Crouse Hospital's Aging & Complex Care Services suggests visiting the sites listed below for more information about healthcare and wellness.
Partnerships
Medicare Innovations Collaborative (MED-IC)
Crouse Hospital is one of six healthcare sites in the U.S. invited by the Mount Sinai School of Medicine's Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Adult Development and Johns Hopkins University, Division of Geriatric Medicine & Gerontology, to participate in an innovative new pilot program focusing on the care of senior patients. The Medicare Innovations Collaborative (Med-IC), a research project funded by The Atlantic Philanthropies, is a national effort to change healthcare policy and improve care for older adults by putting the leading models of geriatric best practices to work in hospital settings.
As a part of the collaborative, Crouse staff receives technical assistance from nationally-recognized leaders in geriatrics who have been at the forefront in developing innovative models of care. The group also works together to identify practical policy and payment barriers, as well overall improvements in geriatric care.
In addition to Crouse, the other sites chosen to participate in the Medicare Innovations Collaborative are:
- Aurora Sinai Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI
- Carolinas HealthCare System/Mercy Hospital, Charlotte, NC
- Geisinger Health System/Geisinger Clinic, Danville, PA
- Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, PA
- University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
Aurora of Central New York
Crouse Hospital and Aurora of Central New York have a long history of collaboration. Aurora is working with Crouse’s Senior Centered Care Program to improve care for senior patients with hearing or visual impairments through a grant from the Community Health Foundation of Western and Central New York.
A patient’s inability to see or hear often directly impacts his or her ability to actively participate in care – which can lead to erroneous diagnoses or transitions with negative impact. Crouse’s collaboration with Aurora allows the opportunity to better educate hospital staff on the particular needs of seniors with sensory impairments.
With more than 90 years of serving individuals of all ages who are blind, visually impaired, deaf, hard-of-hearing, or deaf blind, Aurora of CNY is a not-for-profit organization providing high quality services that empower individuals to achieve full participation at home, in school, on the job or in the community.
Learn more about Aurora of CNY by calling 315/422-7263 (TTY/TDD: 315-2-9746 or VP: 315-422-7263).
Community Health Foundation of Western and Central New York
As part of a commitment to enhancing caretaking transitions, the Community Health Foundation of Western and Central New York (CHFWCNY) awarded grants to 14 project teams from nine Western and Central New York counties in April 2009. As one of the selected teams, Crouse Hospital will collaborate during an 18-month period to develop more effective partnerships between healthcare providers and caregivers and, in doing so, improve transitions of care for frail elders.
The Community Health Foundation is dedicated to improving the health and healthcare of people in the communities of Western and Central New York. In addition to removing barriers and fostering a greater sense of the state of healthcare in the community, the Community Health Foundation of Central New York works to improve patient safety, quality and outcomes of care, prevention and health promotion, and assists individuals in being more effective stewards of their own health. For more information, call 315/671-0057.