Update Archives
Below are previous issues of UPDATE, the weekly newsletter of the Connecticut Hospital Association.
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2013 Update Archives
| 06/13/2013 Congratulations to Awardees; Retired Qualidigm CEO and Partner at Wiggin and Dana to Receive Connecticut Hospital Association Honorary Membership Awards; WCHN to Receive the 2013 John D. Thompson Award for Excellence in the Delivery of Healthcare Through the Use of Data; Middlesex Hospital to Receive the 2013 Connecticut’s Hospital Community Service Award; Congratulations to Connecticut's 2013 Healthcare Heroes!; Andrea Rynn, Director, Public & Government Relations, Western Connecticut Health Network, Recognized as Grassroots Champion; CHA Special Edition of Update: Annual Meeting Awards; more... |
| 06/06/2013 Connecticut is the Only State With Decreasing Gross Domestic Product; Hospitals Focus on Preventing Venous Thromboembolic Events; CHA Annual Meeting - Save the Date; CHA Hosts Fourth Supplier Diversity Program; General Assembly Adjourns 2013 Regular Session – Sine Die; L+M Corporation Purchases Westerly Hospital; Education Updates; $1.1 Billion Invested in Community Benefit Initiatives in 2011, But CT Hospitals’ Ability to Strengthen Community Health at Risk; more... |
| 05/23/2013 Hospitals Focus on Preventing Perinatal Harm; No Update Newsletter on Thursday, May 30; Cross Cultural & Diversity Inclusiveness Training Series; Hospitals Continue Visibility at the Capitol; Thank You to the Hospital and Healthcare Community; Education Updates; more... |
| 05/16/2013 CHA Annual Meeting - Connecticut Hospitals: Caring for People, Serving Our Communities ; Urge Legislators to Protect Hospitals; House and Senate Meet in Session; Education Updates; Connecticut Hospitals Celebrate Hospital Week ; CHA Congratulates Nightingale Award Winners; more... |
| 05/09/2013 Hospitals Take Part in Safety Coach and High Reliability Training Sessions ; Connecticut Hospitals Honor Nurses for National Nurses Week; Hospitals Participate in Partnership for Patients Program on Preventing CAUTIs in the Acute Care Setting; CHA Takes Part in National CAUTI Program; Hospitals Participate in Briefing on Restraint and Seclusion Laws; 2013 Legislative Session in Final Weeks; Education Updates; more... |
| 05/02/2013 CHA Annual Meeting - Save the Date; Surgical Health Care Quality Forum Features Healthcare Leadership; Leaders Take Hospital Message to Washington ; WCHN's Andrea Rynn Recognized as Grassroots Champion; Education Updates; Modern Healthcare Names Marna P. Borgstrom one of its Top 25 Leaders ; more... |
| 04/25/2013 Hospital Medicaid Funding Explained: Setting the Record Straight; Rich Umbdenstock: Bending the Cost Curve; Tomorrow: Healthcare Leaders Discuss Best Practices for Improving Quality and Value ; CHA Reacts to Committee Vote; Committees Vote on FY 2014-2015 Budget; Education Updates; more... |
| 04/18/2013 CHA Statement on the Boston Bombings; CHA Annual Meeting - Connecticut Hospitals: Caring for People, Serving Our Communities ; State Representative from Tolland Resigns - Receives Federal Appointment; Connecticut Hospitals Participate in Unique National Safety Program; Education Updates; Budget-Writing Committees to Release FY 2014-2015 Budget Recommendations; more... |
| 04/11/2013 Education Updates; Hospitals Converge on Hartford for Connecticut Hospital Day at the Capitol; more... |
| 04/04/2013 Hospitals Testify in Opposition to Certificate of Merit Bill; Legislative Committees Reach Reporting Deadlines; Corporate Compliance Highlighted at CHA Conference; CHA Annual Meeting - Save the Date; You are Invited: Connecticut Hospital Day at the Capitol; Hospitals Focus on Reducing Readmissions; CT Receives Nursing Grant from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation ; Education Updates; more... |
| 03/28/2013 Partnership for Patients Readmission Session Planned; Middlesex Hospital Presents at National Meeting ; 13 Hospital Safety Champions Participate in 2013 Fellowship; Hospitals Develop Cultures of Safety; CHA Annual Meeting - Connecticut Hospitals: Caring for People, Serving Our Communities ; This Week in the Legislature; Nominations Open for Schwartz Center Compassionate Caregiver Award®; Connecticut Attorney General to Provide Conference Keynote; Education Updates; CHA and CADH Unveil Guidelines for Conducting a Community Health Needs Assessment; more... |
| 03/21/2013 Connecticut Attorney General to Provide Conference Keynote; Legislative Committees Begin to Reach Reporting Deadlines; CHA Testifies on Healthcare Bills; Education Updates; Deadline Extended: CHA Annual Awards; Retiring Qualidigm CEO Marcia Petrillo Honored; Hospitals Write Open Letter to Legislators: Oppose Cuts; more... |
| 03/14/2013 Legislative Committees Take Action on Bills of Interest to Hospitals; Deadline Nearing: CHA Annual Awards; CHA Testifies on Healthcare Bills; Joint Commission President Keynotes CHA Patient Safety Summit ; Senate Minority Leader John McKinney Begins Statewide Fiscal Responsibility Tour; Education Updates; more... |
| 03/07/2013 Governor Starts Series of Community Forums; Hospital Leaders on WTIC Radio; Follow us on Social Media; CHA Annual Awards - Requesting Submissions; CHA Annual Meeting Save the Date; Education Updates; Hospital Leaders Become Safety Champions; CHA Provides Testimony on Healthcare Issues; Senate and House Meet in Session ; Hospitals Celebrate Patient Safety Week; more... |
| 02/28/2013 Connecticut Hospital Safety Leaders to Participate in Second National Fellowship; Connecticut Receives SIMS Grant; At CHA Summit, Healthcare Leaders Address Unprecedented Change; CHA Submits Testimony on Healthcare Bills; Crisis at the Hospitals – Special Broadcast on WDRC Radio ; Hospital Leaders Meet With Congressional Delegation in Washington; Hospitals Testify in Opposition to Governor’s Budget; Education Updates; Joint Commission President to be Keynote Speaker at CHA Patient Safety Summit; more... |
| 02/21/2013 2013 Healthcare Executive Summit: Addressing Unprecedented Change; Connecticut Hospitals Highlight Policy Makers; Joint Commission President to be Keynote Speaker at CHA Patient Safety Summit; Public Health Committee Vice Chair Philip Miller: Representing the Communities of Essex, Deep River, Chester, and Haddam in the 36th House District; Education Updates; Hospitals Prepare for Appropriations Committee Hearing; CHA Provides Testimony on Healthcare Issues; CHA Annual Meeting Awards - Requesting Submissions; more... |
| 02/14/2013 Hospitals Develop Medical Staff Training; Join CHA's Social Media Community ; Connecticut Caregivers Weather Nemo; Public Health Committee Ranking Member Prasad Srinivasan: Representing the Community of Glastonbury in the 31st House District; Connecticut Hospitals Highlight Policy Makers; CT Health Insurance Exchange Partners with the Office of the Healthcare Advocate to Reach the Underserved; 2013 Healthcare Executive Summit; Education Updates; more... |
| 02/07/2013 2013 Healthcare Executive Summit; Connecticut Hospitals Highlight Policy Makers; Education Updates; Governor's Budget Proposes Significant Reductions to Hospital Funding; Maternal and Infant Health is Focus of County-Wide Program; Public Health Committee Co-Chair Susan Johnson: Representing the Community of Windham in the 49th House District; Hospital Leaders Address Budget Concerns With Legislative Leaders; more... |
| 01/31/2013 Hospital Economic Impact Website Relaunched; Congressman Joe Courtney Announces Renewal of Medicare Dependent Hospital Program for Windham Hospital; CHA Testifies Before the Mental Health Services Working Group; Connecticut Hospitals' Safety Work Highlighted in Journal for Healthcare Quality ; Connecticut Hospitals Highlight Policy Makers; Education Updates; Connecticut House of Representatives Majority Leader Joe Aresimowicz: Representing the Communities of Berlin and Southington in the 30th House District; more... |
| 01/24/2013 Connecticut Hospitals Contribute $20 Billion to State’s Economy ; Hospitals Highlight Connecticut Policy Makers; Western Connecticut Health Network and Norwalk Hospital Sign Affiliation Agreement ; Connecticut Hospitals Participate in Mission: Lifeline Program; Hospitals Study Causal Analysis Fundamentals ; Hospitals Participate in Cross Cultural and Diversity Inclusiveness Training; CHA Annual Meeting: Save the Date; Education Updates; Speaker of the House Brendan Sharkey: Representing Hamden in the 88th House District; General Assembly’s Special Task Force on Gun Violence Meets; more... |
| 01/17/2013 Hospital Leaders Focus on Safety Culture; Hospitals Highlight Connecticut Policy Makers; Saint Francis Care and Ascension Health Care Network Sign Letter of Intent; Governor Malloy Names New Chief Legal Counsel; Saint Francis Center for Health Equity Opens; Education Updates; U.S. Senator Christopher Murphy: Representing Connecticut in the U.S. Senate; more... |
| 01/10/2013 Hospital Leaders Develop Safety Culture; Bridgeport Hospital CEO William Jennings Appointed to American College of Healthcare Executives’ Council of Regents; Hospitals Highlight Connecticut Policy Makers; Flu Activity on the Rise; U.S. Congresswoman Elizabeth Esty: Representing Connecticut’s 5th Congressional District; Education Updates; 2013 Legislative Session Convenes; Legislative Committee Assignments Made; more... |