Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Sees Benefits with Perioperative Surgical Home Model

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Facility Spotlight| November 2020 Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Sees Benefits with Perioperative Surgical Home Model Jolynn Tumolo Jolynn Tumolo Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar ASA Monitor November 2020, Vol. 84, 44. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000722196.92474.39 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Cite Icon Cite Get Permissions Search Site Citation Jolynn Tumolo; Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Sees Benefits with Perioperative Surgical Home Model. ASA Monitor 2020; 84:44 doi: https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ASM.0000722196.92474.39 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentAll PublicationsASA Monitor Search Advanced Search The patient didn't know about the ASA's Perioperative Surgical Home (PSH) model or Jamaica Hospital Medical Center's yearslong commitment to it; but he did know that his PSH team was there to support him during a particularly trying time. “He had extreme anxiety over his impending surgery and recovery,” said Stephanie Smith, RN, BSN, Director of Care Management at not-for-profit Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, Jamaica, N.Y., part of the Medisys Health Network. “One of our community care assistants was in touch with him throughout the experience, and they developed a strong therapeutic relationship. She knew when his anxiety was escalating, and he calmed down because he knew that he could pick up the phone at any time and discuss whatever questions he had.” The community care assistant walked this patient through the experience and his care pathway. Putting the patient at the center of the surgical care experience is a... You do not currently have access to this content.