North: UPMC launches first tele-emergency department in Pennsylvania
UPMC is leveraging its clinical expertise and innovative technology to launch the first tele-Emergency Department (Tele-ED) in Pennsylvania at UPMC Kane in McKean County. In line with the Pennsylvania Department of Health guidelines announced on March 2 to increase patient access to care through innovative delivery models, UPMC created a first-of-its kind in Pennsylvania rural health care approach that will allow access to excellent emergency medical care at UPMC Kane.
UPMC Kane is partnering with UPMC Hamot in Erie to create an emergency medicine collaboration using advanced telemedicine technology. Board-certified emergency medicine physicians located at UPMC Hamot, 94 miles away in Erie, partner with on-site, trained advanced practice providers (APPs) at UPMC Kane, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to provide the best care for all who seek it.
“Bedside care is delivered by physician assistants (PAs) and certified registered nurse practitioners (CRNPs) at UPMC Kane using advanced video, audio and examination technology to connect patients seamlessly and quickly with board-certified emergency medicine physicians at UPMC Hamot,” said Mark Papalia, UPMC Kane president. “Together, the APP and physician diagnose and care for the patient.”
UPMC Kane is an acute care hospital located in a remote, rural community with an average daily inpatient census of five to six hospitalized patients and approximately 6,000 total emergency department visits each year. UPMC Hamot is the advanced tertiary care regional hub for UPMC in northwest Pennsylvania and southwest New York caring for nearly 70,000 patients in the emergency department annually. UPMC Hamot provides high-level specialized care and is a Level II trauma center, the only accredited trauma center in the Erie region.
Midwest: Cleveland Clinic ranked number two hospital in the world
Cleveland Clinic is ranked as the number two hospital in the world again by Newsweek’s World’s Best Hospitals 2022 list.
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital and Cleveland Clinic Florida are also recognized among the Top 250 hospitals in the world.
The rankings are based on surveys and data from more than 2,200 hospitals in 27 countries.
“(W)hat has set the world’s leading hospitals apart is their continued ability to deliver the highest-quality patient care and conduct critical medical research even as they focused on battling COVID,” said Newsweek Global Editor in Chief Nancy Cooper. “Indeed, as the fourth annual ranking of the World’s Best Hospitals by Newsweek and Statista shows, consistency in excellence is the hallmark of these institutions …”
Newsweek also ranked six Cleveland Clinic locations among the best hospitals in the United States:
- Cleveland Clinic – 2
- Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital – 38
- Cleveland Clinic Florida-Weston – 45
- Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital – 86
- Cleveland Clinic Hillcrest Hospital – 125
- Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital – 312
The rankings are based on three data sources: online surveys of more than 80,0000 medical experts from around the world; results from publicly available patient experience surveys; and medical key performance indicators, including patient safety, infection prevention measures, and doctor-to-patient ratios.
South: Baptist Health South Florida launches startup
Baptist Health South Florida announced an agreement with Rehab Boost, a pioneer in artificial intelligence (AI) to develop an innovative platform to diagnose movement abnormalities. The body motion recognition technology being developed under the name Gait Boost, LLC is a first-of-its-kind platform, which also marks Baptist Health Innovations’ first startup company.
Gait Boost, will focus on a person’s gait, better known as a person’s manner of walking. Abnormalities in movement may provide early indicators of severe sicknesses or medical conditions.
“Gait Boost is intended to work at the intersection of technology and medical knowledge, ultimately offering a new way to identify abnormalities,” said Mark Coticchia, Corporate Vice President, Baptist Health Innovations. “The opportunity and ability to diagnose patients sooner than currently available with new medical approaches, advancements and innovation is precisely why Baptist Health Innovations was created – to commercialize novel ideas for patient benefit.”