions FoundationBoston, MAThe Informed Medical Decisions Foundation, founded in 1989 and based in Boston, Massachusetts, is a nonprofit organization working to advance research, policy and clinical models to ensure that patients understand their health care choices and have the…
Helen DeVos Children's HospitalGrand Rapids, MI212 Beds Helen DeVos Children's Hospital examined its patient rounding process and decided it needed to become more family-centered.
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterCincinnati, OH577 Beds Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center is an academic teaching hospital. In 2001, the institution began the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Pursuing Perfection initiative that includes the development of an…
Saint Elizabeth's Medical CenterWabasha, MN25 Beds Saint Elizabeth's Medical Center, part of Ministry Health Care, is a critical access hospital in Wabasha, Minnesota.