Hospital departments

TCH has appropriately identified and planned for meeting many of the community’s needs with their five year strategic plan. However, some areas of risk that were identified during the assessment were not completely addressed in their 5 year plan. The main three main risks are: • Physician Recruitment and Retention • Hiring or training of Patient Care Coordinators • Additional Surgical Suites Physician recruitment and retention is the most difficult and time consuming of these three to remedy. As…

In front of the mass hospital building I wondered what would happen if I stepped inside. As I opened the door I felt the cold cool breeze of air rush against the hairs on my arm. And each hair would shout in satisfaction. Cough! Beep! Beep! I walked to the front of the counter desk, and the hospital would smell like mixed chemicals of cleaning supplies of all varieties. I would hear the noise of patients yelling, machines beeping, and children crying. The sound of the noise would echo from room…

skills needed for daily job functions. It also provides insight to the essential skills I perform in the House Supervisor role. My professional certifications allow me to further my knowledge in specialty areas and participate within other departments in the hospital systems as needed. The College of St. Scholastica course syllabuses demonstrate my commitment to becoming a holistic nurse who is a leader in improving nursing practices and continuing education. The state of Wisconsin does not…

treating patients. There are several important aspects that revolve around the importance of physician quality review and those include Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluation (OPPE), Focused Professional Practice Evaluation (FPPE) processes and Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS). All three of these systems work together to provide patients as well as the medical staff with valuable information when it comes to choosing a physician for their quality of…

The revenue cycle has been defined by the Healthcare Finance Management Association (HFMA) as “All administrative and clinical functions that contribute to the capture, management, and collection of patient service revenue.” In a hospital, the revenue cycle would include the entire lifecycle of a patient account from scheduling and preadmission through to payment. There are many processes included in the revenue cycle, and they flow into each other. When operating effectively, the revenue cycle…

Emergency RNs at Providence Hospital. I structure my life around being in but not of this world. My ideal work environment is somewhere I can be a steward of my nursing gift and have the basics of my faith understood; however, I also need to be able to serve people from different beliefs so that my compassion and gentleness is a testimony of God’s unconditional love. Experiences as a patient at Providence and informal interviews have shown me that Providence Hospital is the ideal environment for…

had presented a simulation model with a consideration of whole hospital, composed of Inpatient, outpatient and emergency patient departments.[30-33] Though there are plenty of research done in health care industry using simulation models for quality improvement, based on previous researches it was found that nearly twenty one percent of the research problems dealt with health policy issues. Fifty percent of researches were done on specialization focus clinics or clinics with similar case type.…

system had a pronounced impact on how the pharmacy department delivered medications to patients within the medical center. The goal of the project was to improve our patients’ pharmaceutical care in terms of medication delivery efficacy to our patients’ bedside for administration. Although, the pharmacy department serves all the Hospitals within the medical center, the project manager at that time, decided to roll out the project in all four hospitals in the medical center simultaneously.…

Based upon OSHA’s Best Practices for Hospital-Based First Receivers(OSHA 3249-08N 2006) and ATSDR’s Managing Hazardous Materials Incidents(HSEES 2001), PPE recommended for hospital first receivers is Level C+ (Level C with additional respiratory protection), and consists of; 1) A powered air-purifying respirator (PAPR) with chemical cartridges, 2) A chemically resistant suit, 3) Double gloves, and, 4) Chemically resistant boots.…

a plethora of strengths including: size, key service lines, multiple awards for quality, and brand recognition. MRMC is a 421-bed facility that offers inpatient, outpatient, medical, surgical and emergency care. The sheer number of patients this hospital can accommodate is impressive and a clear asset; the amount of those in need of care results in a high number of clinical professionals in the same place to collaborate and provide the best expertise for community members. Key service lines…