MEMORIAL HOSPITAL RECOGNIZED FOR PATIENT SAFETY
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Memorial Hospital has been recognized by the Kansas Hospital Association and
the Healthcare Collaborative for its participation in a three-year national
Partnership for Patients initiative known as the Hospital Engagement Network.
Memorial
Hospital and 99 other hospitals collectively prevented an estimated 3,800
safety events. The Department of Health and Human Services reported that the
national efforts to improve patient safety resulted in an estimated 1.3 million
fewer patient safety events, 50,000 lives saved, and $12 billion in health
spending avoided.
“Memorial
Hospital’s health care team is devoted to safe, high quality care delivery,”
said Brenda Moffitt, Memorial Health System Chief Nursing Officer. “We are
proud of the collaboration with our peers across the state, our patients, and
the impact our work has made to improve patient safety. We appreciate the
physicians, nurses, and other key staff who contributed to this successful
initiative.” Moffitt said.
Memorial
Hospital has been a consistent leader in focusing on safety across the board
with strong engagement in the patient safety focus areas since the beginning of
the project. Some major accomplishments to demonstrate this engagement are:
There have
been no catheter-associated urinary tract infections since December 2013.
There have
been zero surgical site infections since January 2013.
Since April
2013, there have been no early elective deliveries. The OB area has adopted
tools that have created reliable and efficient processes for ensuring scheduled
OB procedures are medically appropriate.
Memorial
Hospital prevented more than 80 readmissions. At an average cost of $8,808 per
readmission, estimated health care cost savings exceeded $704,000.
For more
information about Memorial Hospital and patient safety initiatives, please
contact Moffitt at 785-263-6612.
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