Grants

Strengthening Hospital Nursing: A Program to Improve Patient Care

This initiative, Strengthening Hospital Nursing: A Program to Improve Patient Care, jointly funded with Pew Charitable Trusts, was designed to encourage hospitals to undertake institution-wide restructuring in order to provide better patient care by improving nursing services.Under this grant, the grantee will complete a plan for restructuring the workplace for nursing services including a detailed implementation proposal for submission to the RWJF and Pew Charitable Trusts for Phase Two of the Strengthening Hospital Nursing Program. University of Utah Health Sciences Center is an urban hospital with 372 beds.

Grant Details

Amount Awarded $49,813.00

Awarded on: 7/13/1989

Time frame: 8/1/1989 - 7/31/1990

Grant Number: 15574

Grantee

University of Utah, University Hospital

50 North Medical Drive
Salt Lake City, UT, 84132-0012

801-581-2121
Website

Susan L. Beck
Project Director

801-971-5338
Email

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