Urban
Barnes-Jewish HospitalSt. Louis, MO1,305 Beds
Over the past eight years, an interdisciplinary team at Burke Rehabilitation Hospital prioritized efforts to decrease the occurrence of pressure ulcers. This has been a significant undertaking, considering the institution's population of older adults, debility, spinal cord injury and other…
An unprecedented cluster of infant falls from post-cesarean section mothers' arms sparked the maternal child nurses at Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center to examine their infant safety strategies. These events represented a call to action related to co-sleeping, and a task force was…
Experience the calming influence of Coney Island Hospital's "Code Grey" crisis prevention team in psychiatric units.
A temporary reduction in pharmacy hours at Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic contributed to medication error rates in 2010 that were the highest in three years. The hospital leadership thought it had 'human-proofed' its process by requiring a double-check for overrides and medication…
In the fourth quarter of 2009, Lutheran Medical Center conducted a pilot study on three medical/surgical units and determined that its baseline rate for catheter-associated urinary tract infections was 14.1 per 1,000 catheter days. The national benchmark for medical/surgical units is 4.9. The goal…
Ventilator-associated pneumonia and central line-associated infections data for the third quarter of 2008 showed inconsistent compliance with practice standards. A leadership team was developed to hard-wire effective communication, continuity of care, and ongoing staff and patient education. On…
Catheter-associated urinary tract infection remains the most common health care-acquired infection. To address this, Glens Falls Hospital created an interdisciplinary committee to reduce the CAUTI rate. The hospital focused on removing the Foley catheter as soon as clinically possible, and managing…
Motivated by two years of high central line associated blood stream infection rates in the intensive care unit, Ellis Medicine undertook a reduction initiative. The successful strategies are now being applied toward a goal of eliminating health careacquired infections, and to inculcate a hospital-…
Beth Israel Medical Center implemented a multifaceted intervention to interrupt transmission and prevent hospital-onset C. difficile infections. This successful program involved senior leadership, interdisciplinary teams, use of evidence-based practices, checklists and timely feedback of data.