Blue Shield of California Foundation Dramatically Expands Its Work with Hospitals to Fight Healthcare-Associated Infections.More Than 50 Hospitals Statewide Join Program to Save Lives and Money SAN FRANCISCO -- Blue Shield of California Blue Shield of California is a not-for-profit health insurance provider headquartered in San Francisco, California. An independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, Blue Shield of California is an incorporated, wholly owned subsidiary of California Physicians' Foundation (BSCF BSCF Billion Standard Cubic Feet BSCF Bromeliad Society of Central Florida BSCF Bishop's Stortford Civic Federation (UK) BSCF Brunei Sports Climbing Federation BSCF Bachelor of Science in Computational Finance BSCF Black Sea Cooperation Forum ) today announced it is dramatically expanding a nine-hospital pilot to include more than 50 hospitals across the state that are committed to saving hundreds of patient lives and millions of healthcare dollars by reducing healthcare-associated infections. All 55 hospitals will take part in an advanced learning collaborative staffed by infection prevention leaders from across the nation. Of those, 14 nonprofit hospitals will receive grants to help purchase state-of-the-art data-mining technology that allows for the early detection and rapid treatment of healthcare-associated infections. As previously announced on February 26, 2008, BSCF will commit up to $4 million to fund the project. In California, an estimated 150,000 patients suffer from HAIs annually, 9,000 of which result in death. By expanding its California Healthcare-Associated Infection Prevention Initiative (CHAIPI) over the next two years, BSCF aims to make significant reductions: 2,000 fewer patients contracting HAIs, 15,000 fewer patient hospital days, and $30 million in avoided costs to patients and hospitals. "Our goal is to eliminate the human suffering and the additional healthcare costs that result from healthcare-associated infections," said Crystal Hayling, BSCF president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. . "By promoting the use of new technologies and implementing state-of-the-art process improvements, we know we can absolutely reduce infections in patients across California and prevent millions of dollars in unnecessary costs." Krystin Dozier Dozier may be: People:
"Sutter Health is an early adopter of patient safety technologies, and the CHAIPI project provides more new tools and data that we can use to further advance our efforts. The opportunity to collaborate with other organizations across the state increases our ability to implement best practices even sooner and to save more lives," Dozier said. In 2005, BSCF sponsored the nine-hospital CHAIPI pilot program to determine if new technologies could help infection-control specialists track and prevent the spread of infection. During the course of the 18-month pilot, more than 600 infections were prevented, resulting in 4,640 fewer patient hospital days. BSCF estimates its initial $1 million investment in the CHAIPI pilot lowered costs of care by more than $9 million. Nancy Pratt, senior vice president of clinical effectiveness for Sharp Health Care in San Diego, which has five hospitals participating in CHAIPI, believes the project provides a great collaborative opportunity for her team. "Improving patient outcomes is a priority for all of us," Pratt said of the hospitals participating in the pilot. "Electronic tools will only make all of us more effective. We want to learn from anyone who has a good idea and share our ideas, as well." Faculty for the CHAIPI learning collaborative will be drawn from nationally recognized organizations including the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC (Advanced Programmable Interrupt Controller) A circuit that handles the priority of interrupts in a computer. Designed to support symmetric multiprocessing (SMP), the APIC handles more interrupts and is more flexible than the programmable interrupt controller ) and California Institute for Health Systems Performance (CIHSP). The data mining technology is made available at reduced costs through Cardinal Health/MedMined. Blue Shield of California Foundation is one of the largest healthcare grantmaking organizations in California. For more information, please visit www.blueshieldcafoundation.org. The Foundation was formed by Blue Shield of California, a not-for-profit corporation with more than 3.2 million members, 4,300 employees and 20 offices in California. For more information about the company, please visit www.blueshieldca.com. HOSPITALS PARTICIPATING IN CHAIPI II BY REGION Butte County * Enloe Medical Center About Enloe Medical Center Chico's 391-bed non-profit Enloe Medical Center offers the North Valley a full continuum of health services ranging from preventative education and outpatient services to acute care, behavioral health, inpatient rehabilitation and home health and , Chico Central Coast * Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital, Santa Barbara * Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital is a hospital in the city of Santa Barbara, California. It is owned and operated by Cottage Health Systems. It is the only Level II trauma center between Los Angeles (south) and the Bay Area (north) on coastal California. , Santa Barbara * Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital is a hospital in the city of Solvang, California. It is owned and operated by Cottage Health Systems. External links
Central Valley * Central Valley General Hospital, Hanford * Clovis Community Medical Center, Clovis * Community Regional Medical Center, Fresno * Delano Regional Medical Center, Delano * Fresno Heart & Surgery Center, Fresno * Hanford Community Medical Center, Hanford * Lodi Memorial Hospital, Lodi * Oak Valley District Hospital, Oakdale * St. Agnes Medical Center, Fresno * Tehachapi Valley Healthcare District, Tehachapi Greater Bay Area * Doctors Medical Center, Pinole Pinole (pĭnōl`), city (1990 pop. 17,460), Contra Costa co., W Calif., on San Pablo Bay; inc. 1903. Primarily residential, it manufactures concrete and chemicals. * Healdsburg District Hospital, Healdsburg * Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Antioch * Kaiser Foundation Hospital, South San Francisco South San Francisco, city (1990 pop. 54,312), San Mateo co., W Calif.; inc. 1908. South San Francisco has several industrial parks; its manufactures include medical supplies and equipment, foods, paint, paper products, consumer goods, and clothing. * Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Vallejo * O'Connor Hospital, San Jose * Santa Clara Valley
The Santa Clara Valley is a valley just south of the San Francisco Bay in Northern California in the United States. Health & Hospital System, Santa Clara * Sonoma Valley Hospital, Sonoma * Sutter Delta Medical Center Sutter Delta Medical Center is a hospital in Antioch, California. It is part of the Sutter Health network, a large corporate health care provider that ranks among dominant providers of health services in the state of California. , Antioch * Sutter Solano Medical Center, Vallejo * Washington Hospital Healthcare System, Fremont Greater Sacramento Area * Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital, Auburn * Sutter Davis Hospital, Davis * Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento * Sutter Roseville Medical Center, Roseville Lake County * Sutter Lakeside Hospital, Lakeport Los Angeles * Barlow Respiratory Hospital, Los Angeles * Beverly Community Hospital, Montebello * California Hospital Medical Center California Hospital Medical Center (CHMC) is a hospital in Los Angeles, California, USA. It is currently operated by Catholic Healthcare West. Services The emergency department at CHMC is certified as a level II trauma center for adults[1]. , Los Angeles * Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles * City of Hope National Medical Center City of Hope is one of 39 NCI-designated Cancer Centers and is located in the city of Duarte, California. City of Hope comprises an ambulatory and in-patient cancer treatment center as well as a biomedical research facility known as the Beckman Research Institute and the City of Hope , Duarte * Garfield Medical Center, Monterey Park * Good Samaritan Hospital Good Samaritan Hospital may refer to: In the United States:
* Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Harbor-UCLA Medical Center is a hospital located within the city of Torrance, California, USA. The hospital was founded in 1946, and is funded by Los Angeles County Harbor-UCLA serves as the Level I Trauma Center for the South Bay area. , Los Angeles * Huntington Hospital, Pasadena * Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Fontana * LAC & USC An abbreviation for U.S. Code. Healthcare Network, Los Angeles * Monterey Park Medical Center, Monterey Park * Mission Hospital Regional Medical Center, Mission Viejo * San Gabriel Valley The San Gabriel Valley is one of the principal valleys of southern California. It lies to the east of the city of Los Angeles, to the north of the Puente Hills, to the south of the San Gabriel Mountains, and to the west of the Inland Empire. Medical Center, San Gabriel * UC Irvine Medical Center, Irvine * Victor Valley Community Hospital, Victorville * Whittier Hospital, Whittier Mendocino County * Ukiah Adventist Hospital, Ukiah Plumas County * Plumas District Hospital, Quincy San Diego * Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center, Chula Vista * Sharp Coronado Hospital, Coronado * Sharp Grossmont Hospital, La Mesa * Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women, San Diego * Sharp Memorial Hospital, San Diego * Tri-City Medical Center, Oceanside |
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