The hospital expanded its “door-to-treatment” quality improvement focus to include post-treatment workflow and implemented a “Code tPA” process,
To address language barriers among their diverse patient population, they use a video-assisted interpreter tool which allows nurses and other staff to communicate in real-time with patients in their native language.
Their multi-pronged approach to support their team’s mental and emotional well-being includes staff wellness stations, wellness rounds, aromatherapy and handmade affirmation cards and wellness groups.
Through partnership with community and faith groups, particularly those disproportionately affected by COVID-19, Rochester Regional Health is providing timely and relevant information to support informed decision-making.
Saratoga Hospital's new interdisciplinary pain team supports primary care providers with opioid risk mitigation and utilization, pain regimen optimization and chronic pain stabilization.
Their comprehensive clinical and research enterprise is dedicated to closing gaps and transforming the experience, care and outcomes of adolescents and young adults with cancer worldwide.
The UTI care bundle at Gouverneur Skilled Nursing Facility successfully reduced UTI rates among residents from 1.2% in 2020 to 0.4% in 2021.
Samaritan Medical Center's outpatient management program for mild to at-risk COVID-19 patients helped them facilitate safe discharges and free up acute care beds for those in need.
Through their personalized music therapy program, St. Joseph's Health decreased agitated behavior in geriatric patients.
Through techniques like bedside shift reports and appreciative coaching, St. Joseph Hospital improved nurse communication in the ED to keep their patients safe and informed.
By implementing a violence assessment tool, behavioral intervention plan, PPE carts and a behavioral escalation response team, they decreased overall staff injuries by more than 60% and increased RN satisfaction.
Patient aggression can be common in psychiatric settings and incidences of verbal and physical violence toward staff have significantly increased in recent years.