Zero Heroes – December 2018

Dec 5, 2018, 08:49 AM

As most of you know, UMC has a goal of being a High Reliability Organization (HRO). This means, although we operate in high risk environments, we aim for ZERO preventable harm.

We are so proud to have multiple units making huge strides in achieving HRO!

These units operated with Zero harm in the nurse-sensitive indicators in the Third Quarter (July-September):

Zero Falls with injury:

• 3 West
• BICU
• CVICU
• MICU
• NICU
• PICU
• TSICU
• FCU

Zero HAPI (Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injury):

• 3 East
• 3 West
• 4 East
• Cardiac ICCU
• GT/SCU
• Pediatrics
• PICU

Zero CLABSI (Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection):

• 3 East
• 4 East
• Cardiac ICCU
• CVICU
• GT/SCU
• Pediatrics
• PICU
• Neuro ICU
• BICU

Zero CAUTI (Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection):

• 3 West
• 4 East
• 4 West
• Cardiac ICCU
• GT/SCU
• MICU
• Pediatrics
• PICU
• Neuro ICU

These units operated ONE YEAR with Zero preventative harm in the nurse sensitive indicators:

Zero HAPI (Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injury):

• Pediatrics

Zero CLABSI (Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection)

• 3 East
• BICU
• Pediatrics

Zero CAUTI:

• 3 West
• 4 East
• 4 West
• Pediatrics

Falls with Injury:

• TSICU
• BICU
• PICU
• NICU

Thank you all for your hard work and dedication to HRO!