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 Third Quarter (July-September 2021):
Zero Falls with Injury:
- 3 West
- 5 West OBS
- Ambulatory Infusion
- Cath Lab
- UMC Cancer Center
- Endoscopy
- FCU
- MICU
- Neuro ICU
- NICU
- Nursing Rad
- Outpatient GI
- OPS
- PACU
- PICU
- STAR
HAPI (Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injury):
- 3 East
- NICU
- Pedi
- PICU
Zero MDRPI (Medical Device Related Pressure Injury):
- 3 East
- 3 West
- GT/SCU
- NICU
- Pedi
- PICU
Zero CLABSI (Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection):
- 3 East
- 3 West
- 4 West
- BICU
- CICCU
- CVICU
- GTU/SCU
- MS ICCU
- NICU
- TSICU
Zero Surgical Errors:
- Ambulatory Infusion
- UMC Cancer Center
- Cath Lab
- Endoscopy
- Nursing Rad
- OR
- Outpatient GI
Zero CAUTI (Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection):
- 3 East
- 3 West
- 4 East
- 4 West
- CCICU
- GT/SCU
- MSICCU
- Pedi
- PICU
Zero Patient Burns:
- Ambulatory Infusion
- Cath Lab
- Endoscopy
- Nursing Rad
- OR
- Outpatient GI
These units operated ONE YEAR with Zero preventative harm in the nurse sensitive indicators:
Zero Falls with Injury:
- Neuro ICU
- Outpatient GI
HAPI (Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injury):
- NICU
- Pedi
- PICU
Zero MDRPI (Medical Device Related Pressure Injury):
- 3 West
- NICU
- PICU
Zero CLABSI (Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection):
- 3 East
- BICU
- CVICU
- MS ICCU
Zero CAUTI (Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection):
- 3 West
- GT/SCU
- PICU
Zero Patient Burns:
- OR
- Outpatient GI
Zero Surgical Errors:
- OR
- Outpatient GI
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:
- Nursing Radiology
Zero MDRPI (Medical Device Related Pressure Injury):
- 3 East
Zero CLABSI (Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection):
- CICCU
- GT/SCU
Zero CAUTI (Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection):
- 3 East
- 4 East
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:
- Endoscopy
- MICU
- OPS
- PICU
Zero CLABSI (Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection):
- NICU
These units are continuing at Zero preventative harm for 12 quarters (3 years) or longer in the nurse sensitive indicators:
Falls with Injury:
- Ambulatory Infusion
- Cath Lab
- NICU
- PACU
- STAR
Zero CAUTI (Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection):
- 4 West
- CICCU
- Pedi
Zero MDRPI (Medical Device Related Pressure Injury):
- GT/SCU
- Pedi
Zero CLABSI (Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection):
- 3 West
Zero Patient Burns:
- Ambulatory Infusion
- Cath Lab
- Endoscopy
- Nursing Rad
Zero Surgical Errors:
- Ambulatory Infusion
- UMC Cancer Center
- Cath Lab
- Endoscopy
- Nursing Rad
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.
