University Of Chicago Hospital Case Study

In mid-April 2000, Sherri Worth was faced with some very unsettling news about Pate Memorial Clinic’s future with a competitor potentially moving into the area. Worth was the assistant administrator at Pate Memorial Hospital (PMH) and was also responsible for the Pate Health Clinic (PHC). A study by the competitor was being done to see whether sufficient demand existed to establish a clinic 5 blocks north of PHC. The two biggest concerns in regards to the new competition were:

The North Texas State Hospital (NTSH) is part of the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) administration. NTSH is a mental healthcare facility that has two campuses: one department is located in Wichita Falls, TX and the other in Vernon, TX. Including both campuses DSHS is the largest mental hospital in the state of Texas, which provides psychiatric services for the mentally ill. NTSH is the only facility in the entire state of Texas that provides forensic psychiatric care. Forensic psychiatric care is a specialized service for prisoners who have mental disorders. NTSH offers a 284-bed maximum security program for adults and a 78-bed adolescent Forensic Program (DSHS Center, 2017). NTSH aims to improve the health, safety, and wellbeing of individuals by providing the right stewardship, reducing health care problems, improving public health awareness, and preventing diseases. In order to improve health and safety, NTSH is accredited by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. The Joint Commission is an independent, not for profit association that set standards to evaluate

There are more than 5 hospitals on Chicago’s south side near the Englewood neighborhood, which is where majority of the crimes take place. An article written by Jeffrey Bishku-Aykul published by The Nation, an online news source, “looks at the shuttering need of trauma centers, beginning with those on Chicago’s violent South Side. Within it the highlight of Damian Turner, a 18 year old teen who was killed in August of 2010, death gassed an ongoing debate on why none of the hospitals on the south side of Chicago had trauma centers- the only hospitals that had trauma centers were the hospitals on Chicago’s northwest side, which is at the minimum 45 minutes from any of the south side hospitals. Damian was a friend of mine- he died on the way to the hospital- he was shot within 5-10 minutes from the nearest hospital ,however, the facility wasn’t efficient enough for his case due to their lack of resources to treat such

Jones Regional Medical Center is a huge academic health center with 900 beds and are known for its research and teaching hospitals. Additionally, the IT staff at Jones supports 300 applications and 12,000 workstations. The center uses Technology Med (TechMed) for their admitting system. The system includes registration, inpatient charge, payment entry, master patient index, admission, hospital billing, and more. The TechMed system has been accessible since 1998; Jones is beginning to plan a replacement of this systems because of the fragility of the software (Wager, 2013).

1. Using the historical data as a guide (Exhibit 6.1), construct a pro forma (forecasted) profit and loss statement for the clinic's average month for all of 2010 assuming the status quo. With no change in volume (utilization), is the clinic projected to make a profit?

In the case of Shahine vs. Louisiana State University Medical Center, the plaintiff Ms. Shahine experienced right ulnar nerve damage following a right total hip arthroplasty. She filed suit against the University Medical Center and her anesthesiologist, Dr. W for medical malpractice and requested the court to infer negligence under the doctrine of res ipsa loquitur. Dr. W was fully responsible for Ms. Shahine’s care while she was under anesthesia and Ms. Shahine obviously could not assess the true cause of injury while she was anesthetized. However, Dr. W provided evidence of non-negligence by thoroughly charting in Ms. Shahine’s medical record proper positioning and padding. Another anesthesiologist provided the court with uncontroverted

The drugs protected by the law are safe yet still harmful. War veterans feeling the worst of the pain, after being honorably discharged for injuries sustained in action. While going through treatment for the injuries the veterans found themselves addicted to the pain medication. The veterans needing help through their addictions, PTSD, and injuries found themselves sedated for most of their treatment at the VA hospital. Waggoner; a patient at the VA hospital was addicted to pain medication and expected help from the medical staff. However instead of getting the help he needed he was given more drugs than necessary according to Cironline “The VA hospital in Roseburg kept him so doped up that he could barely stay awake. Then, inexplicably, the

After review of the clinical information provided by The Brooklyn Hospital Center, the Medical Director has denied your admission to The Brooklyn Hospital Center. It was determined that the clinical information did not justify an inpatient stay. Acute inpatient hospitalization was not medically necessary. You had a one day stay with a diagnosis of rule-out acute coronary syndrome (heart attack) verses Sarcoidosis (inflammatory disease) flare up verses Asthma. You are a 43 year old female with a past medical history of Sarcoidosis (inflammatory disease), left atrial (area of the heart) thrombus (blood clot) and deep vein thrombosis (blood clot) for which you were placed on Coumadin (medicine that thins blood) and asthma. You presented to the emergency room with a complaint of chest pain and

On 02/012016, at approximately 1833hrs, Officer Estimond unit 3610 was dispatched to a reported subject urinating inside of the train located on the southbound platform at Doraville station.. Once Estimond made contact with Mullins, he realized that Mullins was staggering and unable to stand alone. Officer Estimond also smelled the scent of alcohol coming from Mullins breath. Mullins was arrested for Drunkennes and transfered to Doraville city jail. Doraville refused to intake Mullins because of his drunkenness. officer Estimond returned with Mullins back to Doraville Station and called for an Ambulance to respond. Dekalb EMS #54 arrived, treated Mullins on scene and decided to transfer Mullins foR further evaluation to Northside hospital.

As America became increasingly urbanized in the mid 1800s, hospitals, first built by city governments to treat the poor, began treating the not-so-poor. Doctors, with increased authority and power, stopped traveling to their sickest patients and began treating them all under one roof. Unlike hospitals in Europe where patients were treated in large wards, American patients who could pay were treated in smaller, often private rooms.

Maggie Gill started her career with Memorial University Medical Center (MUMC) in 2004 as the VP of managed care and finance. In 2005, she became MUMC's COO, and then in 2011, she was named CEO and president by the board of directors, once they realized that the ideal candidate for the position, one who had experience in both finance and operations, was already employed by the health care facility.

California Pacific Medical Center is set apart by its personalized patient care. Visitors and patients can expect to receive world class care while visiting one of the San Francisco campuses. The center has expert physician specialists and caring clinical staff that provide people with an excellent health care experience. Furthermore, excellent services provided by California Pacific are: Back and Spine Services, Cancer Center Institute for Health & Healing, Digestive & Gastroenterology Services, Emergency Services, Heart and Vascular, (IHH)Joint Replacement Center, Neuroscience Institute, Organ Transplantation, Pediatric Specialty Services, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Surgical Services and Women & Children’s Center (California Pacific Medical

The Chicago Medical District consists of research facilities, labs, a biotechnology business incubator, a raw development area, four major hospitals, two medical schools, and over forty healthcare facilities. The Chicago Medical District is only a few miles from the world famous Chicago Loop where visitors can enjoy museums, exciting entertainment, and more. Some of the popular places nearby include the United Center, the home of the Chicago Bulls, the Money Museum at the Federal Reserve Bank where visitors can learn about the money museum in the USA and view examples of what money used in times past looked like. Check out this list of hotels and vacation rentals nearby so that when you’re ready to turn in for the night, you don’t have to

I believe the two facilities that I found most interesting while my fellow peers were presenting would have to be Paxton and Hannah’s which they discussed the facility the Mayo Clinic and then Jacob and Joel’s which was Nationwide Children’s Hospital.

Columbus Regional Health (n.d.) serves 10 counties in Southeast Indiana. The demographics include a predominantly Caucasian population of approximately 300,000 people (Economic Opportunities through Education by 2015, n.d.). In southeastern Indiana, about 140,000 individuals have employment, and 15% of them, who are over the age of 24, have a bachelor’s degree (Economic Opportunities through Education by 2015, n.d.). Approximately 30% of the high-school students drop out in this mainly rural area with a flat population growth (Economic Opportunities through Education by 2015, n.d.).