Newsletter Helps You to Care for Your Hospital, Your Community
February 1, 2006
Each day the blue and white "H�? sign points millions of Pennsylvania patients and families to the one place they can rely on to provide hope and healing at the most vulnerable times of life. Likewise, each day more than 250,000 men and women working and volunteering in Pennsylvania's hospitals are helping keep that promise. This newsletter is for you.
State, Regional, and National Hospital Quality and Patient Safety Initiatives Demonstrate Commitment to Quality
February 1, 2006
Filed under: February 2006 Pennsylvania Hospitals Today , Stay Informed
For some 20 years, Pennsylvania has been recognized as a leader in patient safety, through a host of regional, state, and national efforts, such as the Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council, which collects data from hospitals and makes it...
Pennsylvania Hospitals Provide Outpouring of Care, Support for Hurricane Katrina Victims
February 1, 2006
Filed under: February 2006 Pennsylvania Hospitals Today , Stay Informed
Like the rest of Americans, hospital employees and volunteers across Pennsylvania watched in horror as the wrath of Hurricane Katrina was slowly revealed in the days following its August 29 landfall. The hurricane ravaged New Orleans and other parts of...
Insurance Crisis Forces Doctors to Re-Evaluate Their Practice
February 1, 2006
Filed under: February 2006 Pennsylvania Hospitals Today , Stay Informed
Most people would agree that there is an insurance crisis in this country. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in 2004 there were close to 1.5 million Pennsylvanians without health insurance. But there also is an insurance crisis of another...
Hospitals' Blanket of Care Covers Communities
February 1, 2006
Filed under: February 2006 Pennsylvania Hospitals Today , Stay Informed
Pennsylvanians in need of a "helping hand" have long turned to their community hospital when they were sick. Today, Pennsylvania's hospitals provide much more, reaching out to provide care to all people in their communities. For Pennsylvania's hospitals, providing care...
Everyone Has a Role in Improving Hospital Quality and Patient Safety
February 1, 2006
Filed under: February 2006 Pennsylvania Hospitals Today , Stay Informed
The issue of patient safety has become one of the most significant challenges facing the American health care system. Nearly every week, newspaper articles and reports on the radio and television keep the issue of hospital quality and patient safety...
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- Newsletter Helps You to Care for Your Hospital, Your Community
- State, Regional, and National Hospital Quality and Patient Safety Initiatives Demonstrate Commitment to Quality
- Pennsylvania Hospitals Provide Outpouring of Care, Support for Hurricane Katrina Victims
- Insurance Crisis Forces Doctors to Re-Evaluate Their Practice
- Hospitals' Blanket of Care Covers Communities
- Everyone Has a Role in Improving Hospital Quality and Patient Safety