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Mary Greeley Medical Center is Successfully Coping with Flood Challenges
The shutdown of the city's supply of safe drinking water presented unique challenges to the facility where staff and patient safety are paramount to its functions and where a "normal day" of water consumptions equals 80,000 gallons of water.
Hackensack University Medical Center named Hospital of the Year in NJ BIZ Healthcare Heroes 2010 program
Studer Group partner, Hackensack University Medical Center, was named the Hospital of the Year in the NJ BIZ Healthcare Heroes 2010 program.
Studer Group Partners Receive Emergency Medicine Excellence Award(TM) from HealthGrades
HealthGrades announced that the first annual analysis of hospital emergency medicine programs found that the best-performing hospitals consistently outperformed all other hospitals for all eleven cohorts studied.
Studer Group Partner, Covenant Health, receives HealthGrades' Outstanding Patient Experience Award™
The following Covenant Health hospitals received the award: ParkWest Medical Center, Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge, and Fort Sanders Sevier Medical Center.
Clark Memorial Selected on List of Best Places to Work in Indiana
The Indiana Chamber of Commerce has selected Studer Group Partner, Clark Memorial Hospital, as one of the best places to work in the state of Indiana.Shands Health Care Wins Prestigious Sterling Award
Congratulations to Studer Group Partner, Shands Health Care in Gainesville, Florida for being chosen as one of only five recipients in the state that will receive the prestigious Governor’s Sterling Award for 2008.National Quality Forum Names Studer Group Partner Baylor Health Care System Winner of 2008 NQF National Quality Healthcare Award
The National Quality Forum (NQF) announced today that Baylor Health Care System is the 15th winner of the 2008 NQF National Quality Healthcare Award. The award recognizes exemplary healthcare organizations who are role models for achieving meaningful, sustainable quality improvement in healthcare, and is presented in partnership with Modern Healthcare and Studer Group.Skyridge Medical Center Planning $45 Million Expansion
Tennessee State Representative Eric Watson (R Bradley) met with SkyRidge Medical Center administrators and board members on Aug. 16 to discuss feedback he has received from the public regarding the hospital's lines of communication, quality of patient care and other patient-related issues."15 Sparks" That Turn You Into a "Firestarter"
"In early civilizations, fire starters taught others how to keep the flame alive. If they were successful, the tribe lived. If they were not, the tribe died. It was that simple," says Quint Studer, author of Hardwiring Excellence: Purpose, Worthwhile Work, Making a Difference.North Mississippi Medical Center 2006 Baldrige Award Winner
Recently named a recipient of the 2006 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award in the health care category, NMMC provides a continuum of services, from high-tech trauma and cardiac care to hospice and long-term care, and offers expertise in 17 sub-specialties.Florida public system wins McGaw prize
Memorial Healthcare System, Hollywood, Fla., won the $100,000 Foster G. McGaw Prize for excellence in community service.Compassion is top priority for doctor-patient relations
Doctors should be seen as "expert medical coaches," who are there to provide care and help patients with their health concerns, Stephen Beeson, a physician and author said Wednesday.Hourly Rounding Dims Call Lights
Nurses involved in an hourly rounding protocol are finding their shifts less stressful, their time more productive, and patient safety and satisfaction scores hitting all-time highs.Let There Be Less Light
In a growing number of small and large hospitals across the country, including ones in Florida and North Carolina, nurses involved in a results-driven rounding protocol are finding their shifts less stressful, their time more productive, and patient safety and satisfaction scores at all-time highs.Time Well Spent
In a growing number of hospitals across the country, nurses involved in a results-driven hourly rounding protocol are finding their shifts less stressful, their time more productive, and patient safety and satisfaction scores hitting all time highs.'Studerized' Professionals Lavish Praise on 'Common-sense' Seminar
Some flew from as far away as 2,000 miles. Others drove less than 20 minutes across the Pensacola Bay Bridge.2006 Baldrige Award Recipients
President George W. Bush and Commerce Secretary Carlos M. Gutierrez today announced three organizations as recipients of the 2006 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation’s highest Presidential honor for organizational performance excellence.You Called? Hourly Rounding Cuts Call Lights
The new interest in rounding comes in the wake of research results from 27 nursing units in 14 hospitals that show that a strategy of consistently checking on patient needs effectively reduces monthly call-light use by 38%, patient falls by 50%, and skin breakdowns by 14%, while simultaneously increasing satisfaction scores.Covenant Hospice compiles photos...Faces of Life
Even as his life neared the end, Juan Rodriguez, a hospice patient, was still able to spend some of his time volunteering for Habitat for Humanities. The Pensacola man wanted to accrue enough "sweat equity hours" to guarantee his family a Habitat home.Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center featured in American Nurse Today Magazine
American Nurse Today Magazine features Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center
"One hospital dramatically decreased ED waiting times and sped inpatient admissions be redesigning patient flow throughout the entire system."HFM Confab Highlights Training, Leadership in Health Care Foodservice
Improved communication and better training are some of the ways health care food service managers can boost employee morale, production and job satisfaction, industry experts explained at the 2006 annual HFM National Training conference here late last month.You: An Owner's Guide
Yes, you too can become a great leader -- someone who makes difficult, even improbable things, happen. How do you get there? Not by burying your nose in books about effective leadership. Nor by scoping out effective leaders and copying what they do.Rounding Cuts Call-Light Use
Hourly rounding, following a carefully developed protocol, can significantly reduce patients’ use of call lights, saving nurses time and energy, according to a new study sponsored by the Studer Group.Hospitals Perking Up Patient Stays
The dramatic entryway features seven large sheets of glass with water As some of the Washington area's hospitals expand at record levels and add amenities, others don't have that luxury. They are buckling under the burden of caring for the uninsured, raising concerns about widening disparities in health-care facilities.
San Joaquin Community Hospital The Next Level
Just six months into the journey, Beehler said the hospital is already seeing results: SJCH has aligned its strategic objectives to the five pillars of people, service, quality, stewardship, and growth; a large investment has been made in leadership development; and service teams comprised of employees throughout the hospital are being organized to advance communication, patient satisfaction, and service recovery.Provena Health Prepares to Flex New Financial Muscle
Provena Health appears to have successfully engineered a financial turnaround and plans to embark on a major capital spending plan during the next five years.
Hardwiring Excellence: A Ubiquity Interview with Quint Studer
It's not too hard nowadays to find prominent people who think of information technology as the key to solving virtually all of the nation's healthcare problems. Do you think of it that way?Sarasota Memorial Hospital in Sarasota, Florida, Achieves Magnet Status for Nursing
Sarasota Memorial Hospital in Sarasota, Florida, Achieves Magnet Status for NursingSG Hospitals Make Hospitals and Health Network's Most Wired List
Several Organizations Working with Studer Group on the Most Wired ListStaying Power - Strategies for Nurse Retention By Linda Childers
Quint Studer speaks to the "What nurses want" in Nurses Week article, "Staying Power: Strategies for Nurse Retention"."Treat 'Em and Street 'Em"
In "Treat 'Em and Street 'Em," Studer Group coach Julie Kennedy-Oehlert shares how ED fast tracking brings high patient satisfaction and positive financial returns.Hardwiring Excellence reviewed in Nurse Week
Hardwiring Excellence reviewed in Nurse WeekPutting the Care Back Into Health Care
Quint Studer and Studer Group honored with the 2005 Professional Research Consultants(PRC) President's AwardMake New Workers Feel Right at Home
Want to cut your new employee turnover by 66%? Then engage new employees right away, says Quint Studer author of Hardwiring Excellence: Purpose, Worthwhile Work, Making a Difference.
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