Massachusetts General Hospital Case Study

Memorial Hermann http://www.memorialhermann.org/about-us/ The Memorial Herman health care organization has over 30,000 staff members, including physicians, nurses, clinical and administrative staff, and more. Memorial Herman focuses on evidence-based medicine to provide the best quality and safest care to their patients. Memorial Herman is national known and recognized for this its quality of care.

John Hopkins Hospital seemed to be a solace for those that needed medical care, due to the free treatments. However, the well-being of the patients was not the hospital’s main concern, conditions and the

Shoreview VA Hospital is one of the VA facilities that solely serves the Miami-Dade County. This county is found in the lower eastern part of Florida, but the facility is found in Homestead, Florida. Nearby, is the Homestead Air Force Base, one of 21 Military bases in Florida (See Appendix A for a map). Demographics. Miami-Dade County, has an estimated population of 2.66 million people according to the U.S Census which makes it the most populous county in Florida.

Background statement: Heritage Valley Medical Center has had a wonderful reputation for providing excellent health care services to their community. Initially, their community was 80% Caucasian, 40% African American, and 5% Hispanic. However, in the last 5 years, the population has changed to more minorities and the whites have moved out to the suburbs. This caused the Center’s occupancy rate to go down 40% because many of their traditional, more affluent, private-pay patients had left the neighborhood. To bring in revenue, they campaigned to bring in more Medicaid patients.

Introduction Brooke Army Medical Center (BAMC), located at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston, Texas, serves as a significant healthcare organization for military personnel, veterans, and their families. As a military medical center falling under the United States Army Medical Command, BAMC operates under federal regulations and receives government funding. With its substantial staff of over 8,500 members, BAMC is renowned for its commitment to delivering exceptional medical care while upholding the highest level of readiness. The hospital offers an extensive range of medical services, including general surgery, cardiology, neurology, oncology, and pediatrics.

Interventions may include developing safe and accessible recreational spaces, walking or biking trails, and promoting physical activity programs targeting different age groups. Collaborating with schools, community centers, and local sports clubs can provide opportunities for physical activity and engage residents in active lifestyles (Georgia Department of Public Health, 2023). Health Education and Literacy Providing health education programs that focus on nutrition, diabetes prevention, and management can empower individuals to make informed choices regarding their health. These programs can be conducted in community centers, schools, and workplaces, reaching a diverse range of residents. Collaborations with healthcare providers, public health departments, and community organizations can enhance the effectiveness and reach of these initiatives.

Paul is 62 year-old administrator on the verge of retirement. He is at the helm of a medium sized Ambulatory Care Center which provides care primarily for senior citizens. The community it caters to, however, is changing. The establishment of a new car manufacturing plant in the area brought about the influx of new families with members belonging varying age groups- predominantly of Hispanic or African American descent.

Abstract The paper reviews the organizational chart and stakeholders relationships for Sheppard Pratt Health Systems. The organizational chart for each health care organization is different depending on the size and services offer by that organization. Most organizational charts begin with either a board of trustees or the CEO. Stakeholders are anyone who has vested interest in an organization.

Pleasant Bluffs: Launching A Home-Base Hospital Program While analyzing the case on Pleasants Bluffs, the main problem is how will they come up with a proposal for the pilot program for Pleasant Bluffs home-base hospital care and how to manage it. According to the case, it stated that Graff Salot, the director of Performance Improvement (PI), at Pleasant Bluffs Health System, is tasked with making these changes. (Erskine,2016) Therefore some potential solution might be to complete this task, he must first hired more people for administrative, and clinical. By doing this, will help to better manage the PI department and patients.

In 2005, a family friend by the name of Randy Birdsong was a patient at Audie L. Murphy Memorial VA Hospital located in San Antonio, Texas. The Veteran Affairs (VA) medical staff was performing surgery on his abdomen. After the surgery, he was notified that there was insufficient space to accommodate his continued care. The V.A. advised him to keep his wound clean with a fresh roll of gauze, and sent him on his merry way. A few days later, Randy was back at the V.A. hospital with a noticeable infection taken place in his abdominal region.

(Northwestern Memorial Hospital, 2014). Mission Statement: Northwestern Memorial Hospital is committed to provide the communities they are serving the highest quality of healthcare through special access to clinical services with merciful and personal care. Vision: Northwest Hospital is a community of health professionals who care, value and recognize for promoting well-being through detecting and preventing early diseases, with least invasive interventions, and advanced clinical practices. Purpose of the Grant:

We examined the effect of a Patient Liaison in the UNMH Emergency Department (ED) waiting room. The Liaison provided patients with information about average ED wait times and general processes upon request. All ED patients were later surveyed about their satisfaction and understanding of their experience of care. Patients who spoke to the Liaison in the waiting room did not report a significant difference in their satisfaction.

Dignity Health Hospital – Northridge mission is committed to furthering the healing ministry of Jesus by dedicate their resources to delivering compassionate, high-quality and affordable health services (Dignity Health). Also partnering with others in the community to improve the quality of life for their sisters and brother who are poor and disenfranchised. (Dignity Health). Primarily the goal at this organization is to focus on kindness that is why they practice Hello humankindess. The purpose of practicing Hello Humankindess according to their website is that, “we don’t see our patients as numbers on a chart, but human beings worthy of the utmost compassion and respect” (Dignity Health).

Metropolitan Hospital is in need of a new, expensive, piece of technology. This technology, the brain electrical activity mapping(BEAM), is in increased demand from staff radiologists and local neurologist. Metropolitan Hospital will use the new technology to enable physicians to significantly improve their ability to localize an abnormality in the brain. Due to concerns of reimbursement, an assessment for the need and the cost of the technology will be mapped out. Consequently, political and economic complications are likely to be present in the decision-making process.

Based on this case the cost driver is to properly distribute the direct cost among the different divisions. Dr. Julian would like to control her departments costs by having them distributed fairly among the divisions without affecting the hospital’s reimbursement/revenue. Carroll University Hospital is currently using the standard costing unit, which is based on the cost of bed/day for inpatients. Currently the present cost accounting system that is being used at CUH takes the total direct cost of the departments, then allocates the indirect costs and distributes it among the departments evenly regardless of the actual resources being used in those departments, and without considering that there may be some patients in these divisions that may require more resources than others, this method does not seem to recognize the different activities,