The Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement, in partnership with Canadian Frailty Network, today announced the 18 organizations that will improve healthcare for older adults by adapting Mount Sinai Hospital’s (Toronto) proven Acute Care for Elders (ACE) Strategy in their healthcare facilities.
Mount Sinai Hospital’s ACE Strategy is a seamless model of care for older adults, spanning the patient care continuum from the emergency department to inpatient, ambulatory and community care settings. Geriatricians, psychiatrists and other physicians as well as nurses, social workers, therapists, pharmacists and dieticians work together to provide coordinated care for older patients. With its ACE Strategy, Mount Sinai has generated sustained results for patients over age 65, including reducing total lengths of stay by 28 percent, lowering readmission rates by 14 percent, and saving the health system $6.7 million in avoidable costs in 2014.
Full article at: Mount Sinai Hospital