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War On The Wards: The Collapse Of Health Care Infrastructure Resulting From Violent Conflict, Nathan Hersh, Amy Hagopian, Barry Levy
War On The Wards: The Collapse Of Health Care Infrastructure Resulting From Violent Conflict, Nathan Hersh, Amy Hagopian, Barry Levy
Phase 1
Introduction: While utilizing satellite images to verify reports of hospital damage resulting from armed conflict allows for remote assessment, the use of private satellites to gain access to images prohibits widespread use. The questions this study sought to answer were: Is it possible to replicate the findings of previous reports of hospital damage that used the services of private satellite imagery using open source software, such as Google Earth? What variations exist among the different sites where damage to hospitals is visible, and what gradation is possible? Is this methodology applicable to other examples of armed conflict?
Methods: Using the …
Thomas Jefferson Health System Medical Legal Partnership, Theresa Clark Rihn, Ema, Jd, Martha Romney, Rn, Ms, Jd, Mph, Rickie Brawer, Mph, Phd, Mches, Jennifer Roman, Bsn, Rn, Ccm
Thomas Jefferson Health System Medical Legal Partnership, Theresa Clark Rihn, Ema, Jd, Martha Romney, Rn, Ms, Jd, Mph, Rickie Brawer, Mph, Phd, Mches, Jennifer Roman, Bsn, Rn, Ccm
Phase 1
Introduction: Medical-legal partnerships (MLPs) provide civil legal services in concert with healthcare services to mitigate complex social conditions with health-harming effects. Currently, there are 333 MLPs in 46 states. Thomas Jefferson Health System (TJHS) does not have a systemwide MLP. (Magee Rehabilitation Hospital does have an MLP used by qualifying Magee patients). This project sought to identify the core components of an MLP and to demonstrate the value an MLP would provide TJHS.
Methods: Assessed existing literature. Interviewed an existing MLP director. Patients from the Jefferson Hospital Ambulatory Practice (JHAP) clinic completed a written survey regarding health-harming social-legal …