Hospitals have adopted “evidence-based” practices, which are strategies proven to yield the best patient care outcomes and also reduce medical complications. Our measures reflect a comprehensive approach to ensure patients receive the best care in the safest environment. Practices include:
- Hand hygiene
- Personal protective equipment and private patient rooms
- Infection control practices
- Prevention of complications while patients are using a ventilator
- Prevention actions for patients who are at risk of falls
- Prevention actions to avoid bed sores
- Prevention actions to assure surgical safety
- Staff reporting
We are constantly striving to improve care and services. Some of the goals and strategies that are currently in place include, but are not be limited to:
- Reduce hospital readmission
- Better coordination of care between community care agencies
- Increased patient education and management over chronic diseases
- Improving inpatient care management systems
- Networking and involvement with state agencies that are designed to support community care and independent living at home.
- Consistently using best clinical practices in high risk populations such as those diagnosed with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
- Improve ability to treat and care for patients who require Geropsychiatry services.
- Expansion of the current Geriatric Psychiatry unit to accommodate more patients
- Recruitment of more providers to assess and manage the population
- Incorporate best practices in monitoring of physical safety while in our care
- Improve patient hospital experience satisfaction
- Improve survey scores with staff education and feedback on performance
- Incorporate into the performance evaluation system staff engagement in patient satisfaction and patient safety