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Don't go Dunkin' this type of visualization in your coffee now, ya hear!

What is a Donut Chart

100

Emilie Gamelin founded the Sisters of Providence in this city, 50 years before its hockey team won the first Stanley Cup

What is Montreal, Quebec 

100

If you are a regular viewer of CNN, you've probably seen an interview with this Providence Senior Executive

Who is Dr. Amy Compton-Phillips

100

"LOS" can be calculated as an arithmetic mean, or as this type of mean

What is Geometric

100

This city, nicknamed Hooptown USA, is home to Providence Holy Family Hospital

What is Spokane, WA

200

It's not "common" but this "special" type of chart can get out of control quickly if your system isn't stable

What is a Statistical Control Chart

200

Our values include Compassion, Dignity, Justice, Excellence, and this -- a word that the describes someone with strong moral principles

What is Integrity

200

This physician leader and infectious disease specialist was featured in a FROTLINE episode on the Coronavirus epidemic. He treated the first known case of COVID-19 in the United States

Who is Dr. George Diaz

200

A "CLABSI" is a blood-stream infection resulting from the placement of one of these

What is a central venous catheter or central line

200

This city, promoted as the American Riviera, is home to Providence Saint John's Health Center

What is Santa Barbara, CA

300

You can tell if a KPI is meeting target by looking at one of these ideograms, commonly used to visualize qualitative information

What is a Harvey Ball

300

She was the original leader of the Sisters of Providence ministry on the west coast

Who is Mother Joseph

300

This Providence Executive also serves as Chair of the American Hospital Association and was named one of Modern Healthcare's 50 most influential clinical executives in 2021

Who is Dr. Rod Hockman

300

The three P's in "P3" stand for Patient, Provider, and this type of entity

What is Practice

300

The area surrounding this city, home to Covenant Medical Center, is the largest contiguous cotton-growing region in the world, drawing water from the Ogallala Aquifer

What is Lubbock, TX

400

This supercharged scatterplot takes its name from the Clinical Analytics caregiver who invented it. Some might say it's Magnifique!

What is a French Plot

400

This former orphanage and school was built in 1873 in Vancouver, WA by Mother Joseph of the Sacred Heart

What is The House of Providence or Providence Academy

400

This Providence Exec is a past president of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine and author of three critically acclaimed books: Dying Well, The Four Things That Matter Most, and The Best Care Possible

Who is Dr. Ira Byock

400

Values for an "OE" ratio can range between zero and this number

What is 1

400

This city, home to Providence St. Peter Hospital, takes its name from the mountain range visible to its northeast

What is Olympia, WA

500

Stop "fiddling" around with boxplots and use this type of chart to visualize a distribution instead

What is a Violin Plot

500

In 1912, the Sisters of St Joseph landed on the rugged shores of this city, situated on the Humbolt Bay. Later, they established roots in Orange County

What is Eureka, California

500

He recently stepped down as Virginia's Secretary of Health and Human Resources to become the Chief Medical Officer of Physician Enterprise

Who is Dr. Daniel Carey

500

Mary Charlson developed the "CCI" in 1987 to predict this for patients with specific comorbid conditions

What is risk of death within 1 year of hospitalization

500

In 1859, John Patchett opened the first commercial winery on land that is now part of this city, home to Queen of the Valley Medical Center

What is Napa, CA