The brain needs a constant supply of oxygen and nutrients to work well. Just minutes after a stroke disrupts or stops blood flow, brain cells can die, jeopardizing functions such as movement, speech, emotional regulation and memory. Stroke is the second-leading cause of death and third-leading cause of disability worldwide. According to a 2017 report […]
Moving Global Health Forward While Travel’s on Hold
Posted by | Academic Medicine, Collaboration, Health System SustainabilityBy Nicole J. Rosson, M.H.A., and Heitham T. Hassoun, M.D. Over the past 20 years, leading academic medical centers and specialty care hospitals in the United States have entered into the global collaborative health care market. They care for international patients who travel to their institutions for medical treatment, which often is not available or […]
Every Day and Everywhere, Thank You, Nurses
Posted by | Care Providers, Collaboration, Health Care Leadership Development, Latin America, Middle East, Nurse DevelopmentFlorence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing, was born this day 200 years ago. And so May 12 has been designated International Nurses day, a global celebration of the contributions nurses make to patients and to society. I wanted to use this space to recognize the incredible work nurses everywhere do and to thank them […]
Our Research Bench Gets Deeper With Global Affiliations
Posted by | Collaboration, Middle East, ResearchAt Johns Hopkins, we are fortunate to have an enormous research enterprise, which allows us to bring a lot of expertise to spur team-based scientific pursuit. My colleagues at Johns Hopkins Medicine International (JHI) draw from institutional data — and personal experience — to publish research on how academic medical centers can forge transformative partnerships with […]
Good Health Care Is Good, but Why Stop There?
Posted by | Academic Medicine, Care Providers, Collaboration, Middle East, Patient CareFollowing careful evaluation of health care institutions from all over the world, Saudi Aramco chose Johns Hopkins Medicine as its partner to provide medical care to its employees and transform its health system for the future. After all, we brought to the Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare (JHAH) joint venture nearly 130 years as the founder […]
Pandemic No Match for Nurses’ Mettle
Posted by | Care Providers, Nurse DevelopmentHealth care providers around the world are in uncharted territory in response to the coronavirus pandemic. It’s undoubtedly a time of great stress and uncertainty for all clinicians. We continue last week’s discussion on how nurses in particular are rising to the challenge of fighting the COVID-19 pandemic. Here are more insights from Dr. Cynda […]
Nurses: Leading in the Midst of Crisis
Posted by | Care Providers, Nurse DevelopmentAs the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases accelerates around the world, nurses on the front lines of the health care response have found themselves in unprecedented positions, making high-stakes decisions for patients and their own personal lives. Cynda Rushton is a professor at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing and Berman Institute of Bioethics and […]
Three Weeks, 24 Life-Changing Surgeries at JHAH
Posted by | Collaboration, Middle East, Patient CareSome rare or complex health conditions require specialized expertise or technologies that aren’t (yet) available locally. But whenever possible, patients benefit from receiving care in a setting near home with loved ones there for support. In a span of three weeks, 24 patients at Johns Hopkins Aramco Healthcare (JHAH) received life-changing — even life-saving — […]
Direct Download for Value Uptick
Posted by | Collaboration, Health Care Leadership Development, Health System Sustainability, Middle EastAround the world, physicians are increasingly diagnosing patients with long-term chronic diseases, not just episodic health problems. Meanwhile, the treatments for other diseases and health conditions have become more complex — and more expensive. Patients want high-quality care at the lowest cost. Health systems want to serve these patients’ needs … while also staying afloat […]
A Father’s Determined Search Leads to Johns Hopkins
Posted by | Care Providers, Middle East, Patient CareParents often say they would do anything possible to protect the health and happiness of their children. That was certainly the case with the Aldhanhani family from the United Arab Emirates. The Aldhanhanis’ son Khalifa was born with a serious blood disorder known as beta thalassemia, which can enlarge the spleen, liver and heart, and can […]