Healthcare Organizations Success Stories

Stories are such powerful tools to generate new conversations, share lessons learned, and to celebrate achievements hard won. This is our story at Alexandra Marine and General Hospital in Goderich, Ontario.

Columbus Regional Health serves a 10-county region in southeastern Indiana.  The health system contains more than 2,100 employees, 225 physicians on medical staff and 250 volunteers. Columbus Regional Hospital, the system’s flagship facility, is a 225-bed not-for-profit, providing emergency and surgical services, and comprehensive care in numerous specialty areas. Columbus Regional Health Physicians offers a network of primary and specialty care physicians.

Kahuku Medical Center (KMC) has always been a healthcare partner for the North Shore and Koolauloa community on the island of Oahu.  Transitioning from the former Kahuku Hospital (1928-2008), Kahuku Medical Center is now a 21 bed critical access hospital (CAH) facility (13 swing bed/8 skilled nursing) offering emergency, out-patient services and primary care.

Located in the Village of Dennison among the rolling Appalachian foothills of Southern Tuscarawas County, Ohio, Trinity Hospital Twin City (THTC) is a 25-bed, critical access, not-for-profit Catholic hospital that provides care to nearly 35,000 residents in its primary service area.  THTC provides a full range of acute care services, including a group physician practice known as Trinity Medical Group, and is fully accredited and equipped with the latest in digital state-of-the-art technology to meet patient needs.

St. George has been named one of the fastest growing communities in the western United States frequently since the 1990s. Temperate winters and beautiful, rugged scenery have earned the city a national reputation as an excellent retirement community. Consequently, Intermountain Healthcare’s Dixie Regional Medical Center has worked diligently to stay ahead of healthcare needs.

Orem Community Hospital is part of Intermountain Healthcare, an internationally recognized, nonprofit system comprising 22 hospitals, a medical group with more than 185 physician clinics, and an affiliated health insurance company, SelectHealth. Orem Community started its journey with the Studer Group in January 2013.

King’s Daughters Medical Center, managed by Quorum Health Resources, is a 122 bed acute care hospital. We are located in Brookhaven MS, also known as the Homeseeker’s Paradise. Our hospital has been completely renovated, and our equipment and facilities are up to date. We celebrated 100 years of service to our community in October 2014.

Conversations regarding health care in this country often revolve around big, complicated issues. Health care professionals talk in trillions of dollars, billions of data points, millions of hospital visits.  But health care is a personal experience.  As individuals, we all have our own set of health circumstances and challenges, and every day each of us makes choices related to our overall health.  This is where Kaiser Permanente Orange County comes in.

Steele Memorial Medical Center (SMMC), is a critical access hospital and rural health clinic located in scenic Salmon, Idaho.  SMMC has the distinction of being one of the most remotely located medical centers in the lower 48 states.  The organization also has the distinction of being one of the top performing medical centers in the United States.  SMMC’s mission: To Deliver Compassionate Healthcare.

Community Health of South Florida Inc. (CHI) is a non-profit healthcare company that provides quality, affordable healthcare services. With 10 health centers and 42 school based health centers, CHI continues to grow. The service area covers the Florida Keys, South Miami Dade and all the way into the Coconut Grove, airport area.

Western Missouri Medical Center (WMMC) is a fully-accredited acute care facility located in Warrensburg, Missouri. A not-for-profit county Medical Center, WMMC offers comprehensive healthcare services to residents of Johnson County and west central Missouri. WMMC prides itself in emergency care, obstetrics, orthopedic and general surgery, family healthcare, internal medicine, outpatient clinics, ambulatory care, rehabilitation services and more. Inpatient services include medical, surgical, intensive, obstetrical, orthopedic, pediatric and skilled nursing care, as well as a wide range of therapeutic and diagnostic outpatient services.

Community Hospital South is a part of Indianapolis-based Community Health Network, which operates more than 200 sites of care, including 10 acute-care and specialty-care hospitals. Community South anchors the organization’s South region, serving patients in the southern portion of Indianapolis and neighboring counties.

Fort Madison Community Hospital began the journey of improving culture through our Hardwiring Excellence initiative in 2008. Our first step was to establish an objective leadership evaluation process designed to create greater accountability among leaders and improve overall organizational performance. Working hard remained important, but working hard at the right things became essential.

Stillwater Medical Center provides the latest in advanced technology and medical care with the same compassion as a small town hospital.  Our team of over 1200 professionals is committed to exceeding our patients’ expectations every step of the way.  We are honored to be the regional health care center for north central Oklahoma, providing a full, coordinated range of services consistent with community needs, distinguished by our quality, service and patient satisfaction.  Situated approximately halfway between Oklahoma City and Tulsa, Stillwater Medical Center is a 117 bed, not-for-profit hospital with 75 years of service.

Well known as a Denver institution for 65 years, Rose Medical Center has earned a reputation as Denver’s “baby hospital” while also becoming a leader in comprehensive women’s services, internal medicine, endoscopy, heart and vascular care, orthopedics and joint replacement, bariatric surgery, sports medicine and aesthetic surgery. Rose is a licensed 422-bed acute care hospital centrally located in Denver, Colo., with 1,300 employees, 1,200 affiliated physicians and more than 100 committed volunteers.

During the past 7 years, The Sunshine Coast Private Hospital has experienced significant growth, expanding bed numbers, expanding range of clinical services, increasing staff numbers and increasing the acuity of the hospital from a secondary facility to an emerging tertiary level facility, and the threat of a new competitor hospital within 10 minutes location opening. The management team was challenged to maintain the family friendly culture that the hospital enjoyed as a smaller facility, improve patient outcomes and improve staff satisfaction whilst undergoing significant growth and change.

Broward Health North (BHN) is an award winning, 409-bed community hospital and level II trauma center located in sunny South Florida.  As part of Broward Health, one of the ten largest health systems in the nation, BHN has been serving the healthcare needs of northern Broward County since 1961.  We are excited to be embarking on a $70million renovation project that will result in a new emergency department, expanded operating rooms, new central energy plant and building façade.

Providing “quality healthcare close to home” is the focus for all leaders, physicians and employees at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal, Kansas. Located in rural Southwest Kansas, Southwest Medical Center is a 101 bed, not-for-profit hospital which is celebrating 50 years of service this year.

As a critical access hospital, Lady of the Sea General Hospital’s role in healthcare is often the patient’s first experience. As a group of dedicated care-givers, our staff has been focused on one goal – strengthening our commitment to create exceptional experiences for patients, patient’s families, visitors and health care providers.