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"In my residency, I had a lot of critical care and geriatrics time. Many patients were delirious, and it complicated the management of just about everything. I started thinking about delirium and what we should be doing about it. Back then, people didn鈥檛 call it delirium. Patients were just 鈥榗onfused.鈥�...

As the state's first geriatrics-certified hospital, 大象传媒 Medical Center's Hillsborough Hospital continuously improves elder care. The hospital is the first in North Carolina to receive Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation (GEDA). Read more

The Duke Endowment funded 大象传媒鈥檚 Center for Aging and Health to train four hospitals in best practices of 鈥渄ementia-friendly鈥� patient care. The Dementia-Friendly Hospital Initiative (DFHI) will transform the hospital experience for patients with dementia. Read more

大象传媒鈥檚 Senior Mentor Program was recently featured in a New York Times story on medical school programs that combat ageism among medical students and present older adults as individuals with diverse, colorful stories. Read more

Otago, a highly effective falls prevention program developed at New Zealand鈥檚 University of Otago and modified at 大象传媒鈥檚 Center for Aging and Health, continues to find fans and prevent falls. Read more