Relationships

A Health Care Home - Quick Overview

topics: building community, health care, overview, relationships

Some health care providers think of their work as simply providing services or products. We think of Maple City Health Care Center as a health care home. A home is where a person feels safe, welcome, known, and valued.
Relationships - Quick Overview

topics: overview, relationships

At Maple City Health Care Center, we value our relationships.
Turning the Table

topics: building community, relationships

Centering Pregnancy

topics: pregnancy circle groups, health care, relationships, suggested items

CenteringPregnancy is a method of providing prenatal health care based on the interaction of a group of expecting parents.
Our Future Together

topics: building community, relationships

A criminally insane family moving into the house next door could be the launch of a horror movie or at least the start of a very bad day.

Break the Rules and Bust the Budget

topics: featured items, health care, integration, relationships, suggested items

by James Nelson Gingerich
Making James Translate

topics: culture and health care, relationships

(from James Nelson Gingerich)
No Borders to Helping

topics: building community, culture and health care, relationships

Felisa Reyes wants to stay healthy to be able to care for her grandsons. “They need me,” Felisa said. “Their mother has to be in Mexico and I’m the only one they have right now who is able to care for them.”
The Bundle

topics: relationships

Bert faces obesity, hypertension (high blood pressure), and hyperlipidemia (too many lipids in the blood). As if these conditions weren’t enough, tests show that he is pre-diabetic.

How does MCHCC adapt to different cultures in the community?

topics: culture and health care, relationships, suggested items

Our adaptation relies on relationships. We listen carefully to our patients. Patients from different cultures serve on our Board of Directors. We invest in adapting to languages because we believe that every person has the right to health care in her or his preferred language.
How does MCHCC recruit and retain staff?

topics: for prospective employees, empowerment, integration, relationships, for health center administrators

We often build jobs around people who feel a strong connection with our mission (as opposed to "filling" a job description). People who come to work for us often discover new skills and interests and we seek to change their job accordingly. We retain staff through our values -- empowerment, relationships, and integration. Staff loyalty comes from the satisfaction and health that these values bring.
What are the benefits of working at MCHCC?

topics: for prospective employees, relationships

The primary benefits are the health and satisfaction that come from our relationships with patients, our neighborhood, and with each other. Maple City Health Care Center seeks to provide employees with an adequate wage or salary, with health care benefits, retirement benefits, education benefits, and with emergency financial support.

Feeling Queasy

topics: for donors, empowerment, involvement, relationships, suggested items

I am a patient at Maple City Health Care Center, a volunteer and past employee. I am writing this letter to share with you how much MCHCC has impacted my life as well as the lives of many others in this community.
Like a Queen

topics: building community, for donors, relationships, suggested items

For a long time, I enjoyed good health, but then my health deteriorated. I had a hard time working. I was alone because my husband and I were separated.

Lowering Costs in Camden New Jersey

topics: affordability, relationships

An in-depth article about Jeffrey Brenner and the Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers. By increasing the intensity of primary care and focusing on relationship-based care, Brenner realized a 40% reduction in the cost of health care. Interestingly, the amount of Brenner's savings parallels data about the cost of health care for Maple City Health Care's Medicaid patients (40% lower than the state average).