Englewood Hospital & Medical Center
September 1, 2006 | Toolkit
Standardized forms were created by the hospital for patients admitted to the hospital from the emergency department (ED).
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September 1, 2006 | Toolkit
Standardized forms were created by the hospital for patients admitted to the hospital from the emergency department (ED).
September 1, 2006 | Toolkit
The hospital expanded emergency department (ED) bed capacity quickly by utilizing existing space in the hospital near the ED that could be repurposed.
September 1, 2006 | Toolkit
Related websites Urgent Matters Web site The hospital created protocols for patients with common complaints so that tests could be started for these patients while they were waiting to see a physician. This strategy uses previously wasted time in th ...
September 1, 2006 | Toolkit
Related websites Urgent Matters Web site The purpose of ED Connections is to link vulnerable patients who repeatedly use the emergency department (ED) for medical care with community services that can help better address their health care needs. Onc ...
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Related websites Urgent Matters Web site The hospital implemented a patient tracking system in order to examine patient and provider data and determine the factors contributing to LWBS (left without being seen) patients. This lead to a mandatory cus ...
September 1, 2006 | Toolkit
Related websites Urgent Matters Web site Under the Full Capacity Protocol, when the emergency department (ED) is no longer able to evaluate and treat patients in a timely fashion due to lack of space, patients awaiting admission are transferred to a ...
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Related websites Urgent Matters Web site The mission of EM Xpress is to eliminate ambulance gridlock at hospitals by speeding patient offloads. Borrowing from a car racing model, EM Xpress uses “pit crews” to expedite the transfer of patient care be ...
September 1, 2006 | Toolkit
Related websites Urgent Matters Web site The hospital created a multidisciplinary team to develop an improved protocol for asthma patients in the emergency department (ED). The result was the addition of a dedicated respiratory therapist in the ED f ...
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Staff combined information from three existing order sets into a single, comprehensive cardiology admission order set to reduce provider confusion and help the hospital reach regular compliance rates of 90 to 100% for evidence-based cardiac measures.
February 2, 2005 | Story
About a year after she completed the fellowship, Hendrich left Clarian/Methodist and struck out on her own as a consultant, planning to help health care organizations with patient flow, design and workforce training.