Case Studies
The 黑料正能量 Association produces case studies on its member organizations across a wide range of health-care topics.
What is it?The Prairie Lakes Caring Club House is a hospital hospitality house built on the medical campus of Prairie Lakes Healthcare System. The Prairie Lakes Healthcare Foundation raised funds from the community to support the project. Building Trades students from Lake Area Technical Institute鈥
What is it?Intermountain鈥檚 LiVe Campaign is a public service campaign designed by the nonprofit hospital system for kids ages 11 to 15 and their families. The program teaches children and teens that it is cool to eat healthy and be fit. The campaign includes public service announcements, paid鈥
OverviewAlta View Hospital is a 72-bed acute-care hospital serving residents in Utah. The hospital is part of Intermountain Healthcare, a non-profit system of hospitals, surgery centers, doctors and clinics that serves the medical needs of residents in Utah, southeastern Idaho and other states in鈥
What is it?The KIDS Mobile Medical Clinic Ronald McDonald Care Mobile Program provides a medical home to communities with the greatest need for consistent health care services. Originally housed in a converted RV, the program worked with the Ronald McDonald House Charities to obtain a van in 2004鈥
What is it?Since 1995, Rapid City Regional Hospital Foundation and Auxiliary鈥檚 Don鈥檛 Thump Your Melon program has been promoting helmet safety and education. Helmets, purchased through a grant from Kohl鈥檚 Cares for Kids, are properly fitted and provided free of charge to those in need of one.鈥
What is it?In 1999, a pair of Trinity Health employees and a group of parish nurses started a free clinic in Minot to provide free basic medical care to people without health insurance. The clinic, which provides two weekly walk-in clinics on Mondays and Fridays at First Lutheran Church, is staffed鈥
What is it?The Sky Lakes Medical Center provides first-time moms with an at-home visit by a registered nurse who is also a certified lactation consultant. Home visits are made in 1 to 3 days from the time of discharge to determine if both mom and baby are doing well. During home visits, the nurse鈥
OverviewSturgis Regional Hospital Rehabilitation Department partnered with three elementary schools and the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) to host school rallies to encourage young people to 鈥渓ighten up鈥 their backpacks. This effort is part of the National School Backpack鈥
OverviewJamestown Hospital launched its 鈥淣ew Year, New You (NYNY) Fitness Challenge鈥 in January 2008 to encourage area residents to make positive lifestyle changes and reduce the risk of heart disease, diabetes, obesity and tobacco use. The mission of this program is to make Jamestown the鈥
OverviewDouglas County, a large county (about the size of Connecticut) at 5,134 square miles, has an unemployment rate of 18 percent, with more than half of the county鈥檚 families at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty guideline. To help alleviate strained family budgets, Mercy Medical鈥