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Hospital Food You Can Get Excited About

Richard Schiffman

September 20, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Glen Cove, New York

A Long Island health care system has implemented projects that address the centrality of food to people’s health and how hospitals can provide healthy food both during and after admission. These include hiring chefs to prepare palatable, healthy food for people during their stay, making diet part of a discharge plan, and creating a ‘food pharmacy’ for people to access healthy food after discharge.

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New Approach to Breast Reconstruction May Reduce Pain and Weakness for Some

Roni Caryn Rabin

September 17, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, California

Women experiencing painful symptoms after breast reconstruction surgery now have a new option—instead of placing the prosthetic under the muscle, doctors can place it over the pectoral. This method can reduce pain and allow for deeper breathing.

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Where a Sore Throat Becomes a Death Sentence

Denise Grady

September 16, 2018 |

The New York Times |

Multi-Media |

Over 3000 Words

Response Location: Rwanda, Kigali

In poor countries, where strep throat is not diagnosed, a seemingly harmless bacteria eventually causes the immune system to attack the heart valves. In order to help, the humanitarian group Team Heart, sends 40 to 60 volunteers of cardiologists, heart surgeons, and nurses, to Rwanda every year. Together, they help around 16 people get a new heart valve, and a chance to live a longer life.

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Connecting your medical data could be the next big payoff

Arthur Allen

September 12, 2018 |

Politico |

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Response Location: United States, Worcester, Massachusetts

As new Medicare requirements and expenses change, new start-ups are stepping up to move the hospital industry to share data more easily and break down the silos that keep care from being efficient for both patient and provider. The new strategies are helping to coordinate care and services for the highest-risk patients, but there are still concerns that the data sharing is not a long-term solution.

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This E.R. Treats Opioid Addiction on Demand. That's Very Rare.

Abby Goodnough

August 18, 2018 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

Eight California hospitals use government funds to play for the E.D. Bridge program. They dispense buprenorphine on demand in an effort to address the gap in care between withdrawals and entry into rehabilitation programs. Then the hospital connects patients to larger treatment centers for ongoing care. A Yale-New Haven Hospital study shows that patients given a dose of buprenorphine in the emergency room are twice as likely to be in treatment a month later.

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Why this hospital treats its local neighborhood like a patient

Adele Peters

August 16, 2018 |

FastCompany |

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Response Location: United States, Columbus, Ohio

Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus is treating its patients both inside the hospital and in their community by helping to fund the construction of affordable housing and a workforce initiative that is creating jobs. Through these actions, the hospital recognizes that to properly care for their patients they need to not only address their personal health but also the social determinants of heath.

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To Keep Women From Dying In Childbirth, Look To California

Renee Montagne

July 29, 2018 |

NPR |

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Response Location: United States, Pomona, California

A collaborative of California hospitals has developed standard procedures for situations that threaten a mother’s life during childbirth as well as a “toolkit” of everything staff need for a rapid response. As a result, maternal death rates fell by 55% over the first seven years of the collaborative.

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A Boston hospital promotes patient health with its own rooftop farm

Jaime Kaiser

July 28, 2018 |

Public Radio International (PRI) |

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5-15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Boston, Massachusetts

Boston Medical Center is growing food on the roof. Their rooftop garden produces fresh fruits and vegetables for the hospital. The cafeteria serves patients fresh, healthy meals and teaches employees how to manage farm to table practices.

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Compassionate Mental Health Reform Began With Taking Off the Handcuffs

Mason Adams

July 25, 2018 |

Yes! Magazine |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United States, Virginia

After a brutal incident led to a violent attack and the death of his son, Senator Creigh Deeds was determined to reform the mental health system in Virginia. The Deeds commission passed a series of reforms, among them a law that created a registry of open psychiatric beds, a transportation program so that people don’t have to be detained by police, and a program that offers housing for people with mental illness.

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Can community design take the loneliness and angst out of aging?

Erika Fredrickson

July 19, 2018 |

Missoula Independent |

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Response Location: United States, Missoula, Montana

By 2025, 25% of Montana’s population is expected to be over the age of 65. Bill Thomas and Kavan Peterson are two leaders in approaching how to improve the experience of aging, in Montana and around the globe. They have tried many approaches, but what unites them all is using creative design tactics to make a more positive living experience for the elderly. By focusing on integrating architecture, culture, and technology, nursing homes can be transformed, loneliness can decrease, and aging people’s quality of health and life can improve.

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