WEB REVIEW

Web Review

Web Review

Introduction

The website taken in this research paper is the http://www.pph.org/PPHContentPage.aspx?nd=633. The name of the health institution is Palomar Pomerado Health and Centre. Palomar Pomerado Health and Centre for Health Care have come together to form Arch Health Partners, improving the patient experience for countless patients and residents. Centre for Health Care physicians have worked together for more than 19 years to offer both primary and specialty health care. Palomar Pomerado Health is the region's leader in hospital care, wellness, and trauma and rehabilitation services. This alliance will blend nationally acclaimed hospital care with respected, established community-based physicians to provide comprehensive and high quality medical care. Body: Discussion and Analysis

Delivery Services 1) Since the 1980's Palomar Pomerado Health has recognized the need to partner with the community to help those who have been victims of violent crimes. The Forensic Health Department, housed on the campus of Palomar medical Center (PMC), consists of the Sexual Assault Response Team (SART) and the Child Abuse Program (CAP). Pomerado Hospital (POM) hosts a second SART location. Programs at both hospitals are available 24-hours a day to provide medical services for children and adults who have experienced sexual and / or physical abuse. We work closely with local investigative and prosecutorial agencies to provide complete state of the art assessments that may be later used in court. Experts in the field of child abuse and sexual assault are maintained on staff to respond to also provide consultation and education to other professionals and to the community. 2) Child Abuse is a problem that exists in all countries and cultures. In the United States, 22% of adults report sexual victimization occurred when they were under the age of 18. Young victims in San Diego's inland North County community have been provided help through a program established more than twenty years ago at Palomar Pomerado Health (PPH). In 1984, PPH received a call to action to respond to the growing number of children who were in need of medico legal evaluation of possible child abuse. A community task force convened to work with the district to establish a program that would mobilize 24-hour medical expertise to assess and aid these young victims.

Dr. Mary Spencer, a highly respected staff pediatrician with years of experience in the field of child abuse, supported the creation of a local center at Palomar Pomerado Health and agreed to direct the effort. The Child Abuse Program saw its first victim in 1985. Today, the program interviews and medically assesses several hundred children a year in North County, to assist Child Protective Services and Law Enforcement in helping to determine the nature and extent of sexual and physical abuse. The PPH program is one of 54 such programs in the state of California and one of only two in San Diego County. This method of child abuse investigation, known as multi disciplinary, is now considered to be the most sensitive and effective response to the crime of child ...