Hospital accreditation

MedStar Union Memorial Hospital (MUMH) is a nonprofit community-based hospital and a nationally rank for their specialty performance in nephrology, orthopedics, heart bypass surgeries & knee replacement, general and medical surgery. The hospital is located in north central Baltimore city area and was founded in 1854 by the “Union Protestant Infirmary” to “provide shelter and medical care to the sick, poor, and disabled”. In 1923, the name was changed to recognize and honor the people who have…

assisted in the documentation of at least four, which was five too many patients fall. Morse fall scale is the fall risk assessment commonly used in the hospital setting. My plan is to educate the patient on their risk for falling, and take the Morse fall scale 2-steps farther. What nurses may not know is, inpatient falls are the liability of the hospital and not reimbursed by Center for Medical and Medicaid Service.…

major issues you are facing in your practice that are consistent with national issues? Emergency department (ED) overcrowding is an issue throughout the United States. Our ED has experienced significant increases in volume. Coupled with the issue of hospital throughput due to lack of inpatient beds, ED congestion is extremely concerning (McClelland, 2015). In addition to affecting patient satisfaction, ED wait times influence patient safety. Extended wait times in the ED are associated with…

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Lancaster General Hospital, founded in 1893 is a not-for-profit hospital. They are a part of Lancaster General Health and a member of Penn Medicine. This hospital has been recognized regionally and nationally for clinical excellence and patient safety. LGH offers patients some of the most advanced health care technology available. The hospital also has the county 's only trauma center and provides a wide range services that are normally found in large urban setting. Their mission is to “advance…

case. During surgery, Dr. Ricketson implanted an object into Aurturo’s spine that was not intended or approved for implantation. As a result of Hilo Medical Center’s (HMC) failure to properly inventory a surgical kit prior to a surgical case, per hospital policy, it was discovered during surgery that the necessary titanium rods were missing. Dr. Ricketson made the unethical decision to cut a section from a stainless steel surgical screwdriver shaft and implant it into Aurturo’s spine. During a…

Nurse practitioner and doctors are available during normal business hours and available on Saturday until noon. Unfortunately, I was unable to locate any accreditation facts on any of the website listed for resources for this location.…

Identify what type of hospital you have selected and discuss why this is important in relation to their market (patients, community, competition, and government agencies). Opened in 1979, Shady Grove Adventist Hospital operates as part of Adventist Healthcare delivery system that includes hospitals, home health agencies and other health-care services. Adventist HealthCare has its headquartered in Rockville, Maryland. It operates as a faith based, not for profit hospital. It operates as a 313…

MRC is Mississippi’s only comprehensive rehabilitation hospital, featuring programs specifically designed to treat people who have has a stroke, brain injury, or spinal cord injury. They also provide services for people with neurological and orthopedic illnesses and injuries. MRC has, twice, been the only hospital in MS to be names one of America’s Best by U.S. New & World Report as well as, twice, named one of only 16 Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems in the nation. They have gained…

Because of issues such as low self-esteem and a desperate need for social acceptance, the demand for plastic surgery remains at a high rate despite all of its associated risks and controversies (Cope, 2007). There are many risks and negative factors surrounding plastic surgery. Beauty is often associated with a textbook version implemented in the mind of many by the media. The need to be wrinkle free, denying the process of aging, blemishes, and scars cause negative decisions to be made when…