Keeping people healthy after they've been hospitalized is the goal of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's State Action on Avoidable Rehospitalization, or STAAR project. Washington is one of three states to participate in this exciting pilot project. Through the coordination of care transistions from hospitals to home, the project aims to reduce rehospitalization rates by 30 percent and improve patient satisfaction with care coordination.
Participating hospitals include:
MultiCare Allenmore Hospital
Evergreen Healthcare
Good Samaritan Hospital
Harborview Medical Center
Jefferson Healthcare
Kadlec Regional Medical Center
PeaceHealth St. John Medical Center
PeaceHealth St. Joseph Hospital
Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center & Children’s Hospital
Skagit Valley Hospital
Sunnyside Community Hospital
MultiCare Tacoma General
Virginia Mason Medical Center
Whitman Hospital and Medical Center