Family Health Care Of Hoopeston issued the following announcement on Nov. 27.
Gibson Area Hospital & Health Services, Gibson City, was awarded the Illinois Critical Access Hospital Network’s IMPACT Award for its creation and implementation of a dental clinic during ceremonies held November 13th at the I-Hotel and Conference Center, Champaign, IL.
Participants vying for the award were encouraged to submit innovations implemented at their respective hospitals which initiated a new approach to improve patient relationships, implemented a new process flow or life-safety improvement, found a creative way to motivate and inspire staff, or fostered a successful community project.
Area physicians and representatives from its local school system informed Gibson Area Hospital & Health Services’ staff of the need for access to dental care. Patients had been on a waiting list for up to six months or were forced to go to the University of Illinois-Chicago for care. In response to this need, GAHHS opened a dental clinic within its facility to provide dental care to those who struggle to find services and those who cannot afford to pay for these services.
“As oral disease affects overall health and well-being, lack of access to dental care had an adverse impact on oral health and was a factor in both high rates of preventable emergency department use of the opioid epidemic,” said Rob Schmitt, GAHHS CEO. “With our new dental clinic, many of these issues have been alleviated.”
Horizon Health, Paris, and Genesis Medical Center, Aledo, were also honored at the event for patient services development and the Mercer County Mental Health Action Program.
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Source: Family Health Care Of Hoopeston
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