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Hartford Hospital Earns Exemplar Status for Older Adult Care
The recognition is the highest level offered by the Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders (NICHE) program
Hartford Hospital earned Exemplar status for its work implementing high-quality interventions and initiatives to provide advanced, complete care for older adults.
The recognition is the highest level offered by the Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders (NICHE) program. Hartford Hospital has been part of NICHE for 20 years and enjoyed Exemplar status for 10.
“We are the only NICHE Exemplar site in the state of Connecticut, making us the preferred place of care for hospitalized older adults,” says Anna-Rae Montano, PhD, RN, coordinator of inpatient geriatric services at Hartford Hospital.
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The hospital received the NICHE-ABIM Foundation Choosing Wisely® Trailblazer Award in 2020 for research using the Therapeutic HUB, and in 2021 for the SAFER Mobilization initiative. The Department of Geriatrics is dedicated to providing education, resources and mentorship for staff to further improve the care for older adults, Montano says.
Read more about the recognition here.
