PP Presentation

 

RIVERBEND  CITY  MISSION  SUMMARY  

HPDP  PROGRAM  DESIGN  MISSION  

 

LOCATIONS:  

In  this  mission,  you  visited  CEO  Eugene  Pitman’s  office  at  Riverbend  City  Medical  Center.  You  then  

visited  two  focus  group  interviews:  one  held  at  a  RCMC  Meeting  room,  and  one  held  at  the  Latimer   Community  Center  in  the  Shoals  neighborhood  of  Riverbend  City—the  neighborhood  that  is  home  to   much  of  the  city’s  Hmong  population.    You  then  visited  the  office  of  Chief  Nursing  Officer  Beatriz  Garcia-­‐

Chavez  back  at  RCMC.  

MAJOR  THEMES:  

In  this  mission,  you  watched  the  beginning  stages  of  the  development  of  a  Health  Promotion  Disease  

Prevention  program  (HPDP)  that  is  specifically  targeted  to  a  minority  population.    Embarrassed  by  a   news  report  about  an  altercation  between  the  hospital  and  a  Hmong  family,  Eugene  Pittman  is   prompted  to  investigate  the  feasibility  of  a  Hmong  shaman  training  program.    Similar  to  an  existing  

program  in  California,  this  program  would  involve  training  Hmong  shaman  to  bridge  the  communication   gap  between  Hmong  patients  and  the  hospital.        

After  an  initial  meeting,  Eugene  sends  Chief  Nursing  Officer  Beatriz  Garcia-­‐Chavez  to  interview  nurses   about  their  experiences  with  the  Hmong  community  and  to  ask  them  for  feedback  about  the  proposed  

Hmong  shaman  program.    He  also  sends  Nurse  Training  Manager  Shannon  Moe  out  to  conduct   interviews  with  members  of  the  Hmong  community,  which  she  does  with  the  help  of  a  Hmong  

community  activist.  

After  conducting  the  interviews,  Eugene  decides  the  proposed  HPDP  should  go  forward.    Eugene,   Beatriz,  and  Shannon  discuss  the  correct  steps  for  developing  the  HPDP.  

RESOURCES:  

The  Free  Press  article  about  the  incident  at  the  hospital.