About Clinical Care
California’s hospitals are dedicated to providing high-quality, safe, and person-centered health care. This wouldn’t be possible without the clinical services hospitals provide, which include emergency care, surgery, X-ray/radiology, laboratory services, and behavioral health care. The care that hospitals provide is shaped by their communities’ needs.
Baby Thriving Thanks to Lifesaving Care at Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s
Physicians rushed Vita Rose Carletti to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Cedars-Sinai Guerin Children’s shortly after her birth when they found the presence of meconium in the amniotic fluid of her mother’s uterus.
HQI Releases CHPSO Annual Report
What’s happening: The Hospital Quality Institute (HQI) has released its CHPSO Annual Report, an overview of the most significant work done on behalf of hospitals in 2023.
What else to know: HQI is dedicated to improving the quality and safety of patient care in hospitals and health care systems and oversees the Collaborative Health Care Patient Safety Organization (CHPSO). The focus of CHPSO is on improving patient safety and quality of care by collecting, analyzing, and sharing data on adverse events and near misses in health care.
Patients See “Superior Outcomes” from Blood & Marrow Transplants
Cedars-Sinai, for the fourth consecutive year, reports achieving “higher than expected survival rates” in patients receiving blood and marrow transplants.
A-Fib Patients Receive Game-Changing Treatment
Innovative A-Fib treatment demonstrates stellar outcomes for patients suffering from atrial fibrillation.
Surgical Excellence Saves a Father’s Life
“Probably the best moment of my life was holding my daughter in the CCU,” says 30-year-old Connor Goodin after having his vision restored by the surgery. “It was a miraculous outcome.”
Stem Cells Offer Veterans a New Lease on Life
Thanks to the use of stem cells, 68-year-old army veteran John Gilmore pushed his mantle cell lymphoma into complete remission within just one year.
Treating Opioid Use Disorder in Acute Care Hospitals
Overview
Opioid abuse is a long-standing problem in California.
The substance use disorder (SUD) crisis might seem insurmountable, but the CA Bridge Program has developed a model of care that saves lives and helps patients with SUDs get back on track. The 24/7 program is built upon three pillars: rapid access to medication-assisted treatment (MAT), welcoming and destigmatized care and specially trained substance use navigators (SUNs) that connect patients to ongoing care and support.