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Implementation of a Rapid Response Team in a Community Hospital
Salem Community Hospital (Salem, Ohio, USA) implemented a Rapid Response Team, resulting in a reduced number of cardiac and/or respiratory arrests outside the ICU, a decreased need for transfers to higher levels of care, a reduction in the number of patient intubations, and decreased mortality.
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UPMC Shadyside Allows Family Members to Summon a Rapid Response Team for Immediate Help
The Condition H (for Help) program at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Shadyside (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA) enables family members to call for immediate help if they feel the patient is not receiving adequate medical attention. Due to the program's success, UPMC is planning to spread Condition H throughout its health care system.
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Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare – St. Joseph Reduces Mortality Rate to 1.72 Percent
Mortality rates at Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare – St. Joseph (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA) are declining in large part due to the hospital's significant culture change that has led to a widely-shared spirit of innovation and excellence.
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Kaiser Permanente Bellflower Medical Center Has Only One Case of VAP in Two-and-a-Half Years
The low ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) rate at the Kaiser Bellflower Medical Center (Bellflower, California, USA) is due to the use of the Ventilator Bundle and the careful oversight of the unit’s intensivists.
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United Hospital Has Been “VAP-less” Since January 2005
Ventilator-associated pneumonia may be virtually gone from United Hospital (St. Paul, Minnesota, USA), but it’s ever-present in discussions among staff there.
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Dominican Hospital has had No Cases of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia Since October 2004
With a “no VAP” streak of two years and running, the staff in the 16-bed ICU at Dominican Hospital (Santa Cruz, California, USA) continues to be vigilant. Daily multidisciplinary rounds and the dedicated commitment of the ICU nurses and physician intensivists are all credited as essential elements of their success.
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Safer Patients Initiative in the UK Has Dramatically Improved Effective Hand Hygiene Standards
Proper hand hygiene is the single most effective method to reduce hospital-borne infections. The Safer Patients Initiative (London, UK) is a nationwide quality and performance improvement program in the UK, and improving hand hygiene in four pilot sites is one of the program’s many efforts.
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Overlake Hospital Goes Central Line Infection-Free for 13 Months
Strong physician leadership is essential when trying to influence physician practice. At Overlake Hospital (Bellevue, Washington, USA) ICU it was the intensivist on staff who championed the use of evidence-based guidelines for the proper insertion of central lines.
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University Hospitals Richmond Medical Center Reduces Cardiac Arrests Outside the ICU By 60 Percent
At first, staff at University Hospitals Richmond Medical Center (Cleveland, Ohio, USA) were a little uneasy about implementing Rapid Response Teams because of issues concerning turf, perceptions about competence, and increased workloads. But now the Team is highly valued for the positive impact it is having, including breaking down barriers between staff.
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Fairview Ridges Hospital Reduces Code Blue Calls Outside the ICU By 70 Percent
Fairview Ridges Hospital and Clinics (Burnsville, Minnesota, USA) says that the use of Rapid Response Teams has changed the hospital culture in a way that wasn’t anticipated. “We have recognized now that, regardless of your role in this organization, you can save a life.”
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