{"podcast":{"title":"Qualitycast North","slug":"qualitycast-north-4458625","podcast_index_feed_id":4458625,"rss_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5064012.rss","website_url":"https://audioboom.com/channels/5064012","image_url":"https://audioboom.com/i/38607044.jpg","author":"Qualitycast North","episode_count":74,"summary":"The Qualitycast North podcast showcases Northern British Columbian physicians and healthcare workers and their work in improving the quality of healthcare where they live. In an interview format, our host Dr. Shyr Chui invites guests to talk about their careers in rural medicine, and how they are improving healthcare through innovative quality improvement projects. Episodes are released every 2 weeks. Qualitycast North is a production of the Northern Health Physician Quality Improvement initiative, and is co-produced by Dr. Shyr Chui, and PQI Coach Lee Cameron. This Initiative is a flagship program of the Specialist Services Committee which represents a collaborative partnership between our provincial government and Doctors of BC, and includes regular representation from the local health authorities.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T04:20:45.609517+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/qualitycast-north-4458625"},"episode":{"title":"S5 Ep5: Reducing hospital admissions for mental health crises by bridging hospital and community care featuring Alanna Summers, Jennifer Sandberg and Jane Dolan","slug":"s5-ep5-reducing-hospital-admissions-for-mental-health-crises-by-bridging-hospital-and-community-care-featuring-alanna-summers-jennifer-sandberg-and-jane-dolan","published_at":"2026-01-09T23:27:26+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/qualitycast-north-4458625/s5-ep5-reducing-hospital-admissions-for-mental-health-crises-by-bridging-hospital-and-community-care-featuring-alanna-summers-jennifer-sandberg-and-jane-dolan","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/qualitycast-north-4458625","url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8828299","audio_url":"https://audioboom.com/posts/8828299.mp3?modified=1768001360&sid=5064012&source=rss","summary":"In this episode we feature another award-winning, quality improvement project this time based in Victoria, Vancouver Island. Our guests are Alanna Summers, Program Manager and a registered psychiatric nurse, Jennifer Sandburg, Team Lead occupational therapist, and Jane Dolan, MHSU Clinical recreational therapist, from the South Island Mental Health and Substance Use team. Starting with the gap in care they first identified, they take us through how they developed their cost effective and successful Bridging Care program for patients in mental health crisis. This program not only provides effective, patient-centered care but has also reduced hospital admissions and inpatient length of stay. We hear how local healthcare leadership had the foresight to support the original vision, powerful testimonials from some of the program’s patients, and how developing the program itself brought positive benefits to the provider team. Links: Counselling, Treatment & Recovery | Island Health News Adults experiencing mental health challenges benefit from Island Health’s Bridging Care Program | Island Health","meta_description":"In this episode we feature another award-winning, quality improvement project this time based in Victoria, Vancouver Island. Our guests are Alanna Summers…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1649,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/qualitycast-north-4458625/episodes/s5-ep5-reducing-hospital-admissions-for-mental-health-crises-by-bridging-hospital-and-community-care-featuring-alanna-summers-jennifer-sandberg-and-jane-dolan/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/qualitycast-north-4458625/s5-ep5-reducing-hospital-admissions-for-mental-health-crises-by-bridging-hospital-and-community-care-featuring-alanna-summers-jennifer-sandberg-and-jane-dolan.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}