Keisha Jackson Professor: Steve Klense
Introduction to Health Services Management
The Johns Hopkins Hospital

The Johns Hopkins hospital was founded in 1889 and four years later the Johns Hopkins University School of medicine was opened. They had an up graded medical school curriculum with emphasis on the scientific method, which included the incorporation of bedside teaching and laboratory research as part of the instruction and integration of the school of medicine with the hospital through joint appointments. Hopkins medicine is the first major medical school in the United States to admit women; the first to use rubber gloves during surgery; the first to develop renal dialysis and CPR.
Two of the most far-reaching advances in medicine during the last 25 years were made at Johns Hopkins. The Noble Prize – winning discovery of restriction enzymes gave birth to the genetic engineering industry and the discovery of the brain’s natural opiates has triggered an explosion of interest in neurotransmitter pathways and functions. Johns Hopkins are also known for the identification of the three types of polio virus and the first “blue baby” operation, which opened the way to modern heart surgery. They are also the first to conduct many medical specialties, including neurosurgery, urology, endocrinology, and pediatrics.
The mission of Johns Hopkins Medicine is to improve the health of the community and the world by setting the standard of excellence in medical education, research and clinical care. Diverse and inclusive, Johns Hopkins Medicine educates medical students, scientists, healthcare professionals and the public; conducts biomedical research; and provides patient – centered medicine to prevent, diagnose and treat human illness.
The vision of Johns Hopkins Medicine is to provide a diverse and inclusive environment that fosters intellectual discovery, creates and transmits innovative knowledge, improves human health, and provides medical leadership to the world. The core values include excellence and discovery, leadership and integrity, diversity and inclusion, respect and collegiality. The Johns Hopkins Institutions are one of the most profitable private institutions in Maryland, and is both non-profit and for-profit. The Institutions earned a combined income of over $200 million in the 2002 fiscal year. Their unparalleled renown in research and medical care attracts more grant funding than any other academic institution, $1.4 billion in 2002 more than twice the amount of the second – highest ranking recipient. From the National Institutes of Health alone, Hopkins received $510 million in 2002, nearly $100 million more than the second – highest recipient. The Hopkins Institutes also regularly attract the nation’s top doctors and medical students. As a result of those achievements, they have earned the top spot in the US News and World Report’s annual hospital ranking for 19 years in a row. They have been ranked number 1 in a lot of areas. They are the best hospital to deal with prostate cancer, enlarged prostate, and prostatitis. They also have a great reputation for dealing with various heart conditions.
In 2009 the hospital was ranked in the following order: * # 1 In Ear Nose and Throat care, Rheumatology and Urology * # 2 In Geriatric care, Gynecology, Neurology and Neurosurgery, Ophthalmology, and Psychiatry * # 3 In Cancer care, Digestive Disorder, Diabetes, Endocrine Disorders, Heart and Heart Surgery, and Respiratory Disorders * # 5 In Orthopedics * # 6 In Kidney Disorders * # 16 In Rehabilitation
Johns Hopkins was the first to achieve the Magnet Recognition Program designation for excellence in nursing practice. They received those awards in 2003 and in 2008. They also received the Consumer Choice Award for the Baltimore region from the National Research Corporation 14 straight years.

The Johns Hopkins Hospital is known for the services that they offer to their patients. These services are as followed: * Acute Renal Dialysis * Alcohol and Drug Care * Anesthesia * Blood Bank * Coronary Care Unit * Dental * Dietary * Emergency Services * Home Care Unit * Inpatient Surgical * Intensive Care Unit * Laboratory Anatomical * Laboratory Clinical * Neonatal Nursery * Nuclear Medicine * Obstetrics * Occupational Therapy * Open Heart Surgery Facility * Operating Rooms * Optometric * Organ Bank * Organ Transplant * Out Patient * Pediatric * Pharmacy * Physical Therapy * Postoperative Recovery Room * Psychiatric * Radiology (Diagnostic) * Radiology (Therapeutic) * Rehabilitation * Shock Trauma * Social * Speech Pathology * Respiratory Care
In addition to the great and large services that the hospital offers they have a total of 1025 beds and in the Medicaid and Medicare area they have 1025 beds. They have 617 Residents and 902 Physicians. They have 7 certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists, 32 Dieticians, 59 Inhalation Therapist, 35 Licensed Practical Nurses, 23 Occupational Therapists, 31 Physical Therapists, 62 Physician Assistants, 114 Psychiatric Unit Bed, 2256 Registered Nurses, 65 Registered Pharmacists and 4422 other personnel.
There are many things in store Johns Hopkins future but one thing that really sticks out for me is the huge grant that they received on March 9, 2010. According to the Hopkins press the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine was awarded $9.7 million federal grant to study ways to improve cardiovascular out comes among African-American patients and to understand and reduce racial and ethnic disparities in blood pressure management in Baltimore.
The five year grant from the National Institutes of Health’s National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute will go to create a multidisciplinary research center with the goal of reducing hypertension among members of the African-American community treated by Johns Hopkins physicians. The hope is to make improvements in identification, treatment and outcomes of hypertension. African-Americans have higher rates of cardiovascular disease and mortality from cardiovascular disease than other racial groups.
The research done through the grant will include a study of the effectiveness of hypertension self-management for patients and their families; a comparison of culturally tailored nutritional advice versus providing patients with a supplement containing potassium, magnesium and vitamin C for lowing blood pressure; and a look at how to best implement programs believed to improve management of high blood pressure in community based physicians practices. The researchers will work in partnership with community residents, organizations and institutions in the conceptualization and conduct of the research, the interpretation and presentation of its findings, and in planning for long-term sustainability of these programs, if they are shown to be successful.
For more information on this research/study please visit: http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/gim/faculty/cooper.htlm http://grants.nih.gov/grants/rfa-files/RFA-CA-09-001.htlm
I believe that Johns Hopkins made the list of one of the best hospital in America because of the types of services that they offer. They are in the business of saving lives not taking lives and that is a priority. They invest a lot of money, time and effort into conducting research and coming up with new ways to treat their patients and that is a very big deal for them. They offer a lot to their community and they strive for excellence. Those are just a few of the things that make Johns Hopkins what it is today, simply a great Hospital and University. (Hopkins press)

Reference http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/press_releases/2010/03_09_10.html