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Stamford Hospital Launches Enhanced Safety & Quality Section of Website

To support the importance Stamford Hospital places on providing high quality, patient-centered care, the organization recently enhanced the Safety & Quality section of its website, which now includes detailed case studies showcasing several key quality improvement initiatives. www.stamfordhospital.org/About-Us/Safety-Quality.aspx            

“At Stamford Hospital, we believe that patient safety and quality go hand in hand, and are committed to continually improving how we care for our patients and their families,” said Rohit Bhalla, MD, MPH, Vice President, Quality and Chief Quality Officer. “In making this information available on our website, we are reinforcing to our patients and others the importance we place on quality and want to showcase the many ways that our quality improvement efforts have benefitted our patients.”

The website highlights several of the Hospital’s more recent accomplishments showcasing the quality and safety measures driven by its healthcare teams. More specifically:
·         The Hospital’s success with its door-to-balloon initiative has allowed the primary angioplasty team to achieve a better heart attack survival rate than those of other US hospitals.  
·         The open heart surgery program finished the year achieving a 100% survival rate in coronary bypass graft surgery.  
·         The introduction of the Xenex germ-zapping “robot” is part of the Hospital’s comprehensive approach to minimizing C. difficile infections.   ·         The Hospital’s overall approach to infection prevention has resulted in a reduction in both catheter use and catheter-associated urinary tract infection rates.   
·         The ICU team’s effort to stringently control the blood sugar level of critically ill patients has not only saved lives but has also gained the Hospital widespread recognition.  
·         The Nursing staff has worked collaboratively to adopt best practices to improve the patient experience, and these efforts have resulted in gains in scores related to patients’ perception of their care.  
·         With a strong focus on fall prevention, nurse-driven initiatives have led to a substantial reduction in fall rates, to levels below national benchmarks.  

“A common theme across all of our quality improvement efforts is teamwork,” added Dr. Bhalla. “Innovative solutions are developed from our staff working collaboratively, where new ideas very often come from those working on the front lines of patient care.” 

For more information about Stamford Hospital’s quality improvement projects, please visit www.stamfordhospital.org/About-Us/Safety-Quality.aspx

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