by HCD Guest Author | Aug 31, 2003 | News
Quality patient care combined with the most advanced cancer treatments led to enormous growth in the William Beaumont Hospital—Troy’s Radiation Oncology Department over the past decade. This growth required doubling the size of the department. The original goal...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 31, 2003 | Trends
Since opening its doors in August 2002, the Clare F. Rose Emergency, Trauma & Chest Pain Pavilion at Brookhaven Memorial Hospital Medical Center (BMHMC) has provided a less crowded, more relaxed setting than the former emergency department. The state-of-the-art...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 31, 2003 | Trends
Most healthcare organizations maintain a strategic plan, reg-ularly updated to respond to changes in their competitive, economic, technical, and regulatory environments. As the context changes, strategy must keep pace and adapt. As more peo-ple move to a com-munity,...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 31, 2003 | Trends
The Indiana Heart Hospital is not only Indiana’s first dedicated heart hospital to meet the growing needs of patients and their families, but a partnership with GE Medical Systems, making The Indiana Heart Hospital the world’s first paperless, filmless,...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 31, 2003 | Trends
Springmill Medical Center is a state-of-the-art, multispecialty medical center that represents the partnership of 12 university-based physician practices with a local developer to create a patient-friendly, staff-inspiring atmosphere. The new satellite home of...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 31, 2003 | Trends
The Wisconsin Heart Hospital in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, is an example of the trend toward less-invasive heart care approaches—more catheter-based treatments and fewer open-heart surgeries. The hospital will have six interventional labs and three operating rooms....
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 31, 2003 | Trends
Following the merger of two hospitals, Covenant Healthcare System decided to combine patient volumes from their two existing, undersized, and outdated emergency departments into one new facility. The goals for the new facility were to develop a high-tech treatment...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 31, 2003 | Trends
The Louis Lasky Memorial Medical and Dental Center is the flagship facility for the National Organization of Industrial Trade Unions Insurance Trust Fund. The organization, which provides specialized medical and dental care to thousands of dues-paying members...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 31, 2003 | Trends
Located atop a 16-story hospital patient tower, the Ruth and Carl J. Shapiro Pavilion offers distinctive services and amenities to patients in the atmosphere of an elegant club or hotel. The Pavilion suite is a private, exclusive, and secure environment that can...
by HCD Guest Author | Aug 31, 2003 | Trends
Planetree was founded by a patient 25 years ago as a nonprofit organization to advocate for the patient’s perspective in healthcare. Planetree’s first demonstration site, opened in 1985, was a 13-bed medical-surgical unit in San Francisco, which brought...
