1. “HOSPITAL AND COMMUNITY” A project of the Piedmont Region HPH Network C. Ponzetti, M. Leporati, L.Brusa 11th International Conference on Health Promoting Hospitals Florence, Italy May 18-20, 2003

2. PIEDMONT NETWORK

3. 1 - 2 - 4 Torino 6 Ciriè 7 Chivasso 9 Ivrea 10 Pinerolo 13 Novara 16 Mondovì 17 Savigliano 19 Asti 21 Casale M.to 22 Novi Ligure Ospedali Valdesi Ausiliatrice S. Giovanni Battista (TO) C.T.O (TO) OIRM-S.Anna (TO) S. Luigi (Orbasssano) Alessandria Novara Cuneo A.S.L. A.S.O. PRIVAT HOSPITALS

4. PROBLEMS u Very different settings u Communication gap and prejudice

5. SOLUTIONS u Focus: patient u Feasibility u Management actions u Goals of regional plans

6. MAIN AREAS OF INTEREST u Therapeutic Continuity u Communication between operators u Personal health document

7. OBJECTIVES u GENERAL F continuous improvement of quality welfare u EFFICIENCY F reduction in the number of the repeated hospitalizations F shorter waiting periods to access the specialist treatment u AWARENESS F increased Knowledge of all the involved professionals on the importance of the problems F more active part in the management of the welfare process

8. TARGET u ALL THE CITIZENS u IN PARTICULAR THE WEAKER SOCIAL GROUPS

9. VALUTATION WITH INDICATORS u Percentage of the involved Local Health Trusts u Number of developed projects u Number of Conferences

10. UNDERTAKEN INITIATIVES Planning in the first 2 years Application of experience in the Local Health Trusts Attention on the needs of Welfare Continuity and Communication Other local projects in direct collaboration with the regional group

11. CONCLUSIONS u Involvement of 90% of the Public Local Health Trusts u Elaboration of 40 local projects u Organization of two Regional Conferences u Disconnection between managing and operative levels u Constitution of a Permanent Conference