Baptist Hospital Selected to Participate in Yale Research Initiative

Baptist Hospital (BH) is one of only 10 hospitals nationwide chosen to participate in the Leadership Saves Lives (LSL) research initiative, in partnership with Yale University’s Global Health Leadership Institute. The overall goal of the research initiative is to reduce heart attack mortality through organizational culture change and leadership development.

The LSL research initiative is a two-year team-based leadership development program to improve hospital care for patients. BH is participating with in-depth interviews of team members, reviews of relevant hospital policies and protocols, and observations of key staff interactions such as management meetings and clinical rounds on patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI).

The project’s guiding coalition and BH team members meet on a regular basis to take a global approach to address the issue of AMI mortality. Physicians and team members – both clinical and non-clinical—make up the teams. Community partners, such as referring hospitals, emergency medical services, and nursing homes also are being tapped for involvement and insight.

"This initiative has the potential to save lives in our own community, and what we learn can be shared with health care providers throughout the country. BH is fortunate to be involved in a project that may have an impact on how patients receive care nationwide," Scott Raynes, President, Baptist Hospital.

The Leadership Saves Lives research initiative will be ongoing at BH until Fall of 2016.

For more information about this press release or to schedule an interview, please contact Carmela Cook at:
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