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July 6, 2022
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Georgia Hospital Maintains Zero Rate for Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries
Emory Hillandale, a 100-bed hospital located on the eastern perimeter of Atlanta is part of Emory Healthcare, Georgia’s most comprehensive academic health system. The leadership team at Emory Hillandale empowered the WOCN to own the process to reduce hospital-acquired pressure injuries. Fran Perren MSN, BSW, RN, NEA-BC, CWOCN is the Unit Director WOC Services at […]
May 17, 2022
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Alabama Hospital Reduces Readmissions
Marshall Medical North – Guntersville, AL Marshall Medical South – Boaz, AL Marshall Medical Centers provides comprehensive inpatient and outpatient healthcare services serving the residents of Marshall County and the surrounding area (population about 125,000) with two hospitals: North, a 90-bed hospital located in Guntersville, AL and South, a 150 bed hospital located in Boaz, […]
April 29, 2022
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Patient Safety Topic: ADE Anticoagulants and Use of Hospital Portal
Russell Medical Center is an 81-bed hospital located in Alexander City, AL and is 1 of 6 “five star” hospitals in the state of Alabama recognized by CMS. During a recent Quality Leader Summit, Brenda Duncan, RN, Director of Quality Management and Jerry Holley, RPh, Director of Pharmacy shared their success regarding the use of […]
April 29, 2022
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Patient Safety Topic: ADE Opioids
Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital, a 25 bed critical access hospital located in Jackson, GA shared their journey to improved outcomes with adverse drug events – opioids on a recent Patient Safety Network webinar. Erica Fishell, MSN, RN, Director of Clinical Operations discussed the following interventions which have made a positive impact: Integration of Prescription Drug […]
March 8, 2022
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North Baldwin Patient Safety Culture
North Baldwin Infirmary, a 78-bed community hospital located in Bay Minette, Ala., is committed to patient safety and a healthy culture. Their high-reliability program consists of: Error prevention toolkit – See graphic below Hospital huddles Unit-based daily huddles Patient safety coaches Rounding to influence safety behaviors Serious safety event committee Serious safety event graphs Root cause […]
March 8, 2022
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Hanover Hospital (KS) Uses Patient and Family Engagement to Help Patients Find Community Resources
Hanover Hospital (KS) Uses Patient and Family Engagement to Help Patients Find Community Resources While finishing her master’s degree in social work, Cassie Pralle, T-LMSW, learned about the importance of looking at and evaluating which resources are thriving in communities and which were lacking. When she became the social services director at Hanover Hospital in […]
March 8, 2022
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Coffee Regional Medical Center
Coffee Regional Medical Center, a 98-bed hospital located in Douglas, GA provides high-quality, patient-centered care and has been named a Top Small Hospital in Georgia. As an acute care facility in a rural community with limited resources and an inefficient discharge process as well as inadequate coordination with clinicians and providers, Coffee Regional Medical Center […]
March 8, 2022
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Washington Hospital Reduces SSI Rate
Washington Hospital Reduces SSI Rate Between 2012 to 2015, Newport Hospital and Health Services, a 24-bed rural critical access hospital in Newport, Wash., discovered its surgical site infection (SSI) rates had increased from 1.6% to 2.4%. Although the total number of infections over the four years was only 12, the hospital conducted in-depth analyses and structured […]