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 Fourth Quarter (October – December):
Zero Falls with injury:
- 3 West
- 4 West
- Ambulatory Infusion
- BICU
- Cath Lab
- Endoscopy
- MICU
- Neuro ICU
- NICU
- Nursing Radiology
- Outpatient Surgery
- PACU
- PICU
- STAR
Zero HAPI (Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injury):
- 3 East
- 4 West
- BICU
- MS ICCU
- Pedi
- PICU
Zero MDRPI (Medical Device Related Pressure Injury):
- 3 East
- 3 West
- 4 East
- 4 West
- BICU
- Cardiac ICCU
- CVICU
- GT/SCU
- MS ICCU
- Pediatrics
- PICU
Zero CLABSI (Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection):
- 3 East
- 3 West
- 4 East
- 4 West
- CICCU
- GT/SCU
- Neuro ICU
- NICU
- Pediatrics
- PICU
- TSICU
Zero CAUTI (Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection):
- 3 East
- 3 West
- 4 East
- 4 West
- BICU
- Cardiac ICCU
- MS ICCU
- Pediatrics
Zero Patient Burns:
- Ambulatory Infusion
- Cath Lab
- Endoscopy
- Nursing Radiology
- OR
Zero Surgical Errors:
- Ambulatory Infusion
- UMC Cancer Center
- Cath Lab
- Endoscopy
- Nursing Radiology
- OR
These units operated ONE YEAR with Zero preventative harm in the nurse sensitive indicators:
Zero Falls with injury:
- Neuro ICU
Zero CLABSI (Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection):
- TSICU
Zero MDRPI (Medical Device Related Pressure Injury):
- 3 East
- Cardiac ICCU
- CVICU
These units are continuing at Zero preventative harm for 5-7 quarters (a year or more) in the nurse sensitive indicators:
Zero Falls with injury:
- BICU
- Endoscopy
- MICU
- PICU
Zero MDRPI (Medical Device Related Pressure Injury):
- 4 East
Zero CLABSI (Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection):
- GT/SCU
- NICU
- Pediatrics
Zero Surgical Errors:
- OR
These units are continuing at Zero preventative harm for 8-11 quarters (2 years or longer) in the nurse sensitive indicators:
Zero Falls with injury:
- Outpatient Surgery
Zero HAPI (Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injury):
- PICU
Zero MDRPI (Medical Device Related Pressure Injury):
- 3 West
- GT/SCU
Zero CLABSI (Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection):
- 3 West
- Neuro ICU
- PICU
Zero CAUTI (Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection):
- Cardiac ICCU
- Zero Patient Burns
- Ambulatory Infusion
- Cath Lab
- Endoscopy
- Nursing Radiology
- Zero Surgical Errors
- Ambulatory Infusion
- UMC Cancer Center
- Cath Lab
- Endoscopy
- Nursing Radiology
These units are continuing at Zero preventative harm for 12 quarters (3 years) or longer in the nurse sensitive indicators:
- Zero Falls with Injury
- Ambulatory Infusion
- Cath Lab
- NICU
- PACU
- STAR
Zero HAPI (Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injury):
- Pediatrics
Zero CAUTI (Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection):
- 3 West
- 4 West
- Pedi
Zero MDRPI (Medical Device Related Pressure Injury):
- 4 West
- Pediatrics
- PICU
These lists have 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.