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A big EOS jump The Employee Opinion Survey results are in, and the news is good for UCH. The hospital ranks in the 83rd percentile of more than 300 surveyed health care organizations in terms of employees' commitment to and pride in the organization and overall satisfaction. But many employees said there is important work to be done to lower stress levels, improve staffing and provide tools and resources they need to do their jobs. >>More |
Who's minding the patient? Sixty-plus days after the inpatient "big bang," the Epic team continues to work on resolving some seemingly small, but very sticky issues. Among the toughest: documenting members of treatment teams and importing pager numbers into the EMR. Spotty contact information is causing some frustrating times for nurses and leaving worrisome holes in the continuum of care. >>More
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A rise in efficiency In building the new inpatient tower, project leaders aren't thinking only of cutting-edge clinical care. They're also tending to a long list of details intended to make the structure more energy-efficient and sustainable. The dollars saved could prove to be a boon, not only for the environment, but for patient care. >>More
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A (meal) break for nurses It was a tough sell at first, but Oncology/ BMT nurse Sarah Stalder (far left) finally convinced her skeptical colleagues that a 45-minute, phone-free break was a good idea, not only for them, but for their patients. The idea is drawing interest from other units. >>More
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Using data to zap VAPs A sophisticated database developed at UCH has helped providers sharply reduce the number of cases of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAPs). The key to the success, say Allen Wentworth and Vivienne Smith (right) is aggregated respiratory care information that has allowed clinicians to hone their efforts to prevent the costly and sometimes deadly infections. >>More |
Trial takes aim at the toughest of cancers The study looks at whether a commonly found enzyme can rev up the immune system to fight deadly brain tumors called glioblastomas. >>More
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Six who snuffed their habits Eight weeks after they began their hospital-sponsored smoking cessation class, a half dozen smokers declared victory over their nicotine addiction. Right: Zina Fleming, one of the ex-smokers, takes a pulmonary function test during the seventh week. She says she's already breathing better. Last in a series. >>More |
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"Boo Bash" scares up another big crowd The sixth annual Halloween event drew hundreds of costumed kids of all ages to the AOP for some frightening fun. >>More
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A premature burial, averted In This Hospital Life: Last season's first snowboarding outing turned into a terrifying ordeal for CVC care team assistant Kevin Bransfield (right). Plus: "What You Read." >>More |
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Around UCH Our regular round-up of goings-on, big and small, in and around the hospital. This issue: turkey time; a week that's a HIT; Cerner downtime; big bucks for EOS (left); more... >>More
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Bedside nurses help write the book on neuro care With dozens of hours of research and writing, Neuro ICU nurses Anna Ver Hage and Brian Richlik (right) and Nurse Practitioner Tracey Anderson contributed to an important new set of clinical guidelines >>More |
UCH in the news Predicting surgical recovery, one step at a time; removing a tumor, saving a skull; NSAIDs and cancer prevention; more. Mentions: Daniel Bessesen; Virginia Borges; George Eisenbarth; Kevin Lillehei; Aron Michels; Gregory Misky; Thomas Robinson; Pepper Schedin; Timothy Vollmer; Daniel Wu. >>More
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Dean Krugman's news The latest from the School of Medicine. >>More
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Med Recon back on the Map | Making sure patients leave the hospital with an accurate list of medications is a Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goal. The hospital last month crafted its first formal policy for checking and reconciling medication lists. Next up: making sure units and clinics comply. >>Go
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Lights, Camera, Cardiology | The hospital was one of a handful of centers across the world selected to broadcast a live procedure to a high-profile interventional cardiology conference Nov. 9. Cath Lab Director John Messenger, MD (above, foreground) was part of the team that demonstrated a prototype imaging and guidance system used nonwhere else in the world. >>Go
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Home Field Advantage for Dialysis Patients | A growing number of patients at UCH who used to travel sometimes long distances for in-center hemodialysis treatments now do so at home. Patients report home treatments significantly improve their quality of life. >>Go
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A Chance to Regain Lost Time | Chronic kidney disease has taken not only a physical toll on David Hawksworth; it's taken 24 hours a week for hemodialysis treatments. He's out to get some of that time back by training at UCH for home treatments. Above: Hawksworth gets a dose of heparin from wife Samantha. >>Go
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A Mini Trial for Wound Care | An FDA-approved product offers promise for building tissue in hard-to-heal areas. Before it can join UCH's roster of clinical products, though, it must complete an in-house trial to demonstrate its value. >>Go
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