AdventHealth Littleton operates a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) to provide advanced, specialized, and compassionate care to the smallest of patients. Realizing that many experts from a variety of specialties and departments must work together as a coordinated team to provide this high level of care, the NICU Clinical Operations Group (NCOG) was …
Read MoreRio Grande Hospital was on a mission to improve the health of their community, patients, and employees by removing barriers to a healthy lifestyle. As a result of this goal, the Wellness Center of Rio Grande Hospital, located on the hospital’s campus, was founded in June 2024. The Wellness Center incorporates multiple services for employees, …
Read MoreAccording to CDPHE, approximately 21,000 people are newly diagnosed with cancer each year. When cancer is found, individualized cancer treatment programs are designed to include the most appropriate and comprehensive care. Cancer treatments can be a long and frightening process for patients, which is why Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital implemented the Virtual Reality Experience Program …
Read MoreIntermountain Health Lutheran Hospital adopted The Society of Critical Care Medicine’s ICU Liberation Bundle A-F to improve outcomes for all ICU patients. The objective of the bundle is to optimize the ICU environment by creating and implementing a personalized care plan according to each patient’s individual needs that seeks to liberate patients from pain, agitation, …
Read MoreThe VCC is the first of its kind at HCA Healthcare and offers support resources for hospital-based care teams while centralizing vital patient safety resources to one location.
Read MoreAdventHealth recognized that when patients have no family or friends available, there is a possibility that they will die alone in the hospital. As a result, the No One Dies Alone program (NODA) was implemented. The main goal of this program is to offer patients end-of-life companionship and a dignified death. As one of the …
Read MoreColorado Hospitals Partner with Leading Perinatal Health Organization DENVER, COLO. – Sept. 24, 2024 – Colorado Hospital Association (CHA), on behalf of its more than 100 member hospitals and health systems across the state, is proud to announce a new partnership with the Colorado Perinatal Care Quality Collaborative (CPCQC), the state’s leading organization working to …
Read MoreAs health care vacancy rates remain a pressing issue nationwide, Banner Health has answered the call by launching the Career Pathways Program. This initiative is designed to support and advance staff by providing internal career pathways for skill development and addressing critical vacancies within the hospital setting. Career Pathways provides full wrap-around services, including the …
Read MoreIn recent years, all hospitals have experienced challenges in recruiting and retaining staff. In response, and to provide new opportunities for employees, UCHealth created the Ascend Career Program (ACP). The ACP allows employees to develop skills needed to provide the best in patient care while pursuing their own individual career growth plans, pathways, and goals. …
Read MoreDenver Health, like most hospitals across Colorado and the country, experienced the effects of the health care workforce shortage issue. Denver Health also noted high vacancy rates in the operating room. In response to this challenge, Denver Health implemented the Perioperative New Nurse Intern Program (PNNIP), which was available to both experienced and new graduate …
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