December 16, 2008
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At Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center, too many nurses had a part in decision-making, which meant that few decisions were made.
December 16, 2008
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In 1993, Boone Hospital Center's new president, faced with changes in healthcare financing and increased competition, introduced a new job requirement: employees had to be nice.
December 16, 2008
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In 2003, St. Alphonsus Regional Medical Center in Boise, Idaho got a jolt when the marketing department conducted routine focus groups among community members.
December 16, 2008
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In 1993, Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics in Kansas City, Mo. needed a push. It got one from a visionary CEO who had a bold vision: It would be the best children's hospital in the world.
December 16, 2008
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Copley Hospital in Morrisville, Vt. is a small, community hospital with a history of poor relations between its administration and its nurses. Copley's effort to transform its culture in 2005 did nothing to improve those relations.
December 16, 2008
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At M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston nurses were overshadowed by the center's national reputation for cancer care and a complex organization that made it difficult for nurses to relate to their colleagues.
December 16, 2008
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In 1998, Humility of Mary Health Partners, a two-hospital Catholic health system in Ohio, undertook a process of cultural transformation to address growing dissatisfaction among nurses.
December 16, 2008
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The need for a physical facelift prompted a much deeper change at Lakeland Community Hospital in Niles, Mich.
January 1, 2005
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From 1998 to 2003, staff at the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, Alexandria, Va., conducted a national hospice outcomes project to assess the impact of various treatment strategies on the quality of hospice care.
March 30, 2005
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The Ingham County Health Department, working in partnership with hospitals, employers, consumers and insurers in Lansing, Mich., created an organized system of care for county residents.
