Case Study
St. Vincent’s Hospital Westchester: Decreasing Adult Readmissions by Improving the Discharge Process
St. Vincent’s Hospital Westchester: Decreasing Adult Readmissions by Improving the Discharge Process
CASE STUDY St. Vincent’s Hospital Westchester: Decreasing Adult Readmissions by Improving the Discharge Process By Alan Eskenazi, VP Quality Improvement and Regulatory Compliance, St. Vincent’s Hospital Westchester St. Vincent’s Hospital Westchester is a 133-bed psychiatric facility in Harrison, N.Y ., consisting of five inpatient psychiatric units, one chemical dependency unit and many outpatient programs. The hospital discharges appro