26 research outputs found
Candida albicans Airway Colonization Facilitates Subsequent Acinetobacter baumannii Pneumonia in a Rat Model
Mapeo de ?reas prioritarias para conservar y restaurar agua potable, Territorio Nica-Central
Embajada de NoruegaCATIE (Centro Agron?mico Tropical de Investigaci?n y Ense?anza
Congestiin Vehicular En Medellln: Una Posible Soluciin Desde La Economma (Traffic Congestion in Medellin: A Possible Solution from the Economy)
Review of C.P.R. Romano's Edited Volume, the United States and International Courts and Tribunals
La agricultura de Costa Rica y el cambio clim?tico: ?D?nde est?n las prioridades para la adaptaci?n?
Fostering a Commitment to Quality: Best Practices in Safety-net Hospitals.
In 2007, the Martin Luther King, Jr.-Harbor Hospital (MLK-Harbor), which served a large safety-net population in South Los Angeles, closed due to quality challenges. Shortly thereafter, an agreement was made to establish a new hospital, Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital (MLKCH), to serve the unmet needs of the community. To assist the newly appointed MLKCH Board of Directors in building a culture of quality, we conducted a series of interviews with five high-performing hospital systems. In this report, we describe our findings. The hospitals we interviewed achieved a culture of quality by: 1) developing guiding principles that foster quality; 2) hiring and retaining personnel who are stewards of quality; 3) promoting efficient resource utilization; 4) developing a well-organized quality improvement infrastructure; and 5) cultivating integrated, patient-centric care. The institutions highlighted in this report provide important lessons for MLKCH and other safety-net institutions