Case Studies
The 黑料正能量 Association produces case studies on its member organizations across a wide range of health-care topics.
On June 4, Lincoln County Public Health (LCPH) recorded an outbreak of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Newport, Oregon, located about 85 miles southwest of Salem, Oregon. Five of these cases were connected to Pacific Seafood and they immediately began working with LCPH to get their employees tested.
Recent weeks of surging COVID-19 cases in Texas have strained the state鈥檚 health care system. In response, post-acute care hospitals are forging closer relationships with their referral partners to optimize resources needed to treat COVID-19-positive and medically complex recovering COVID-19鈥
Loretto Hospital, serving Chicago鈥檚 Austin community on the city鈥檚 West Side, faces growing financial and staffing pressures while delivering care to a majority Black population in a designated COVID-19 hotspot.
On June 10, Clarke County Hospital, a 25-bed critical access hospital in Osceola, Iowa, was awarded by the Federal Communications Commission, $170,072 as part of the agency鈥檚 COVID-19 Telehealth Program. 鈥 The program is part of the FCC鈥檚 response to the COVID-19 public health emergency and will鈥
Kittitas Valley Healthcare in Ellensburg, Wash., was among the first in the country to feel the impact of the COVID-19 surge. The rural delivery system and its critical access hospital had to quickly shift focus by postponing so-called elective surgeries and many other nonessential services.鈥
Kent Hospital in Rhode Island opened an Adult Care for Elders (ACE) unit to test and implement the Age-Friendly Health Systems 4Ms Framework. Since opening, the unit has seen a reduction in length of stay and falls with injury, along with an increase in patient and staff satisfaction.
For residents living in Chicago鈥檚 60623 ZIP code, known as South Lawndale, Saint Anthony Hospital (SAH) Community Wellness Programs have provided a wide variety of free social and health-related services for more than 20 years. The safety-net hospital is committed to delivering high-quality care鈥
While many hospitals and health systems are focused on a possible resurgence of COVID-19 cases in the fall, Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville, Ark., is only now seeing its first surge of these patients.
As America鈥檚 health care providers continue responding to the first wave of COVID-19, Banner Health is being hit hard for the second time.
The Queen鈥檚 Health Systems shared how COVID-19 has caused significant financial challenges for the organization and why Congress needs to provide additional support to hospitals and health systems. 鈥淧rojected losses are about $60 million for 2021,鈥 says Jason Chang, president of The Queen鈥檚 Medical鈥