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‘This Isn't a Dying Coal Town,' It's a West Virginia Community Rethinking Health Care and Succeeding

Taylor Sisk

July 01, 2021 |

100 Days in Appalachia |

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Response Location: United States, Williamson, West Virginia

Williamson Health and Wellness Center is a federally qualified health center in rural West Virginia, that provides medical, dental, and mental health care as well as chronic-disease management and wellness coaching on a sliding scale. The health center addresses social determinants of health with programs like fresh produce delivery, a community garden, and workforce development. The community health worker program has seen success by hiring local people to visit patients at home and work with them to monitor their blood sugar, take their medications properly, and learn healthy lifestyle choices.

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How Philadelphia escaped disaster in the face of a dozen shuttered maternity wards

Nina Feldman Alan Yu

June 04, 2021 |

WHYY |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

A large number of hospital closures pushed the remaining obstetrics chiefs to work together to maintain safe and accessible maternity care, especially for low-income and English as a second language community members. The consortium shared best practices and established easily transferrable common electronic medical records. Hospitals triaged patients by needs and transferred them if needed, rather than prioritizing income generation and competition. Doctors practiced a “laborist” model where they were assigned to be on the labor and delivery floor rather than follow a particular caseload of patients.

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The robot will see you now

Tom Hallberg

June 02, 2021 |

Jackson Hole News & Guide |

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Response Location: United States, Jackson, Wyoming

The Da Vinci Robot allows surgeons to perform soft tissue procedures with advanced technologies like electrocautery to cauterize tissue as it cuts and 3-D camera, without having to make a big incision. The robot acts as an extension of the surgeon’s hands, replicating human movements in a more fluid and flexible way than tools used for other minimally invasive surgeries. After substantial training on the device, studies show that the robot reduces physician error and anecdotal evidence supports the laboratory finding that the robot leads to faster recovery and less pain for patients.

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How a Nonprofit's Initiative Helps Villagers Access Healthcare

Ekpali Saint

March 22, 2021 |

Prime Progress |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Ozalla Edem-Ani, Enugu State

To help address a gap in health access for those living in a rural community in Nigeria, a nonprofit that "gives health, educational, and livelihood support to poor groups in Enugu State" built a hospital to serve those seeking out-patient services. Although the hospital isn't equipped to address all health concerns and faces financial constraints, it has helped more than 2,000 people living in the village access care.

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COVID-19 was a disaster for organ transplants. Here's how they're recovering

Jessica Kantor

March 01, 2021 |

FastCompany |

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Response Location: United States

The Covid-19 pandemic disrupted much of the healthcare system, but the U.S.'s transplant system was largely able to rebound due to collaborative efforts and a pivot to telehealth for post-operative appointments. Additionally, the United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS) helped connect experts from across the world so that transplant specialists could learn from one another's efforts.

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Antibody infusions are stemming Covid hospitalizations in Lafayette

Nicole Mistretta

February 04, 2021 |

The Current (Louisiana) |

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Response Location: United States, Lafayette, Louisiana

Hospitals in Louisiana are using a monoclonal antibody infusion treatment to help the most at-risk patients recover from Covid-19. Although this treatment comes with limitations – including a 10-day window of when it must be administered – it has shown significant overall mortality declines when used.

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COVID antibody treatment available and effective but delivery slower than desired in S.D.

Bart Pfankuch

January 28, 2021 |

South Dakota News Watch |

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Response Location: United States, South Dakota

A new therapeutic treatment known as a monoclonal antibody infusion has been made available across the U.S. for Covid-19 patients who are most at-risk of being hospitalized for the virus. In South Dakota, one of the nations largest health systems has developed a computer algorithm and set up infusion centers to better serve patients who this could most help.

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Meet the people changing the world of organ transplants

Rosa Ellis

January 23, 2021 |

The Times |

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1500-3000 Words

Response Location: United Kingdom, Cambridge

Doctors at Royal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge began piloting the use of new technology in 2015 via a machine called an organ care system (OCS) that allows doctors to restore life to an organ and keep it viable for donation. This technology has now helped doctors increase heart transplantation procedures by 40 percent.

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How a 'total market approach' reduced maternal mortality in Cross River

Kelechukwu Iruoma

January 08, 2021 |

TheCable |

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Response Location: Nigeria, Cross River

The Saving Mothers, Giving Life (SMGL) initiative in Cross River state is helping to address a gap in services that women had been facing during childbirth and reduce the state's and Nigeria's overall maternal mortality rates. The "total market approach" that this initiative used relied on training for birth attendants and better equipping health facilities. Since its launch, maternal health workers have reported a decrease in deaths and an increase in women willing to deliver at public hospitals in the region.

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COPD patients get hands-on care to avoid the hospital

Amber Amortegui

December 23, 2020 |

The Beacon Today |

Podcast |

Over 15 Minutes

Response Location: United States, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

In Florida, a hospital's respiratory department decreased readmission rates for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) by emphasizing patient education and encouraging cross-sector collaboration between departments and resources. The change has also helped the hospital avoid financial constraints.

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