Community Nursing
Transcript: Community Assessment: BMC Emergency Department By: Laurie Allien, Micaela Mitchell, Cassandra Moy, Dylan O'Connell, Evelyn Perez, and Samantha Verna AGENDA Parts of the Assessment Introduction 1 Physical Integrity: Windshield Survey and Environment Conditions 2 Psychological Integrity 3 4 Social Integrity: Economic Characteristics, Vital Statistics, Health Resources and Availability Summary of Community Health Status 5 6 Community Nursing Care Plan: Short term, Intermediate, Long term Boston Medical Center “BMC prides itself on being the safety-net hospital for the Boston metropolitan area and having a long history of commitment to our community.” (Boston Medical Center, 2020) Taken by: Micaela Mitchell Introduction Part 1: Introduction Purpose Exploration and evaluation of Boston Medical Center Emergency Department and the surrounding community Identify the community health weaknesses, strengths and needs of the patient population in this community Proposed ways to address the health weaknesses and barriers that the community faces BMC Emergency Department patients are the community of interest HOW FAR WE’VE COME HOW FAR WE’VE COME Established in 1864 as Boston City Hospital (BMC, 2020) First municipal hospital in United States Provided health services to increasing Irish immigrants First emergency medicine residency program in City of Boston (BMC, 2020) 1993- Project ASSERT- Alcohol and drug screening, intervention and referral for treatment in ED (BMC, 2020) 1996- BMC is created with merge of Boston City Hospital and University Hospital 1997- BMC HealthNet Plan founded by BMC Progress Progress 2001- Preventative Food Pantry (BMC, 2020) Food prescriptions Roof Top Farm (Wikipedia, 2020) 2017- Received $25 million gift from John Grayken and wife to create Grayken Center for Addiction Medicine (Wikipedia, 2020). 2018- leader in Boston Accountable Care Organization (Boston Children’s Hospital, 2020) Part II: Physical Integrity Assessment Part 2: Physical Integrity Assessment Taken by: Micaela Mitchell South End, Boston Click to edit text Land area equals 1.0 miles (Department of Neighborhood Development, 2011) Retrieved from: https://www.cityofboston.gov/Images_Documents/South_End_Planning_District_Profile_tcm3-13007.pdf BMC Neighborhood Click to edit text Housing: High-end, newly developed rentals Old brick condos and rentals Section 8 housing- South End Apartments Minimal public parking- a lot of permit/residential parking or metered parking Majority of people walking around were black Further into the South End- more Caucasians Walking dogs or kids Area of homeless population around BMC Emergency Department ”Methadone Mile” Easily accessible by bus Green space- Blackstone Square, Franklin Square Many small businesses Coffee and sandwich shops Mix of busy roadways (Harrison and Mass Ave.) and private, one-way roads lines with homes and apartments Other businesses and Resources Salvation Army, Goodwill CVS, Walgreens Churches- The Cathedral Community Fire Station Specialty food stores- Daily Table, Tropical Foods Retrieved from https://apps.bostonglobe.com/graphics/2016/07/methadone-mile/ Windshield Survey BMC Neighborhood Environmental Conditions Housing (Boston CHNA Community Survey, 2019) Majority are rentals (65%) Rent average: $1,445/mo Greater than 50% spend 30% of their income on housing As of 2018, approximated 6,188 residents of Boston considered homeless Income (Boston CHNA Community Survey, 2019) Median Household in Boston: $62, 021 Dorchester: $27,964 South Boston: $170, 152 Transportation (Boston CHNA Community Survey, 2019) 34% use public transit 11% of income on transit Food Security (Boston CHNA Community Survey, 2019) Declined from 25% to 17% (2010 to 2017) Food insecurity Latino: 39% Black: 35% Foreign: 27% Outdoor noise pollution Air pollution Dangerous traffic Secondhand smoke Higher among lower-income and socioeconomic classes Other concerns: Extreme weather, heat and rising seas (Climate Change) Climate Ready Boston estimates 7% of land will experience storm flooding by 2050 Taken by: Micaela Mitchell Availability, Accessibility & Affordability BMC HealthNet Plan (BMC, 2020) Healthcare delivery system focusing on disease prevention and education Offer plan for older adults 65 & older who qualify for Medicaid 240,000 members Services (BMC, 2020) Project ASSERT Smoking Cessation Program Community Violence Response Team Elders Living at Home PAATHS Violence Intervention Advocacy Program Preventative Food Pantry 1,000,000 lbs food distributed per year 1st Hospital-Based food pantry in country Click to edit text % Adults Not Able to Afford to See Doctor in Past 12 Months Retrieved from: Boston CNHA-CHIP Collaborative, 2019 Boston CNHA Housing Survey Retrieved from: Boston CNHA-CHIP Collaborative, 2019 % Reported Having Trouble Paying Monthly Utilities Retrieved from: Boston CNHA-CHIP Collaborative, 2019 Part III: Psychological Integrity Assessment Part III: Psychological Integrity Assessment