How One California Hospital Re-wrote its Own Story by Focusing on Values and Relationships
Enloe Medical Center’s journey to Gold Certification with Distinction for Leadership and Innovation in Person-Centered…
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How Hamad Medical Corporation is Changing Expectations for Healthcare Quality in Qatar
Hamad Medical Corporation’s Planetree journey lays out a pathway for person-centered care implementation across an…
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Bellevue Medical Center: A Case Study in Resiliency
In the face of a series of crises, the leadership at Planetree Gold Certified Bellevue…
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A companion document to the Person-Centered Care Certification Process Manual. This document explores how the…
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Adventist Health Howard Memorial Hospital Named One of Only 407 Hospitals in the Nation to Achieve 5 Star Status from CMS
How the unconventional style of a small community hospital within Adventist Health has created unparalleled…
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How One Urban Psychiatric Hospital Transformed its Reputation by Balancing Superior Clinical Care with a Humanized Healthcare Experience
One in Five adult Americans experiences mental illness annually. yet it is increasingly challenging for…
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The Distinction for Leadership and Innovation in Person-Centered Care Program extends the recognition pathway for…
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How Loch Lomond Villa, Inc. is meeting the growing demand for long-term care and exceeding expectations for nursing home life
Changing standard practice in long-term care improves quality of care and quality of life (more…)
Read Full Article How Bellevue Medical Center Became the First Hospital in Lebanon to Introduce Shared Medical Records, Open Visitation and Bedside Shift Report
Bellevue Medical Center had a vision for delivering healthcare differently. Planetree Certification offered the plan…
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How a psychiatric hospital became a system-wide leader in employee engagement and creating a culture of safety
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Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital Adds Planetree Certification to Long List of Accolades
How Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital Sustained an Incredible Winning Streak (more…)
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Northern Westchester Hospital Achieves 37-Point Gain in “Likelihood to Recommend”
How Northern Westchester Hospital Became A Leader in Compassionate, Evidence-Based Care (more…)
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This comprehensive program manual is a must-have reference for any team pursuing Person-Centered Care Certification.…
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Planetree offers a full spectrum of consulting services to support you and your organization at…
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How Sharp Coronado Transformed Outcomes and Reputation Through Person-Centered Care
Hospital Secures Millions in Funding, Is Recognized As a Center of Excellence in Orthopedic Surgery…
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In this infographic, you’ll learn the positive changes Planetree Person-Centered Care Certified providers experience in…
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A Plain-Language, Evidence-Based Guiding Framework for Patient and Family Engaged Care
Learn how NAM standards in Patient and Family Engaged Care — what Planetree calls Person-Centered…
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In this infographic, you’ll learn the step-by-step process for becoming Certified in Person-Centered Care Excellence.…
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Planetree has developed its certification criteria based on decades of observing and fine-tuning best practices…
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Building a construct for caring in your organization while becoming person-centered is no small feat…
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Angie Thieriot founded Planetree in 1978 after a series of difficult personal health experiences. In…
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Harnessing Evidence and Experience to Change Culture: A Guiding Framework for Patient and Family Engaged Care
Learn how modern standards in Patient and Family Engaged Care benefit patients, their loved ones,…
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