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...?Introduction Windber Medical Center was founded at the height of the coal mining industry in Western Pennsylvania by the Berwind White Coal Company to cater for its workers’ medical needs. In line with its prevailing ecosystem, the hospital’s management and staff adopted that era’s culture and engrained it as their way of doing business. Adherence to staff hierarchy and unquestioned physician authority were the norm. However, with the demise of the coal industry, Windber Medical Center lost its key clientele, influence and revenue dipped. To make matters worse Congress enacted the Balanced Budget Amendment Act that changed how reimbursements would be made to small, nonteaching and non-rural hospitals such as Windber. This meant... that...
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...? California Pacific Medical Centre and analysis of health care facilities Location and type of setting: California Pacific Medical Centre is one of the largest private academic medical centers in California that operate not merely for profit. This hospital in the beginning comprised of four hospitals in San Francisco namely, Children's Hospital, Davies Medical Center (Franklin Hospital), Presbyterian Medical Center, and St. Luke's Hospital. The foundation of these hospitals was laid down in 1852. The mission of this hospital was to serve the community with cost-effective...
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...to educate its officials, parents and the general public on issues of healthcare, education, safety, and security of the children’s population. Vision Statements Our vision, as Children Medical Center, is to ensure healthy Children up bringing into the 21st century through innovations, commitments and modern technology use in the education, prevention and treatment of diseases that may deter healthy growth of the Children population growth. Mission Statement At Children Medical Center, we appreciate and recognize human value and are up to committed medical services’ excellence and leadership. These are demonstrated by our provision of:...
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..., responsibility and satisfaction of people and in so doing develop sound and focused leadership through recognition of excellent behavior. Maintain sound financial stability and accountability. Focus on growth of facilities and technology in order to meet the needs of the community in accomplishment of mission Objectives Ashtabula County Medical Center endeavors to promote: Sound management of well-being needs. Rehabilitation and utmost independence of patients. Provision of support to the patient and family. Prescribed therapeutic treatments. This review will be based on the Pharmacy Department of Ashtabula County Medical Center. THE PHARMACY DEPARTMENT...
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...such as virtual colonoscopy will be adopted.
3. Getting Patients to Schedule Initial and Follow-Up Screenings
According to the Herzlinger concept of innovation, improvement in healthcare delivery comprises of a three-fold innovation - consumer focused, technology improvement and better business models (Herzlinger, 2006). These three innovations can be aptly applied to the Gulf Coast Medical Center to improve on the number of patients enrolling for initial and follow-up screenings. Patients are like other consumers, they want not only good product which in this case means quality care at affordable prices, but also ease of use (Herzlinger, 2006)....
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...of new ideas, goods, services, and practices which are intended to be useful. The main driver for innovation is often the courage and energy to better the world. An essential element for innovation is its application in a commercially successful way [4]." To be clearer, Technology introduces useful goods, services etc., by making use of existing techniques whereas innovation is actually bringing out something which is entirely new.
Innovation in the field of medicine/healthcare
The field of healthcare and medicine is rapidly evolving. Lots of developments are taking place in this field on an every day basis. Innovation in the field comprises of...
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.... Maintaining the nurse and physician staff will be an ongoing and deliberate effort that is long-term in scope and strategy. The same is true for reducing the expense of the ED. Continual efforts will need to be devoted to these areas and the expected progress will be steady and moderate. Taken alone, none of these goals will save EMC. EMC needs to be reworked and revitalized on the number of fronts that are specified in this report.
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...in assisting their mobility and regular hygienic care usually suffer from sacral decubitus ulcers. Explaining to the patient and his family that simple changing of positions and regularly changing clothes can help prevent infection and decubitus ulcers will assist in gaining cooperation in patient care (Revis, 2008).
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Historical
The University of South Alabama Medical Center (USAMC) was originally built in 1830 as a city hospital on St. Anthony Street. It was originally named City Hospital of Mobile. In order to help administer to the sick, the founding fathers of the institution decided to hire a matron. This act was one of the pioneer moves to establish organized...
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...Emanuel Medical Center Case Emanuel Medical Center Case EMC’s Service Category and Service Area EMC handled emergency care, in-patient, and outpatient services. There were surgical services, acute care, general medical services, monitored care, intensive care, and all other acute inpatient services handled in the center’s central facility. The outpatient services offered at the center include outpatient surgery, clinical laboratory, and radiology. EMC also expended diagnostic and rehabilitation services to its patients. Patients received such services as routine radiology examinations, mammograms, speech, and occupational...
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