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The Health Care Improvement Foundation (HCIF) is an independent nonprofit organization that leads healthcare initiatives aimed at improving the safety, outcomes, and care experiences of all patients, residents and consumers across the Delaware Valley. We are dedicated to the vision that, through an engaged, collaborative community, the region benefits from a high-performing healthcare delivery system demonstrating enhanced measures of safety, quality, and effectiveness.

In the Spotlight

Action News 6abc Reports on PAVE Project
27 Jan 2012
On December 23, Hahnemann University Hospital was the setting for a recent Action News interview with discharge nurse Tracey Hack and a patient with congestive heart failure; and HCIF’s President Kate Flynn, who discussed the many benefits of lowering readmission rates. Click here to see the video clip and accompanying article.
PAVE Project Final Results and Deliverables
27 Jan 2012
The PAVE Project was an 18-month regional collaborative aimed at improving care transitions and reducing readmissions that engaged healthcare providers and community-based service organizations across the continuum of care. HCIF is pleased to share some of the tools and data from this initiative: a Passport Series; aggregated monthly readmission rates; and a Transitions of Care Survey Summary. Click here for more information.
HCIF Announces 2012 Board of Directors and Officers
27 Jan 2012
Thomas J. Lewis, President and CEO, Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals, has been named Chair of the HCIF Board of Directors effective January 1, 2012. For more information about the recent Board election, click here.