Grady Memorial Hospital: Desegregated But Standing The Grady Memorial Hospital, also known as The Gradies for the separate but no so equal hospital, is one of the biggest hospitals in the US. It is located in Atlanta, Georgia and has been open since June 2, 1892. Before the Grady Memorial Hospital was segregated, it had 4 wings, also known as wards or halls, that seperated the blacks patients from the whites. Wings A and B faced the city and was for whites.…
With the onset of cold and flu season comes fevers, coughs, sore throats, upset stomachs and the list goes on. Most concerning is when ailments occur at night or on the weekend and fall outside of normal physician office hours. How can you know what warrants a trip to a pediatric urgent care, an Emergency Room or what can possibly wait until Monday when your physician's office resumes regular office hours? There are many gray areas that require the discretion or gut feeling of the parent, but some situations warrant a trip to an Urgent Care that specializes in Pediatrics or even a trip to the Emergency Room.…
Financial Statements Review Patton-Fuller Community Hospital completed and distributed financial statements to its stakeholders. It is the responsibility of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and management staff to review each report in order to make wise financial decisions for the future success of the institution. When reviewing these reports, it is imperative to understand three vital aspects. Firstly, when looking at the annual report, the CFO should understand the differences between audited and unaudited financial statements. The second aspect to consider when reviewing financial statements is the effect revenue sources will have on financial reporting.…
Unfortunately I won’t be able to process the bottom up due to patient signed a consent form no longer used by the Bronx Health Home. In addition, I have attached the new consent form provided by the Bronx Health Home and the new Care Coordination Spreadsheet (explanation of how to complete the spreadsheet was sent by Ms. Nicole Miller on 5/23/17).…
Lights, sirens, and a horn are all a man on the ground can hear and see. When the ambulance arrives he is asked, “Which hospital would you prefer to be taken to?” The man is just four blocks away from Caldwell Memorial Hospital, but he says, “I want to live so take me to Frye”. Why would a man so close to a hospital want to go to one 18 miles away? Caldwell Memorial Hospital, the only hospital in Caldwell County, does not provide adequate health care for the county.…
costs of such action so incurred, including, without limitation, reasonable attorney’s fees and applicable court costs. Ex. A at § F.3. Additionally, Hospital is entitled to recover its reasonable and necessary attorney’s fees under Chapter 38 of the TEXAS CIVIL DEFENDANTS & REMEDIES CODE.…
Upon receipt of this referral, I research and contacted Beaumont Oakwood Hospital in Dearborn, MI to discuss the case with the assigned case manager. I spoke with the operator who replied, Mr. Heinz was on 3 north room 380-2. I asked for the floor nurse’s station number and I was informed they couldn’t give the number out, but she would transfer me. I was transferred and spoke with the nurse Karen who informed me that they won’t be able to provide me with any information.…
• Serves 100% of the children in care • Maintains good working relationship with DFPS and courts • Programs goes above and beyond serving children with the Christmas Project and School supply drive Current Functioning: Fannin County Children’s Center operates under the 336th District court and serves one county. Judge Blake has been the presiding judge since 2005. There is a mutual respect between Judge Blake and the program. The judge participates in the volunteer training as well as swearing in the newly trained volunteers. Fannin County Children’s Center is automatically appointed to every child in DFPS custody.…
Vancrest Health Care is an excellent nursing home for anyone who needs to recover from an incident or a place to get assistance at an older age. Deanna Brinkman has a bachelor’s degree in social work and furthers the education while working with her residents at this nursing home located in Van Wert, Ohio. She is one of three that works in social services and any further questions she can be reached at (419)-238-4646 Ext. 244. I sat down myself and spoke with her for an interview on Friday, October 28, 2016 and came back for several more sessions.…
Your healthcare organization, Harris Memorial Hospital, needs to look at both “hard” and “soft” savings when considering a system’s return on investment. Today’s presentation we will take a deeper look at the soft returns when implementing an electronic health record (EHR) system. It is important to remember that indirect savings are usually applied to processes not easily measured and, thus, quantifying savings can be difficult to see at first. We will look at the three steps in documenting soft returns: (1) identifying a process improvement opportunity, which is improved time/efficiency; (2) create a formula to calculate the benefits; (3) and determine the costs of the process and the net benefits. In order to determine the return benefits from EHR implementation, it is necessary to establish baseline metrics that can be used as a guideline for measuring success after the implementation.…
Summary: 1. After days into the government shutdown in January of 2018, congress at last agreed on a deal to reopen and fund the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)- which expired more than 100 days prior (Quinn, 2018). CHIP currently serves more than 9 million low-income children in addition to pregnant women who do not have employer-based insurance, but also who do not qualify for Medicaid (Quinn, 2018). CHIP is funded by the federal government (80%)- but also by the states as well; overall, this was the first time in national history that there was a remarkable delay in funding in what has previously been a bipartisan program (Quinn, 2018).…
Pediatric primary care in the United States does not only encompass the primary care physician, but include both, insurers, policy makers, and other health and community providers such as the schools and childcare centers. A healthy developmental stages of the child determines the child's adulthood. So to say, the way a child is cared for has an implication through adulthood. According the Healthy people 2020, health promotion and disease prevention is the ultimate goal for every child in the United States. For this to take place, the children's wellbeing and services should be well coordinated on many levels.…
The internal environment of Middleboro Community Hospital is quite varied. The culture is very diverse yet tranquil in nature, for the most part, though there seems to be a bit of disorder among management staffing and employee retention. MCH has continued to be strong financially over time, and they are money-wise. When there is a need to build additions to the hospital, fund-raising campaigns and Federal Hill-Burton monies are used for funds to finance the non-for-profit hospital.…
Grady Health System was the dream of Henry W. Grady, who was a newspaper editor of the Atlanta Constitution. Mr. Grady was concerned with the poor health care that Atlanta’s poor was receiving. Therefore, he advocated for a public city hospital. On June 1, 1882, his amazing dream became a reality, Grady Hospital opened.…
Parent Medical Clinic Acquires Specialty Medical Clinic Policies for the New Clinic Strategy for a successful start of a new clinic is based on quickly crating name or high profile and recognition with the community through, promotional events, public speaking, networking and print advertising. These marketing tools will help in developing the organization followed with sales strategy that relies on a pleasant and accessible location. Employees must be highly motivated, well trained and provide the patient best care and experience possible in every interaction. Every element in this environment should be in control by the higher department. • For the first 60 days following the third "no-call/no-show" appointment, the patient will only…