Minnesota Hospital
Rural Health Policy - Minnesota
The Central Minnesota Health Information Network (CMHIN) is a 7-county consortium of rural health care providers composed of 10 hospitals and 3 medical centers. CMHIN was formed to respond to the tenuous survival of rural health care facilities in central and west-central Minnesota. Over the past 20 years, more than 30 rural hospitals have closed in the State of Minnesota. Currently, 20 percent of rural Minnesota hospitals are financially troubled and face increased emphasis on cost containment because of a general decline in vital resources. Specifically, the lack of access to information technology causes expensive inefficiencies, professional staff shortages, and measurable declines in reimbursements. In addition to the decline in resources, local rural facilities are finding it difficult to respond to the complex health care needs of an aging population. (An average 19 percent of the seven-county population is older than age 64 with three counties ranging from 22 to 26 percent.) A ... [Read More]
Rural Health PolicyRural Hospital Performance Improvement (RHPI) Project - Delta Region
Assist hospitals in the Delta Region to improve financial, quality andoperational performance during each of the three years of the contract throughcomprehensive performance improvement assessments and consultations; Collect and develop business tools, performance aids and information for use by rural hospitals to improve performance; Help build state and regional capacity that can provide ongoing assistance to rural hospitals in the Delta. ... The RHPI Project focuses on strengthening rural hospitals as the cornerstoneto preserving health care access. It brings needed technical expertise,information and business tools to small rural hospitals. The project'spartners include the state hospital associations and state offices of ruralhealth. ... [Read More]
Waste Reduction Activities for Hospitals
DiPietro, Robbe Charles, "Michigan Hospital Creates 'Recyclecare' Program," BioCycle, May 1991, pages 52-53. This article describes a program at Butterworth Hospital, Grand Rapids, Michigan, a 526-bed hospital with 3,300 employees. Contact at hospital: Daniel Stickles, Environmental Director. ... A good strategy is to target the largest components of the waste stream and do the easywaste reduction steps first. Below is a chart showing the solid waste composition inhospitals in the city of Los Angeles. Although waste varies, in most hospitals the largestcomponents of the waste stream are paper (especially cardboard, mixed paper, newspapers,and high-grade paper), plastics (especially film plastic), food waste, and disposablelinens (a combination of paper and other materials). Yard trimmings may be a much higherpercent of your waste stream if your hospital has a large landscaped area. See Appendix A for a more detailed listing of thesematerials. ... [Read More]
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Some out-of-state hospitals may not accept the Wisconsin Medicaid reimbursement rate established for transplants. Physicians and hospital discharge planners should refer transplant recipients only to hospitals that accept Wisconsin Medicaid reimbursement rates for transplants. ... University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI ... Froedtert Hospital, Milwaukee, WI ... [Read More]
Four Pediatric Deaths from Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant
Case 3. In January 1999, a 13-year-old white girl from rural Minnesota was brought to a local hospital with fever, hemoptysis, and respiratory distress. The day before admission she had a productive cough and a 2-cm papule on her lower lip. A chest radiograph revealed a left lower lobe infiltrate and a pleural effusion. She was treated with ceftriaxone and nafcillin. Within 5 hours of arriving at the hospital, she became hypotensive and was transferred to a pediatric hospital, intubated, and treated with vancomycin and cefotaxime. Despite pulmonary and hemodynamic support, the patient's respiratory status deteriorated, and she died on the seventh hospital day from progressive cerebral edema and multiorgan failure. ... [Read More]
CBER Human Cell, Tissues and Cellular and Tissue-Based Products (HCT/P)
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About EPA Region 5: Toxics Reduction Team - AHA/EPA Memorandum of Understanding
Between the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the American Hospital Association ... [Read More]
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