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2015 JQS Award Finalist

‘Sunday Shoes’ Put Brake on Heart Failure Readmissions

by Linda Flemmer, Director, Quality, Risk Management & Corporate Compliance, Preston Memorial Hospital • May 28, 2015 • One Comment

Editor’s Note: This John Q. Sherman Award finalist reminds us that sometimes the simplest ideas can make a huge impact on patient outcomes. It’s all about understanding patients, and developing solutions that engage patients on their terms.   Preston Memorial Hospital is a Critical Access Hospital is located in Preston County, West Virginia. The hospital […]

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Linda Flemmer, Director, Quality, Risk Management & Corporate Compliance, Preston Memorial Hospital Linda Flemmer, RN, BSN, is the Director of Quality, Risk Management and Corporate Compliance at Preston Memorial Hospital. She earned her Associates Degree cum laude in 1981 and her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 1985 from the University of Florida. She has worked in Quality and Risk Management since 1994 in a variety of settings including academic medical centers, children’s hospitals, and community hospitals. She was the Preston Memorial Hospital project leader for the American Hospital Association’s Hospital Engagement Network, the genesis for the ideas leading to the Sunday Shoes Project.

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