“We don't have a (cardiac catheterization) lab and we used to transport patients to the closest noncompetitor hospital, which is a 30-minute drive away. Baldrige made us think differently about our processes. We had to say that the best thing for the patient is to go to our closest competitor.”
—Tammy Dye, vice president of clinical services and chief quality officer at Schneck Medical Center, Seymour, Ind., which won a Baldrige National Quality Award in 2011
“Unlike obesity, tuberculosis is a dangerous, communicable disease, and the core function of health departments has long been to control such diseases and prevent extensive person-to-person spreading. … But obesity does not spread in this way. Rather, it develops based on a person's personal characteristics and environment—including social, behavioral and cultural factors.”
—From an amicus brief filed by five members of the New York City Council against Mayor Michael Bloomberg's soda size limits, which a state judge invalidated last week
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