Your Patient Guide
Ohio Valley General Hospital and
Holy Name Hospital
Ohio Valley General Hospital and Holy Name Hospital worked with their marketing departments to include The Patient Channel's quarterly TV schedule in their hospital's Patient Guide. The inclusion of the TV listings in your custom patient guide can be provided at no cost by American Hospitals Patient Guide, Inc. Thanks to Beth Quinn-O'Neal from Holy Name Hospital and Kathleen Engelmeier from Ohio Valley General Hospital for submitting this best practice!
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Memorial Hospital
and Medical Center of Plano
Memorial Hospital and Medical Center of Plano worked with the publisher of their weekly Patient Handbook and Television Guide, Video Viewing Inc., to include current listings for The Patient Channel in both the full-color centerfolds of their publications and in the customized television schedule included as an integral part of their handbook. Since their Patient Handbooks are distributed to all admitted patients, exposure to the The Patient Channel's patient education is comprehensive throughout their entire hospital. Thanks to Mary Anderson from Memorial Hospital and Mary Jo Dean from Medical Center of Plano for submitting this best practice!
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Promote Patient Education in
Your Hospital Newsletter
Spread the word to staff and patients that your hospital provides The Patient Channel through staff and/or patient newsletters and other publications. See samples below.
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Pulaski Community Hospital
Pulaski Community Hospital's "Wellness News" featured an article on The Patient Channel. Thanks to the Hospital Education Coordinator, for submitting this best practice!
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Promote Patient Education on
Your Web Site
Your web site is another great way to spread the word to staff and patients that your hospital provides The Patient Channel. See samples below.
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Community Hospital
Community Hospital in McCook, Nebraska has posted this Press Release on their web site to introduce The Patient Channel. Thanks to Monica Wacker, Director of Inservice Training, for allowing us to share her best practice!
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Daviess Community Hospital
Daviess Community Hospital's web site "News" featured an article on The Patient Channel. Thanks to Jill Alsman, Education Department, for submitting this best practice!
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Lutheran Hospital of Indiana
Lutheran Hospital of Indiana's web site's "Network Connections" featured an article on The Patient Channel. Thanks to Jan Colone, Education Department, for submitting this best practice!
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Utilize Posters and Table Tents
to Promote Patient Education
The Patient Channel provides pre-printed posters, table tents and stickers that you can use to promote this patient education offering throughout your facility.
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J.D. Achbold Memorial Hospital
J.D. Achbold Memorial Hospital frames the posters and hangs them on the walls in patient care areas for patients and visitors to see. They also use the table tents in the cafeteria. Linda Fullerton, RN, Education Department, makes a point in her documentation to indicate that besides discussion and printed literature, the patient is encouraged to view the programs on the patient education channel. Thanks to Linda for submitting this best practice!
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