Clinic

A critical element to success in the maternal health program in Haiti is that they do not charge women the fee that the clinic charges to get care. Without this fee women can get the care they need for them and their baby. In Egypt a critical element to success is that the Tuk Tuk midwife nurse travels, so it breaks down barriers with having to cross the river to have a medical…

Countless Medicare beneficiaries suffer from serious disabilities or illnesses and receive service from numerous medical professionals in various health care locations. Since these patients are in such poor health, they often find themselves receiving treatment in a lengthy hospital stay. There is a high chance of an error occurring when patients are being transitioned back into the community because it is hard for the hospital clinician to obtain all of the medical history necessary to…

health system care. Private clinics are owned and controlled by private companies rather than the government. The services of private hospitals are mostly available for people that have money – with money they obtain several advantages such as immediate admission, free choice of the doctors and even the date for their consultation according to their schedule. In addition, patients in private clinics do not have restrictions comparing to patients in public clinics (i.e.) the visiting hours…

A 25 years old African American woman originally came from Ethiopia. While taking vital signs, she appeared to be very anxious about her situation. She presented to the clinic with chief complaint of vaginal discharge with foul-fishy smell that started two weeks ago. She stated she had unprotected sex with multiple partners. Based on this, I wondered if she might have a sexually transmitted disease such as positive Sexually…

to provide quality healthcare, the board of directors at Pocahontas Memorial Hospital (PMH), which a rural hospital as well as a nursing home, is interested in implementing a satellite clinic as an innovative solution (CSU, 2015). However, it might be quite challenging to attain this business model among rural clinics, which usually are dealing with issues, such as limited funds and working staff. To overcome this barrier it will be essential for PMH to conduct a market analysis for efficient…

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. It began in a three story building with 110 beds and one operating room with an amphitheater for students and staff. Grady Health System has grown considerably over the years…

This paper will describe a crisis case with a client by the name of Jordan. The paper addresses Jordan’s concerns using the effective Triage Assessment Form (TAF). TAF addresses the crisis in the following domains (1) affective, (2) behavioral, (3) cognitive. These domains indicate the client’s functionality during the crisis. The TAF calls for the clinician to evaluate and rate the client in the domains mentioned earlier. In the paper the clinician will provide a recommendation for the…

The article “Non-Profit News: Easy Ways to Lose Clients and Your Reputation” written by Dr. Warren Corson III was about how certain things, although they may seem insignificant can affect you and your clients in a negative way. An example would be focusing on making money. When a clinician is only focused on making money their clients may feel as if they are a meal ticket. Immediately asking to have clients pay their co-payment and fill out paperwork before asking the clients why they are there,…

Centered Earth needs your help. The ceramics arts studio and gallery is once again helping with the Annual “Soup and a Bowl” event, held by the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank. This event will be held on February 19, 2016 at the Genetti Hotel and Suites located in Williamsport. Besides the great food, raffles, for this this event, each participant gets a bowl to keep. “To Remind people that an empty bowl means that someone is going without food.” Pam Hicks, Programs and Events Coordinator…

Spurred by the global recession, governments implemented austerity measures to reduce budget deficits. In Canada, the impact of these measures are particularly evident at the hospital level. Hospitals have seen their operating budgets reduced from previous years. The most common public funding method used in Canada is the “global budget” method. Under this model, hospitals are provided a fixed budget to cover operating costs during a fixed period. The budgets are based on historical figures,…