News & Updates
HCIF Hosts Gun Violence Prevention Workshop
Daniyal Amjad September 8, 2023 On June 22, 2023, the Health Care Improvement Foundation's (HCIF) Partnership for Patient Care (PPC) hosted an in-person Safety Forum workshop, “Gun Violence Prevention in the Hospital Setting”. PPC Safety Forums bring together health...
Nature Inspires a Day of Team Building and Creative Energy – HCIF’s Staff Retreat
Wendy Nickel September 8, 2023 In the middle of Philadelphia sits an oasis of nature and beauty, rivaling some of the more exotic and scenic national parks in the United States. HCIF had the unique opportunity to spend the day at the Discovery Center for our staff...
HCIF Facilitates Cross-Sector Collaboration Through Cities Changing Diabetes – Philadelphia
September 8, 2023 Cities Changing Diabetes – Philadelphia (CCD) is an HCIF-led project that integrates community-driven and place-based approaches across multiple sectors to address obesity, diabetes, and their social drivers in the city’s historically vulnerable and...
Partner Profile: A Conversation with Shannon Davila, MSN, RN, CPPS, CPHQ, CIC, FAPIC
August 14, 2023 The Health Care Improvement Foundation’s (HCIF) Partner Profiles highlight the efforts of valued and innovative health leaders. Our partners’ work supports HCIF’s vision of healthier communities through equitable, accessible, and quality health care....
Staff Profile: A Conversation with Lauren Eckel, MPH
June 16, 2023 Lauren Eckel joined HCIF in September 2022 as Project Coordinator for the Population Health team. Lauren provides support to multiple project teams in the management of community and population health projects. Prior to joining HCIF, Lauren worked as a...
Partner Profile: A Conversation with Phil Landis, DNP, RN, CEN, NPD-BC
June 16, 2023 The Health Care Improvement Foundation (HCIF) is featuring our partners on our website and in our monthly newsletter. We would like to take this opportunity to highlight your work and contributions to improving the health of people in Philadelphia and...
Showcasing HCIF’s and Our Collaborative Partners’ Work at the 2023 Accelerating Health Equity Conference
April Reilly June 15, 2023 From May 16-18, the American Hospital Association (AHA) hosted their Accelerating Health Equity Conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Over 900 professionals gathered in Minneapolis to discuss innovative and strategic ways to accelerate...
Staff Profile: A Conversation with April Reilly, MSW
April 20, 2023 April Reilly joined HCIF in 2022, celebrating her 1-year anniversary with HCIF this month. April is a Director within the Clinical Improvement Team, primarily supporting the Pennsylvania – New Jersey Surgical Opioid Stewardship (PENNJ-SOS) and Health...
The 2023 RISE Summit on Social Determinants of Health
by Sehrish Rashid, MPH, MA April 20, 2020 Earlier this month, I attended the 2023 RISE Summit on Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) held at the Fairmont Chicago, Millennium Park. The summit started with a series of workshops on April 2, followed by a two-day...
Partner Profile: A Conversation with Dr. Dharmini Shah Pandya and Antionett McNear
April 19, 2023 The Health Care Improvement Foundation’s (HCIF) Partner Profiles highlight the efforts of valued and innovative health leaders. Our partners’ work supports HCIF’s vision of healthier communities through equitable, accessible, and quality health care....