Park Nicollet Health Services

Programs: Park nicollet methodist hospital is a 426-bed facility with more than 2,700 employees and more than 960 physicians on its medical staff. Located in st. Louis park, minnesota, it is recognized as an area leader in cancer care, cardiovascular services, maternity care and neuro-rehabilitation medicine. Park nicollet methodist hospital is part of park nicollet health services, an integrated care system, staffed by nationally recognized hospital and clinic doctors, clinical professionals, nurses and other team members. Park nicollet methodist hospital helps patients stay healthy and takes care of them when they are sick. Park nicollet methodist hospital's mission is to care for and support the health, healing and learning of those served. Park nicollet methodist hospital uses five core values to accomplish its mission - care, service, stewardship, joy and learning. Highlights of 2010 that support park nicollet methodist hospital's values include the following:park nicollet methodist hospital actively involves its patients, employees, board members and community partners in identifying patient and community needs. In 2010, park nicollet methodist hospital provided more than $4. 8 million in patient services charity care, more than $15. 7 million in unreimbursed medical care and provided more than $2. 2 million to the community through other channels. Patient councils have been established to foster collaboration between patients, families, and care teams. These councils focus on topics such as patient safety, facility design, clinician-patient communication, quality improvement, patient/family education, ethics, and research. Park nicollet methodist hospital received several 2010 healthgrades recognitions including: pulmonary care excellence award, cardiac care excellence award, cardiac surgery excellence award and the critical care excellence award. These honors placed park nicollet methodist hospital in the top 5 percent of hospitals nationwide. Park nicollet methodist hospital is certified as an advanced primary stroke center and received an eighth consecutive healthgrades stroke care excellence award. Park nicollet methodist hospital participates in the national database for nursing quality improvement (ndnqi) which is a composite of 17 measures related to patient safety and hospital-acquired infections. As part of these measures, the nursing staff improvement teams have reduced patient falls more than one third in 2010. The hospital went from 2. 99 falls per 1,000 patient days in 2009 to 1. 95 per 1,000 patient days in 2010. The average number of falls dropped from 18 per month in 2008-09 to 13 per month in 2010. There was a significant decline in reportable pressure ulcers, ventilator-associated pneumonias, and central line infections. Park nicollet methodist hospital nursing staff and volunteers have joined forces to prevent delirium and functional decline in patients age 70 and older. In 2010 we became the first minnesota site for a program called help (hospital elder life program). Trained volunteers visit patients each day to provide intentional interventions around cognitive and physical functioning as a method to prevent delirium. This program has maintained a confusion assessment method (cam) positive conversion to only 2%, which is far below the 15% for patients who aren't visited by the program. Advanced care planning for end of life care is a significant system-wide initiative in 2010. The hospital and the park nicollet foundation have partnered to develop focus areas within the community and at park nicollet clinics to discuss advanced care planning and ensure advanced directives are available for care teams in the hospital. Park nicollet methodist hospital is affiliated with park nicollet health services, park nicollet clinic, park nicollet foundation, park nicollet institute and park nicollet health care products. Together with the affiliated organizations, park nicollet methodist hospital has accomplished the following in 2010:park nicollet methodist hospital and its affiliates are dedicated to caring for, and supporting the health, healing and learning of patients, employees and the community. Park nicollet methodist hospital and its affiliates accomplish this in many ways and are especially grateful to its volunteers. In 2010, park nicollet health services and affiliates gave more than $3. 1 million through 106 grants. Park nicollet health services and affiliates continued its joint sponsorship of the successful aging initiative, which focuses on improving coordination of community and health care services for senior citizens. Park nicollet methodist hospital and park nicollet foundation partner with 21 school districts to assure that all students are up to date with their immunizations. Park nicollet health services and affiliates strive to assure help is there when needed during serious or life-threatening illnesses. We offer programs that are not fully funded or reimbursed under traditional health insurance, including club create, stroke inspire and melrose institute. A new health resource center in the brooklyn center high school opened in february 2010, providing free and low-cost medical, mental health and dental care to children and youth in the community. This community resource is the fourth such school-affiliated clinic established, staffed and funded in partnership with park nicollet foundation and park nicollet methodist hospital. In 2010, by partnering with the local non-profit children's dental services, four community clinics for children began offering free or reduced-cost dental care to any child or adolescent in the communities served. In 2010, park nicollet methodist hospital, along with park nicollet clinic and other affiliates provided needed comprehensive care, including primary, specialty, hospital and pharmacy services, at no charge, 1,996 individuals enrolled in the st. Mary's program - and innovative model of providing continuity of care for the uninsured. Park nicollet health services provided more than 9,900 prescriptions for outpatient medications to low income individuals and families, assuring medical treatment for acute and chronic conditions such as asthma and diabetes. Park nicollet methodist hospital implemented schwartz center rounds in 2010 to help clinicians, nurses and all care team members cope with the social and emotional challenges of working in modern health care. Participants can expect a facilitated, interactive forum where both presenters and attendees can share thoughts and feelings in a safe environment. Park nicollet methodist hospital expanded and remodeled the emergency center. There are now 30 private examination rooms and a new 12-bed observation unit that will help decrease the length of stay for appropriate observation patients. In 2010, park nicollet clinic received four of the eleven certifications by the state of minnesota to be "health care homes". Health care homes, also known as "medical homes," offer a team approach to primary care. A care coordinator works with patients and their families to coordinate with a clinical team that may include physicians, nurses, clinicians, specialists and pharmacists. The program also coordinates with community resources such as schools and social service agencies to ensure continuity of care that will follow patients after they leave the clinic and into the communities where they live. The park nicollet frauenshuh cancer center rehabilitation program received a healthpartners "innovation award" in 2010 for its excellent work in improving the lives of cancer survivors. The program helps cancer patients reduce pain, improve their function and strength, and find support from rehabilitation team members and other cancer patients.

services to affiliated organizations:park nicollet methodist hospital incurs expenses on behalf of affiliated tax exempt organizations, park nicollet health services, park nicollet clinic, park nicollet health care products, and park nicollet institute. Park nicollet methodist hospital provides rental space and lab services to its affiliated organizations in order to assure the efficient and professional delivery of health care and other services to the community and aids in the provision of low cost medical service.

medical services education:park nicollet methodist hospital incurs expenses for the educational outreach programs and services offered throughout the five state regional areas, including a network of approximately 90 parkinson's support groups, health professional conferences or in-services for those working with parkinson's community in the region. Park nicollet methodist hospital also offers onsite educational conferences for nurses, rehab therapists and social workers on an annual basis. See schedule ofunds are also used for an annual support group facilitator training, and for progress and possibilities, the largest parkinson's conference designed for patients and their family members in the service region. Park nicollet methodist hospital also has an education center that offers childbirth preparation classes that are led by experienced health care professionals with advanced training and expertise in patient education and prenatal care. In 2010 park nicollet methodist hospital held 107 classes with 2,698 participants.