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Dade County Medical Association Physician Home Visits -

Receives Community Impact Grant One of the Crucial Roles of APRNs

from New York Life to Support the Along the Continuum of Care

Wear a Mask. Save Lives. Campaign Over the last six years, 24 to 48 hours of dis-
Holy Cross Health and charge or as it is known at
Though distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine is under- Sound Physicians have for- Holy Cross Health, “Safe
way, it is critically important that everyone continue to mulated a partnership to Transitions Across the
wear masks. As physicians and healthcare professionals, enhance the care of our Continuum of Care.” The
we play an important role in setting an example and edu- patients across the non-prof- APRN will be coordinat-
cating the public on slowing the spread of COVID-19. It's it hospital’s network. Holy ing care with the hospi-
important that people continue to social distance and Cross Health has an exten- tal’s Acute and Post-Acute
wear masks over their nose and mouth while the COVID- sive medical group of pri- Care Coor dination Teams.
19 vaccination process is underway. Even for those mary care physicians, spe- This includes the Emer -
patients that have received the vaccine, it remains possi- cialists and advanced prac- gency Room, Population
ble that you can have asymptomatic infections and trans- tice professionals who pro- Health and Home Health
mit the virus to others who aren’t yet vaccinated. This is vide an array of services to BY LORRAINE Care Nurses. This level of
our best way to prevent the spread of the virus. the community spanning MARSHALL, MSN, care includes physical
The Dade County Medical Association (DCMA) and BY RUDOLPH MOISE, Broward and Palm Beach APRN, FNP-BC examinations, initiating
Duval County Medical Society Foundation recently DO, JD, MBA counties. Holy Cross Health clinical orders, for exam-
received a joint $25,000 Community Impact Grant from has been serving these com- ple, home health for reg-
New York Life that will allow our organizations to contin- munities for more than 66 years with a istered nurse, physical or occupational
ue providing essential protection equipment to those who care for the residents in our focus that continues to be on providing therapist, speech therapist or a social
respective counties. care to the sick and injured of all races, worker and adjusting or adding medica-
The Community Impact Grant will support our Wear a Mask. Save Lives. religions, nationalities or sexual orienta- tions where appropriate in coordination
Campaign and over the next month we’ll be distributing approximately 7,500 KN95 tions in an environment where your with the primary care provider.
masks to community physicians during a time when mask wearing remains vital. safety is our priority. The APRN Home Visit Program, in
Each year, the New York Life Community Impact Grant program awards grants of Holy Cross Health’s various Advanced partnership with Sound Physicians, is
up to $25,000 to local nonprofit organizations, which are championed by New York Patient Management programs were slated to re-launch March 1, 2021 and
Life agents and employees. Since the program’s inception in 2008, more than 600 established to support better care, better will ultimately be offered to all applica-
Community Impact Grants totaling nearly $8 million have been awarded to nonprof- outcomes and lower costs to patients ble Holy Cross Health patients and
its across the country. We are proud New York Life decided to partner with the DCMA and its health system. Over the course of members across its care continuum. It
to ensure the Wear a Mask. Save Lives. Campaign is a success. these six years, Holy Cross has devel- will be rolled out in a multi-phased
We encourage Dade County physicians to get involved with our organization and oped a robust partnership with its com- approach focusing on the Hospital
the Wear a Mask. Save Lives. Campaign. munity providers including skilled nurs- Readmission Reduction Program
ing and assisted living facilities, home Diagnoses and its Alternate Payment
For more information on becoming part of the DCMA, health agencies and other critical service Model populations.
contact our Managing Director Angel Bosch at abosch@miamimed.com. areas. This robust network allowed Holy Holy Cross Health looks forward to
Dr. Rudolph Moise is President of the Dade County Medical Association. Cross healthcare professionals to quickly extending these offerings to a wider
respond to the COVID-19 pandemic in cross section of the population. The
March 2020 as the safety of colleagues APRN Home Visit Program supports the
and the communities Holy Cross serves core values of Holy Cross Health, which
are of paramount importance. includes safety, stewardship and rever-
Become an Essential Member The newest Holy Cross Health initia- ence, as well as Holy Cross Health’s mis-
tive is the reintroduction of the sion to serve as the community’s trusted
of the Healthcare Community Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner healthcare partner for life.
(APRN) Home Visit Program. The over-
arching role of the APRN is clinical care Lorraine Marshall is Population
with Fortis College oversight in the home to support a safe Health/Clinical Executive
transition from hospital to home or from Integrated Care Coordination,
Skilled Nursing Facility to Home within Holy Cross Health.
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