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CAUTI
Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI) is one of the leading healthcare-associated infections. Parrish Medical Center, a 210-bed hospital in Titusville, FL, is partnering with Medline and its ERASE CAUTI program, featuring a “revolutionary” one-layer tray design and comprehensive education, to reach a goal of zero CAUTIs.
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By employing Medline’s color-by-discipline program, patients at the Medical Center of the Rockies can easily identify the hospital’s employees by their color-coded uniforms. Since using the program, the 136-bed facility in Loveland, CO., has seen its patient and staff satisfaction scores improve dramatically.
Pressure UlcersJennie Edmundson Hospital, a 225-bed hospital in Council Bluffs, IA, reduced its pressure ulcer incidence rate from nine percent to zero in 90 days with Medline’s Pressure Ulcer Prevention Program. Today, the combination of comprehensive education with best-in-class products helps keep the incidence rate at zero.
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Unity Hospital, a 329-bed facility in Rochester, NY, is focused on reducing hospital-acquired conditions. In particular, the hospital is partnering with Medline to implement its ERASE CAUTI and Pressure Ulcer Prevention Programs to improve quality of care and patient outcomes.
Hand HygieneThis 1,200-bed teaching facility in Dearborn, MI, has improved its hand hygiene compliance from the national average of below 50 percent to 80 percent by partnering with Medline and its Hand Hygiene Compliance Program. The clinical leadership attributes the improved compliance rates to the program’s extensive staff education and highly effective products.
Surgical Site InfectionsMichael Turner, M.D., Neurological Surgeon at Goodman Campbell Brain and Spine Institute in Indianapolis, IN, explains how he uses Optifoam AG to create an effective barrier between the open hair follicles, sweat glands, implants and his hands. He also discusses how combining this practice with the use of Arglaes Film has resulted in reduced infection rates.
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CDS/OR Supply Management
Bloomington Hospital, a 297-bed facility in Bloomington, Ind., was searching for a more efficient system to organize its surgical supplies. Medline’s Complete Delivery System (CDS) was the solution as it places all the components for a surgical procedure in one container, reducing staff time picking each component for a case and improving OR turnover rate.
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