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CLABSI--Creating Lasting Actions So Patients can be Safe
This project utilized a failure mode effects analysis methodology to examine why critical care unit central line-associated blood stream infection rates were not zero.
CLABSI: A Journey to "Never Land"
A central line-associated blood stream infection rate of 1.5 infections per 1,000 patient days was identified and brought to nursing and performance improvement, the medical staff executive committ
Making Health Care Accessible Via a Volunteer Driven Transportation Program
Using a Community Needs Assessment, Morris Hospital, which serves 18 rural communities, identified the need for a free patient transportation service for health care appointments.
Stroke Alert: Collaboration to Excellence
The hospital developed a comprehensive, multidisciplinary stroke program to provide patients with rapid, appropriate and guideline-based treatments to help improve their chances of recovery.
Tuberculosis Among the Homeless in Kane County, Ill.
Rush-Copley Medical Center collaborated with the Kane County Health Department after an outbreak of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis was identified in the homeless population.
Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter-associated DVT Reduction
The PICC team was created in March 2010 after the facility had documented an increase in PICC-associated DVTs. The team's goal was to review how PICC lines were inserted and maintained.
Collaborative Approach to Reduce Health Care-acquired C. diff Infection Rate in a Long-term Acute Care Hospital
The medical center's mission was to reduce the C. difficile rate from 26.7 cases per 10,000 patient days to a rate below 12.1.
Managing C. diff Using a Bundled Approach
In October 2010, Memorial Medical Center implemented an intervention “bundle” designed to reduce onset of C. diff by 15 percent from prior year baseline.
UV Light Disinfectant Study
A hospital study was conducted to evaluate the practicality and effectiveness of UV light as a germicidal disinfectant after the environmental service (EVS) terminally cleaned confirmed C.
Reduction in Health Care-Associated C.
Roseland Community Hospital joined the Illinois Foundation for Quality Healthcare, the quality improvement organization for the state of Illinois, and the Illinois Department of Public Health in an