Newsletter - Bartlett Regional Hospital
Newsletter - Bartlett Regional Hospital
Newsletter - Bartlett Regional Hospital
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Heart Attack Care<br />
We achieved a 100% composite score (compared to a 95% national average)<br />
for achieving the nationally-measured care standards for heart attack<br />
care:<br />
Giving aspirin at arrival<br />
Giving clot-busting medications within 30 minutes for certain types of<br />
heart attack<br />
Prescribing aspirin at discharge<br />
Prescribing the appropriate medications for patients with weakened<br />
heart muscles<br />
Prescribing cholesterol-lowering medications for patients with high<br />
cholesterol levels<br />
Providing smoking cessation information to patients who smoke<br />
Heart Failure Care<br />
We achieved a 97% composite score (compared to a 94% national average)<br />
for achieving the nationally-measured care standards for heart failure<br />
care:<br />
Providing specific discharge instructions that help patients transition<br />
to self-care<br />
Testing patients’ heart muscle function<br />
Prescribing the appropriate medications for patients with weakened<br />
heart muscles<br />
Providing smoking cessation information to patients who smoke<br />
Pneumonia Care<br />
We achieved a 97% composite score (compared to a 94% national average)<br />
for achieving the nationally-measured care standards for pneumonia<br />
care:<br />
Providing influenza and pneumococcal vaccination<br />
Testing blood samples correctly to maximize effectiveness of antibiotic<br />
therapy<br />
Starting the right antibiotics early<br />
Providing smoking cessation information to patients who smoke<br />
Surgical Care<br />
We achieved a 97% composite score (compared to a 96% national average)<br />
for achieving the nationally-measured care standards for surgical care:<br />
Giving the right antibiotics as an infection prevention measure within 1<br />
hour prior to making an incision<br />
Stopping use of preventative antibiotics on time to reduce negative<br />
side effects<br />
Removing body hair around the surgical area correctly<br />
Removing urinary catheters quickly after surgery to prevent infection<br />
Actively warming patients after surgery to prevent complications<br />
Giving necessary heart medications to patients who have been taking<br />
them in the past<br />
Taking timely steps to prevent blood clots after surgery<br />
The Mammovan during a 2011 visit to Skagway. The mobile mammography<br />
service is a partnership between <strong>Bartlett</strong> <strong>Regional</strong> <strong>Hospital</strong> and the SEARHC<br />
Breast and Cervical Health Program.<br />
Frank Sis, RT, right, testing Diagnostic Imaging’s brand new 128-slice CT scanning<br />
device, which produces high resolution images very quickly, and is of sufficient<br />
diameter to accommodate large patients. (see Robyn Free profile, page 11).<br />
Therese Thibodeau, RN, shows off her clean hands during <strong>Bartlett</strong>’s Hand<br />
Hygiene Fair in August (see page 15).<br />
9 — Fall 2011