The RAPS Seed Grant Program is now accepting proposals for multidisciplinary Research & Development teams, start-ups or tech companies in the Pittsburgh region that are developing, testing, or adopting an autonomous solution to pre...
Project & Program Updates
The first Regional Autonomous Patient Safety (RAPS) Research and Development Salon convened over 50 innovators, researchers, and technology entrepreneurs from across the Pittsburgh region on June 29 to learn about digital twin technolo...
The Jewish Healthcare Foundation Study Tour took place June 5-14 visiting various sites in Norway and Finland for lively discussions and to learn from key providers and innovators there in patient safety, women's health, aging, dementi...
The WHAMglobal Board convened on June 21 for a presentation on women's health equity at the international level. During the meeting, Jewish Healthcare Foundation President and CEO Karen Wolk Feinstein, PhD and JHF COO and Chief Program...
Robert Ferguson was a guest at the 10th Annual World Patient Safety, Science & Technology Summit on June 1 and 2 in Newport Beach, CA, speaking on a panel about the National Patient Safety Board (NPSB). Moderated by JHF Board membe...
The Health Summit at Sundance welcomed a select group of healthcare leaders and innovators to Utah to discuss the current state of health care in the United States, providing a supportive and closed-door environment to listen, learn, a...
Jewish Healthcare Foundation President and CEO Karen Wolk Feinstein, PhD moderated the panel "AI and Societal Impact: Health Equity" at the two-day CMU-K&L Gates Conference in Ethics and AI held at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) ...
Participants in the PA Youth Advocacy Network's Teen Mental Health Advocacy Series put their learning into practice by creating an action guide around a mental health advocacy issue of their choice. The guide consists of a series of st...
On May 31, the Teen Mental Health Collaborative held its quarterly meeting at the Jewish Community Center of Pittsburgh, providing an opportunity for community-based organizations to network and prioritizes opportunities for staff skil...
Sarah Pesi, MSPPM, a Jewish Healthcare Foundation policy associate, has completed the 2022-2023 Pennsylvania Education Policy Fellowship Program, a policy leadership program for education, community, and advocacy leaders. During the pr...
Jewish Healthcare Foundation Program Associate Ashlee Carter, MS and Lean Healthcare Strategy and Implementation Manager Jennifer Condel, SCT(ASCP)MT participated in a week-long Academy for Emerging Leaders in Patient Safety (AELPS) su...
Transitions of care, whether between hospitals and skilled nursing facilities or between nursing facilities and the community, can present challenges and lead to disruptions in care. The second quarter of programming for the Pennsylvan...
Research has shown that palliative care can benefit both patients and providers by better managing patients' symptoms and improving quality of life, reducing costs, reducing hospitalizations, and increasing hospice utilization at the e...
Maternal mortality remains a serious issue in Pennsylvania and across the U.S. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. experienced a maternal mortality rate of 32.9 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2...
The Jewish Healthcare Foundation (JHF) has been recognized as a 2023 SAGECare Platinum Credentialed provider for programming to LGBTQ+ older adults. The Aging and HIV/AIDS staff have completed training that provided an overview of the ...
New patient safety winners were announced in June at the Fowler Global Social Innovation Challenge (GSIC) and the Healthcare Innovation Program at East Carolina University (ECU). On June 17, GSIC awarded two Patient Safety Technology C...
Ken Ho, MD, MPH, a valued member of the JHF Board and an infectious disease specialist, recently received the 2023 Kerry Stoner Award, recognizing his outstanding achievements in HIV/AIDS advocacy. Dr. Ho is the medical director of Pro...
Jessica Segal, MSW joins the Jewish Healthcare Foundation as its Behavioral Health Program Associate. In this role, she supports JHF's multifaceted behavioral health programs, including the BH Fellows program, a statewide Child and Ado...
A native Pittsburgher, Rich Lunak remembers the economic low plaguing Pittsburgh as he was graduating from high school. This has always served as a personal motivator to keep Pittsburgh growing and making its mark as a competitor and l...
PITTSBURGH — Health Careers Futures, an operating arm of the Jewish Healthcare Foundation (JHF), has announced $3.6 million in funding to support the second phase of the Revisiting Teaching Nursing Home Initiative. The initia...