Low ICU Burnout in a Safety Net Hospital

Readmissions at a Public Safety Net Hospital

OBJECTIVE We aimed to determine factors related to avoidability of 30-day readmissions at our public, safety net hospital in the United States (US). METHODS We prospectively reviewed medical records of adult internal medicine patients with scheduled and unscheduled 30-day readmissions. We also interviewed patients if they were available. An independent panel used pre-specified, objective crit...

Outcomes of men on active surveillance for low-risk prostate cancer at a safety-net hospital.

PURPOSE To characterize demographic, disease, and cancer outcomes of men on active surveillance (AS) at a safety-net hospital and characterize those who were lost to follow-up (LTFU). METHODS From January 2004 to November 2014, 104 men with low-risk prostate cancer (PCa) were followed with AS at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital (ZSFG). Criteria for AS have evolved over time; however,...

A low-literacy medication education tool for safety-net hospital patients.

BACKGROUND To improve medication adherence in cardiac patients, in partnership with a safety-net provider, this research team developed and evaluated a low-literacy medication education tool. METHODS Using principles of community-based participatory research, the team developed a prototype of a low-literacy hospital discharge medication education tool, customizable for each patient, featuring...

The relationship between safety net activities and hospital financial performance

BACKGROUND During the 1990's hospitals in the U.S were faced with cost containment charges, which may have disproportionately impacted hospitals that serve poor patients. The purposes of this paper are to study the impact of safety net activities on total profit margins and operating expenditures, and to trace these relationships over the 1990s for all U.S urban hospitals, controlling for hospi...

Stresses to the Safety Net: The Public Hospital Perspective