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 First Quarter (January-March):
Zero HAPI (Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injury):
- 3 West
- 4 East
- GT/SCU
- NICU
- Pediatrics
- PICU
Zero MDRPI (Medical Device Related Pressure Injury)
- 3 East
- 3 West
- 4 East
- 4 West
- BICU
- Cardiac ICCU
- GT/SCU
- MS ICCU
- NICU
- Pediatrics
- PICU
- TSICU
Zero Falls with injury:
- 3 East
- 3 West
- 4 East
- 4 West
- BICU
- GT/SCU
- FCU
- MICU
- Neuro ICU
- NICU
- PICU
- TSISCU
- Ambulatory Infusion
- Cardiac Outpatient Surgery
- Cath Lab
- Endoscopy
- Interventional Radiology
- Outpatient Surgery
- PACU
- STAR
Zero CLABSI (Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection):
- 3 West
- 4 West
- BICU
- GT/SCU
- MS ICCU
- Neuro ICU
- Pediatrics
- PICU
- TSICU
Zero CAUTI (Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection):
- 3 East
- 3 West
- 4 East
- 4 West
- BICU
- Cardiac ICCU
- GT/SCU
- MS ICCU
- Pediatrics
- PICU
Patient Burns
- Ambulatory Infusion
- Cath Lab
- Endoscopy
- Interventional Radiology
- Operating Room
Surgical Errors
- Ambulatory Infusion
- Cath Lab
- Endoscopy
- Interventional Radiology
- Southwest Cancer Center
These units operated ONE YEAR with Zero preventative harm in the nurse sensitive indicators:
Zero CAUTI (Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection):
These units are continuing at Zero preventative harm for longer than four quarters (a year) in the nurse sensitive indicators:
Zero MDRPI (Medical Device Related Pressure Injury)
- 3 East
- 4 West
- PICU
- Pediatrics
Zero CAUTI (Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection):
- 3 West
- 4 East
- Cardiac ICCU
Falls with Injury:
- BICU
- MICU
- TSICU
- Ambulatory Infusion
- Cath Lab
- Cardiac Outpatient Surgery
- Endoscopy
- Interventional Radiology
- PACU
- STAR
These units are continuing at Zero preventative harm for eight quarters (about two years) in the nurse sensitive indicators:
Zero HAPI (Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injury):
Zero CAUTI (Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection):
Falls with Injury
These lists have just grown with each new quarter, and for that we cannot thank you enough! We are so grateful for you and all you are doing to continue to provide the best in patient care and to help UMC become a Highly Reliable Organization.