IPRO Presents Quality Award to HCA for Sepsis Initiative
HCA Sepsis Effort, QI Work Commended with Major Award The Home Care Association of New York State (HCA) and home care’s work to advance quality health care — particularly in the …
Register for Statewide Technical Assistance, Q&A Call for Sepsis Tool Users on June 4
Sepsis faculty leaders from IPRO and HCA will be conducting a statewide technical assistance and Q&A call for all users of the HCA sepsis tool. The call-in is scheduled for …
CDC Blog Features Post from ‘Stop Sepsis at Home’ Partner Orlaith Staunton, Co-Founder of Rory Staunton Foundation for Sepsis Prevention: Get Back to Basics to Prevent Infections and Sepsis
Orlaith Staunton, co-founder of the Rory Staunton Foundation for Sepsis Prevention, and her daughter looked at each other in disbelief. They felt they were watching history repeat itself as a …
Sepsis User Agreement, Info Guides, Data Sheets & Other Resources Posted in Follow-up to Training Sessions
HCA has completed our wintertime Stop Sepsis at Home Regional Training sessions, which drew participation from hundreds of home care provider representatives and partners throughout New York State. Whether or not …
Major Radio Spot Features HCA’s Home Care Sepsis Effort
HCA Executive Vice President Al Cardillo and IPRO Senior Director for Quality Sara Butterfield were tapped for a prominent radio spot to discuss the problem of sepsis and our work …
Staunton Foundation Founders Tell Story at Stop Sepsis at Home Session
HCA’s Stop Sepsis at Home session in New York City last week included a special highlight: remarks from Ciaran (far right) and Orlaith Staunton (far left) of the Rory Staunton …
HCA and Dr. Sanders Discuss Sepsis on WAMC Call-In Show
HCA Executive Vice President Al Cardillo joined Dr. Alan Sanders, President and Partner of Upstate Infectious Diseases Associates, to discuss sepsis and home care’s work to combat the sepsis crisis …
VNS Westchester Hosts HCA’s “Stop Sepsis at Home NY” Hudson Valley Regional Training Session
Visiting Nurse Services in Westchester (VNSW) was privileged to serve as the regional host of “Stop Sepsis at Home NY,” an HCA-sponsored training session held on January 10 in VNSW’s …
Provider Spotlight: VNS in Westchester Takes Vigorous Approach on Sepsis
HCA would like to congratulate and recognize the Visiting Nurse Services in Westchester, Inc. (VNSW), which was recently awarded a $25,000 grant from Aging in America, Inc. to support the …
Press: How One Home Care Association is Taking on Sepsis
Home Health Care News recently reported on the Stop Sepsis at Home campaign in an article entitled How One Home Care Association is Taking on Sepsis. “One of the areas of …
You’re Invited: 8 Regional Training and Cross-Sector Collaboration Sessions Across NYS
Supported by the NYS Health grant, HCA and sepsis leaders (including IPRO, national Sepsis Alliance, Rory Staunton Foundation for Sepsis Prevention, and others) are holding eight in-depth training sessions across …
HCA Awarded NYSHealth Grant for Sepsis Screening in Community Settings
ALBANY — Building on its work to address the risk of sepsis-related death, injury and health care cost drivers, the Home Care Association of New York State (HCA) has been awarded a …