DHS Releases New Reports on Infant Deaths in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) released two new reports on birth outcomes that continue to shed light on how to best reduce and address significant disparities in infant deaths across Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Perinatal Periods of Risk (PPOR) reports analyze the factors that con tribute to inequalities in fetal and infant mortality to help focus public health prevention efforts. Data from the DHS Maternal and Infant Mortality Prevention Unit show Wisconsin’s overall infant...(see release)Elizabeth.GoodsittMay 1, 2023 (Source: Wisconsin DHFS Press Releases)
Source: Wisconsin DHFS Press Releases - May 1, 2023 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Elizabeth.Goodsitt Source Type: news
Antonia Coello Novello, MD, MPH, DrPH, to Speak at The Dartmouth Institute ’s Class Day Ceremony
Antonia Coello Novello, MD, MPH, DrPH, the 14th Surgeon General of the United States, will be the featured speaker at The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice’s 2023 Class Day Ceremony, which will be held on Friday, June 9 at Dartmouth’s Class of 1978 Life Sciences Center. (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - May 1, 2023 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Timothy Dean Tags: Events News Antonia Novello Class Day The Dartmouth Institute Source Type: news
Abdi Awarded AST Basic Science Established Investigator Award
Reza Abdi, MD, of the Division of Renal Medicine, was honored with a Basic Science Established Investigator Award from the American Society of Transplantation (AST). (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - May 1, 2023 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Brigham and Women ’s Faulkner Hospital to Break Ground on Campus Expansion Project
On April 27, 2023, Brigham and Women ’s Faulkner Hospital, a member of the Mass General Brigham health care system, will officially break ground on an expansion project that includes a five-story inpatient addition with 78 new inpatient beds. (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - April 27, 2023 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Innovador Proyecto de Expansi & #243;n del Campus de Brigham and Women ’s Faulkner Hospital
La expansi ón incrementará la capacidad en un 45.6 % y creará 300 nuevos puestos de trabajo permanentes en la comunidad. (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - April 27, 2023 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
DHS Honors State Health Care Providers With the “Wisconsin BigShot” Awards
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) has awarded 115 state health care providers its annual “BigShot” awards for their efforts to protect children against vaccine-preventable diseases. The Wisconsin BigShot award is an annual recognition t hat celebrates providers in the Vaccines for Children Program who are leading the way in protecting children’s health by ensuring their youngest patients are up to date on their vaccinations. The awards are based on 2022 immunization data...(see release)JenniferC.MillerApril 21, 2023 (Source: Wisconsin DHFS Press Releases)
Source: Wisconsin DHFS Press Releases - April 21, 2023 Category: Hospital Management Authors: JenniferC.Miller Source Type: news
DHS Details End of Emergency COVID-19 Response
The federal government has announced the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency will end May 11. In Wisconsin, case numbers, hospitalizations, and deaths from COVID-19 are significantly lower than they were during the surge in late 2021 and early 2022, and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) has been making plans to move away from an emergency response to the virus. The federal public health emergency has been in place since early 2020, and it gave federal and state governments...(see release)Elizabeth.GoodsittApril 21, 2023 (Source: Wisconsin DHFS Press Releases)
Source: Wisconsin DHFS Press Releases - April 21, 2023 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Elizabeth.Goodsitt Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic's transplant center in Florida reaches 800th lung transplant milestone, on track for record-setting year
The transplant center at Mayo Clinic in Florida has reached its 800th lung transplant since the program's inception in 2001. This milestone is part of a record-setting quarter that has seen lung transplants nearly double the number completed at the same time last year. "As one of the leading medical centers in the world, Mayo Clinic prides itself on delivering excellent care and having patient well-being at the center of its care model," says Maher… (Source: Mayo Clinic Florida News)
Source: Mayo Clinic Florida News - April 21, 2023 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
DHS Awards $8 million for Opioid and Stimulant Treatment Services
Over 4,000 people throughout Wisconsin will have access to treatment for the problem use of opioids or stimulants now through September because of $8 million in grants awarded today by the Department of Health Services (DHS) to three tribal nations and 22 county agencies. Opioids include prescription pain relievers, heroin, and fentanyl. Stimulants include cocaine and methamphetamine. “Improving access to treatment is a critical part of our plan to reduce the hurt and heartbreak caused by the...(see release)JenniferC.MillerApril 20, 2023 (Source: Wisconsin DHFS Press Releases)
Source: Wisconsin DHFS Press Releases - April 20, 2023 Category: Hospital Management Authors: JenniferC.Miller Source Type: news
DHS, Partners Renew Commitment to Children ’s System of Care Transformation
Representatives from tribal nation, state, and local agencies, as well as children and caregivers, are in Wausau today and tomorrow for the Wisconsin Children’s System of Care Summit, an event organized by the Department of Health Services (DHS) designed to advanc e the state’s network of services and supports for children with or at risk of a mental health, substance use, or other challenge and their families. “For our state to be strong, children and families must be valued, understood, and...(see release)Elizabeth.GoodsittApril 20, 2023 (Source: Wisconsin DHFS Press Releases)
Source: Wisconsin DHFS Press Releases - April 20, 2023 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Elizabeth.Goodsitt Source Type: news
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society Raises $7.5K for LISTEN Community Services
Geisel medical students and Dartmouth Health residents in Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society raised $7,534 benefitting LISTEN Community Service’s Heating Helpers Program and Dartmouth Cancer Center’s food pantry during a their charity banquet fundraiser. (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - April 20, 2023 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Susan Green Tags: Improving Lives News Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society AOA Source Type: news
Development and psychometric properties of decision-making scale for emergency hospital evacuation in disasters - Yaghoubi T, Ardalan A, Ebadi A, Nejati A, Khankeh H, Safarpour H, Khorasani-Zavareh D.
BACKGROUND: The evidence shows that the need for emergency evacuation in hospitals has arisen. Designing an emergency evacuation decision making tool increases the confidence of hospital managers in the decision made. Therefore, this study was aimed at the... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news
Addressing High Costs and Greed in Healthcare: Q & A with Dr. Elliott Fisher
In their recent paper published in Health Affairs Forefront, Dartmouth’s Elliott Fisher, MD, MPH, and colleague George Isham, MD, MS, discuss the problem of greed in healthcare and outline actions each of us could take to address the inequities in our current system and improve both care and costs for everyone. (Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School)
Source: News at Dartmouth Medical School - April 18, 2023 Category: Hospital Management Authors: Timothy Dean Tags: News Research Elliot Fisher Source Type: news
Quintana Receives Argentina ’s RAICES Prize
Francisco Quintana, PhD, of the Department of Neurology, was awarded a 2022 RAICES Prize for Biological and Health Sciences from Argentina ’s Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation. This award is given to distinguished Argentinean scientists r (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - April 13, 2023 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Brigham and Women & #39;s Hospital Earns Lown Institute ‘A’ Grade in Patient Safety
Brigham and Women's Hospital was awarded an "A" in Patient Safety from the Lown Institute in the 2022 Lown Hospitals Index. This recognition highlights the hospital's commitment to avoiding preventable patient safety errors and providing exceptional (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - April 13, 2023 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
