Loma Linda University PossAbilities has received national recognition from the American Hospital Association (AHA) as an example of an innovative hospital-based program that improves the quality of life of the population it serves.
LLU Medical Center is one of only two California hospitals featured in the ninth edition of Community Connections: Ideas and Innovations for Hospital Leaders, which recognizes hospitals that exemplify best practices in one of four areas: meeting their community’s social and basic needs; promoting community health; expanding access and coverage; and enhancing the quality of life of the people they serve.
Sent to every hospital CEO in the U.S., Community Connections highlights innovative programs that demonstrate ways hospitals and health systems provide for and benefit their communities. A copy may be viewed at: www.ahacommunityconnections.org.
“We could not be more pleased to receive this honor,” says Pedro R. Payne, PossAbilities manager. “This is an opportunity for hospitals across the nation to learn about how LLUH is engaged in the health and well-being of our community. Our hope is that more hospitals replicate our program and expand their reach as they help to improve the quality of life of individuals with permanent disabilities.”
PossAbilities is a program for physically challenged individuals developed by LLUMC East Campus. It is supported by its founding partner the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians. It offers a variety of activities and initiatives that provide support, education, and athletic endeavors to its members, including hosting the yearly PossAbilities Triathlon, an event joined in by thousands of able-bodied and challenged athletes and Road to Rio, a training program for athletes hoping to compete at the 2016 Paralympics.
