Case Studies
The ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association produces case studies on its member organizations across a wide range of health-care topics.
OverviewJohnston Memorial Hospital is a non-profit, 135-bed community-owned hospital serving residents in rural southwest Virginia. The region has a high rate of obesity. To encourage a healthier, more active lifestyle, the Auxiliary to Johnston Memorial Hospital partnered with the Town of Abingdon…
What is it?The American Cancer Society (ACS) Resource Center was established at Deaconess Hospital in May 2006, in partnership with Deaconess Medical Center Volunteer Services and the Empire Health Services administration team. The ACS Resource Center is staffed solely by adult and college…
OverviewIn an effort to serve more patients, drastically shorten waiting times for appointments, and reduce transfers for expensive and limited hospital-based behavioral health services for a growing population of uninsured patients, Community Behavioral Health Program (CBHP) integrated behavioral…
What is it?The Voluntary Care Clinic, staffed entirely by volunteer providers, offers free health care and pharmacy services, as well as referral to free or low-cost primary and specialty care. The Volunteer Care Clinic in Provo is a joint project of Intermountain Healthcare, primarily through Utah…
OverviewThe mission of the Intermountain Healthcare Community Prenatal Program is to expand access to pre- and post-natal care and improve birth outcomes and breastfeeding rates for underserved women. The primary target group is refugee, immigrant, low-income and uninsured women. The program…
What is it?The Trauma Nurses Talk Tough (TNTT) program features nurses, who witness injuries and heartache firsthand, counseling young people about the consequences of reckless driving and other unsafe behaviors. The program started modestly with an in-service session for local school nurses. Today…
What is it?Community Memorial Healthcenter, with the assistance of a grant from the Susan G. Komen for the Cure, Richmond Affiliate, provides breast health and breast self-exam education to the service area via the school systems, area churches, health fairs and Blood Pressure Clinics. Clinical…
OverviewUtah leads the nation in the abuse of prescription pain medication. In 2007, 519 people suffered drug-related deaths in Utah; of those, 317 were overdoses of prescription pain medication. Unintentional prescription pain medication overdoses were also the number one cause of injury deaths in…
What is it?The College Station Community Health Center is a collaborative effort between the hospital, Brazos Valley Community Action Agency and local physicians to create a federally qualified health center (FQHC) and a clinic that provides good, consistent medical care to women and children who…
What is it?Members of the Utah Hospital Association, in cooperation with the Utah Adverse Drug Events Work Group, recently launched the Community Med Card Initiative. The program offers providers and consumers a downloadable resource for recording medication information. The Med Card is available…