DALLAS, Oct. 19 /PRNewswire/ — As part of its commitment
to supporting efforts to improve the patient experience in
healthcare, The Beryl Institute
has awarded $1,000 grants to ten health care organizations that are
exploring effective methods for addressing patient experience
issues.

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The winners of the 2010 Beryl Institute Patient Experience
grants are:

• Bridgeport Hospital, Bridgeport, CT – Impact of
  Post Discharge Phone Calls to Readmissions of Patients with
  Congestive Heart Failure
• Exempla St. Joseph Hospital, Denver, CO –
  Effectiveness of the Patient Navigator Role with the Inpatient
  Cardiovascular Population
• Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA –
  Strengthening Communication Between Patients, Families and Care
  Providers
• Morristown Memorial Hospital, Morristown, NJ –
  Standardizing the Approach to Communication and Patient Family
  Care in Adult ICU
• Roper Saint Francis Healthcare, Charleston, SC
  –Restructuring New Hire Orientation Processes on Employee
  Engagement and Patient Experience
• Saint Joseph Orange Hospital, Orange, CA –
  Spotlighting: An Innovative Approach to Bring “Sacred
  Encounters” Alive in the Patient Experience
• Saint Thomas Hospital, Nashville, TN –
  Strategies to Improve Nurse to Family Member Communication about
  Critically Ill Patients
• Salem Hospital Foundation, Salem, OR –
  Caring for Patients at End of Life – “One Size” Doesn’t
  Fit All

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