St. Jude Children’s research facility is a leading researcher of childhood diseases within the healthcare industry. Opening its doors February 4th, 1962 the hospital was the creation of actor Danny Thomas who had made a personal vow to the patron saint of hopeless causes after seeking guidance during an unsure period in his life, "Show me my way in life and I will build you a shrine"-Danny Thomas' prayer to St. Jude Thaddeus (stjude.org, n.d.). The hospital has gone on to help thousands of children since the 60s in what is often the most traumatic event of their young lives. Operating as a research hospital St. Jude research facility has made many important discoveries in the fight against rare childhood diseases. All while doing so with the
guiding principles of never discriminating on the basis of race or the parent’s ability to pay for the services. Patients with insurance are allowed to pay whatever amount the insurance company will cover and those without insurance are treated cost free a true departure from the common business modal of most healthcare providers (BethelCPS, n.d.). I have a personal connection to St. Jude hospital and have been familiar with the organization since my 4th grade year in elementary school when my best friend at the time was diagnosed with cancer. Until that time I had been unaware of the organization and their mission. This occurred in the 1970’s in only the hospitals second decade of existence, but even then the care and support I witnessed the organization giving to my friend and his family was phenomenal. My young friend did not survive his ordeal leaving a whole in everyone’s live who knew him, but St. Jude has always held a place in my heart for the help they did give my friend while he was battling cancer at such a young age. Today almost 60 years after its inception St. Jude continues to be at the forefront of research by fighting disease at a genetic level (st.jude.org, n.d.). The advances the organization has made over the years shows how a business model of truly caring and not just being concerned with making a profit truly can work. Operating primarily from donations given by friends of the hospital and through doing fundraisers such as the St. Jude home giveaway where for $100 anyone can buy a chance to win a new home (St. Jude) the healthcare provider has been able to maintain its goal of providing service to anyone in need.
John Hopkins Hospital was founded by John Hopkins a philanthropist and a Quaker by faith in 1867 and endowed in 1873. He dedicated his life and finances approximately $7,000,000 in cash to building a teaching hospital and a university named after him with designations of uniting functions of patient care with education and research. The John Hopkins hospital was officially opened on May 7, 1889. Before Mr. Hopkins died in 1973, he had committed himself to the principle of “united we stand and divided we fall” and selected board of trustees for the hospital and the university whom he entrusted with tasks and responsibilities to carry out his vision. On March 10, 1873, he put in black and white that the hospital must provide for “the indigent sick of the city of Baltimore without regard to sex, age, or color who may need surgical or medical treatment”. In his letter he also specified that the school of nursing and medicine must be established in conjunction with the hospital. Looking at it today, the John Hopkins hospital has evolved into one of the largest teaching hospital in the country. It includes more than 12 smaller hospitals and medical centers affiliated to the main hospital in Baltimore 226 clinical services 977 licensed beds and 37 building in the State of Maryland. The John Hopkins Hospital and School of Medicine are the founding institutions of modern American Medicine and the birthplace of so many traditions of medicine including ward rounds, residency programs, and house staff. Many medical specialties including neuroscience by Harvey, cardiac surgery by Blalock, urology, endocrinology pediatrics, and child psychiatry by Kanner were founded at this hospital....
...has put these people there for a reason. You always think your problems are bad until you go and see others. These doctors make it possible for children to have all of their limbs. We have been blessed by this hospital.” (Rudder).
The Shriners Hospitals for Children is a nonprofit group and depend on the charity of supporters of Shriners and the overall community to complete the assignment and advance the lives of children daily. Its area of interest is to better the lives of kids living with orthopedic conditions, burns, congenital, spinal cord injuries, cleft lip, palate, and other special healthcare needs within a compassionate, family-centered setting, in spite of the patients’ ability to pay.
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“The Story of St. Jude Children’s Hospital.” Archdiocese of St. Louis. N.p., Winter 2006. Web.
Over the past two months I have observed Caring Angel Hospital and am pleased with many of the services and care that the staff here are providing. However, there are places where we can expand upon the work being done and take Caring Angel Hospital to new heights. In the recent past the Hospital has underperformed financially and there are opportunities to improve the quality of care, add value too, advance employee morale, expand organizational design, produce a robust team environment, and expand into new specialty services.
These achievements have been achieved due to strategic management by the management. The management is more related to that of any other firm or organization with emphasis being in the strengths, weaknesses, threats and opportunities. The strengths are the propelling force that help the institutions under Johns Hopkins to achieve exemplary success in the fields of inpatient care, educational research and innovation. These strengths include: quality infrastructure, latest medical equipment, large financial resources and reserves to cater for the unseen, high trained medical doctors, nurses and technicians, large floor space that enables them to host extensive research
...out sanitation, infrastructure, and hygiene can greatly reduce global health disparities worldwide. In addition, research is another fundamental necessary in ensuring human health quality for individuals. I admire the researchers who commit in finding answers to fight against chronic diseases occurring worldwide. I have significantly respect the researchers who work together in discovering new diseases and treatments affecting individuals globally and not only fulfilling one country’s needs. It is my desire to become one of those researchers in the next ten years contributing in global health and decreasing global health inequalities in order to provide health care equality for every human being living in the world. We need to work together, globally, and collaborate in order to end health inequalities and the pursuit of human equality in the sake of social justice.
and a bed to sleep in. It was not only used for treating people but
Launched in 1987 the New York Children’s Health Project or NYCHP was a vision project that Dr. Irwin Redlener brought to life and wanted it to cater to those children who were needy of healthcare services. While the Doctor was working in pediatrics in Denver Children’s Hospital, he there decided to take some initiative when he came to learn about VISTA or Volunteers in Services to America. From that point, Dr. Redlener began devoting his services to different locations. He then started his initiative of CHF (Children’s Health Fund) which focused on pediatric care for Children’s Health.
...forming bench research at Barry University and Weill Cornell Medical College in the Traveler’s Research Fellowship, I have been exposed to the side of medicine where scientists work every day to find cures for diseases and save lives. Experiencing different aspects of medicine has made me a more competent individual to thrive in this field and has deepened my interest and passion to pursue medicine as a career.I believe that those who fight with so little against so much truly need others to help them in their struggle. Being a physician is not only becoming a successful professional. I will work hard to bring about necessary changes to end social disparities, so that more groups in society receive the best healthcare. By making a difference in their lives, I will receive rewarding experiences that are worth all the hard work and sacrifice my chosen career requires.
This position gives me the opportunity to create a supportive and friendly environment for the patients and their families. Besides volunteering at Shriners Hospital, I was also an active member of the Public Health Club (PHC) at Sacramento State. The PHC provided me different opportunities to engage in many professional development activities, social activities, and community service. My extracurricular experiences have brought me to meet many people from different backgrounds and cultures. I have come to better understand the barriers some families face in caring about their health and getting quality
Our first task was to meet with the Infectious Disease and the Quality Improvement Teams of Children's Mercy Hospital to learn about their project and needs. Through discussion we were able to find a consensus of what needs they had that we could meet, primarily the education of nurses about the new Clinical Practice Guideline being developed and implemented in several specific departments. Our second task was to educate ourselves on the diagnosis and treatment of Group A Streptococcal Pharyngitis utilizing information provided to us by the CMH teams and through our own research. We then developed teaching objectives which then guided our quiz development. We then submitted our quiz to the Quality Improvement Team for feedback and then revised
The Starlight Children's Foundation Australia’s mission is "to brighten the lives of seriously ill children and their families". Starlight services are referred to as ‘In Hospital’ and ‘Out of Hospital’ programs. For the purpose of this report the 'In hospital' program of the Starlight Express Rooms has been selected.
In general, I felt sad to see all those sick babies on the pediatric ward, also there were still two children who remained on the ward from our first clinical rotation to the pediatric ward. I was also thinking that asthma is the most prevalent chronic disease in childhood.