Description

Providence Health and Services (PH&S;) is an integrated health care system with 27 hospitals serving 5 West Coast states. In 2010 this catholic health care system committed to make palliative care available to anyone served by any of its ministries.

This is the first year’s report on the challenges and successes from the implementation of this palliative care strategic plan in one part of PH&S;, the Oregon Region. The Oregon ministries include 8 hospitals (ranging from 25 to 523 beds), long term care facilities, a PACE program, a 700+ physician practice with 47 Clinics, a home services agency (comprised of a home health agency, a home hospice, a specialty pharmacy, and a durable medical equipment agency), and a large health care insurance plan. The Oregon Region of PH&S; has incentivized its leadership and management teams to deliver on the 13 minimum specifications established by the PH&S; board.

This report will outline the minimum specifications, explain how targets and measurements have been established, describe the networking put in place to achieve the targets, and show the progress to date. The tools and materials created in this process will be presented.