COLUMBIAMEMORIAL.ORG FALL 2024 5 action plans to avoid recurrent events, educate caregivers and departments using examples of safety events to reinforce how HRO can reduce harm, and help us prioritize our focus. The training and emphasis on safety is already making an impact! Events such as an incorrect patient armband, a double dose of medication and insurance denial for the wrong patient are just a few recent issues that were caught before reaching the patients. As an organization, we have made a commitment to our patients to cause no harm. That commitment extends to our caregivers and visitors. We have taken the first steps on a journey that never ends but takes us ever closer to where we need to be. General Surgery caregivers discuss their Safety Huddle Board, which includes information on safety statistics, issues, expected patients and projects for the day. Caregiver receives inaugural Greatest Catch Award At the end of July, we held the inaugural Greatest Catch awards to honor Great Catches for safety from 2023. The nominees were: Lonn Martin, Housekeeping. Martin’s Great Catch was noticing expired AED pads in one of our AED units, which led to the organization’s finding expired pads in multiple units. The pads were replaced, and a new process was implemented so they do not expire unnoticed again. Savannah Brown, RN, Med/Surg. Brown’s Great Catch was preventing a double dose of medication from being given to a patient. There would have been harmful consequences for the patient had Brown not caught this. Aaron Moore, RT, Respiratory Therapy. Moore’s Great Catch was finding that potassium chloride was in bags instead of sterile water on the Respiratory Therapy carts. This could have caused substantial issues for patients’ health if not caught. The winner of the inaugural Greatest Catch Award for 2023 was Martin. Congratulations to him and thanks to all three caregivers for keeping an eye on safety and embodying the spirit of an HRO. Housekeeper Lonn Martin stands with CMH CEO Erik Thorsen (left) and Melissa Sholin, Environmental Services manager (right). The Greatest Catch awards were given in July 2024. Above, from left: Christopher Strear, MD, FACEP, chief medical officer; Rachel Davidson, Respiratory Therapy manager; Whitney Beecham, Med/Surg manager; Savannah Brown, Med/ Surg nurse; Lonn Martin, housekeeper; Aaron Moore, respiratory therapist; Judy Geiger, vice president of patient care services; and Melissa Sholin, Environmental Services manager.
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