LITTLE ROCK - Magnolia Regional Medical Center (MRMC) has recently partnered with Baptist Health eICU care to give their patients an additional team of critical care specialists who will watch over them 24/7.
With a simple press of a button by the physicians or nurses at MRMC, the staff will be instantly joined at their patient's bedside by Baptist Health's experienced critical care team in Little Rock. The eICU care team includes physicians and nurses specialized in critical care and trained to execute predefined plans or intervene in emergencies when a patient's attending physician cannot be immediately present.
Each critical-care room with eICU technology is equipped with a camera, microphone, and speaker that enable staff in the control center to communicate with caregivers and the patient in real time. The two-way video and "cockpit-like sensors" of this advanced telemedicine technology enables the eICU care staff to detect even the slightest change in the patient's condition and communicate more effectively with the bedside team to reduce the time between problem identification and intervention.
Staffed round-the-clock, every day of the year, the Baptist Health eICU care command center and its staff help rural hospitals like MRMC provide state-of-the-art intensive care to its sickest patients.
Typically, eICU technology is used in emergency departments, surgical ICUs, trauma ICU's, cardiac surgery, medical ICUs, coronary care units, surgical step-downs, extended care hospitals and progressive care units. Hospitals across the country using eICU technology with critical care specialists have seen reductions in complications, reductions in mortality, and better outcomes for patients.
Baptist Health was the first in the state to use eICU technology back in 2005, the first in the region to implement its use in patient care, and among the first 20 healthcare systems in the country to have a command center.
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For more information:
Karen Weido
870-235-3212
kweido@magnoliarmc.org
Sunday, October 27, 2013
Friday, October 18, 2013
MRMC Earns "Century Club" Membership
LITTLE ROCK - Magnolia Regional Medical Center is one of 34 Arkansas hospitals to earn "Century Club" membership through its achievements to improve care and reduce preventable readmissions. Its work with the Arkansas Hospital Association's (AHA) Hospital Engagement Network (HEN) program is part of the largest HEN in the nation, led by the American Hospital Association's Health Research and Educational Trust (HRET) with 31 states and more than 1500 hospitals participating. To earn membership in the Century Club, a facility must report outcome data in all 10 of the HEN's areas of focus or all that apply to their hospital - quite a feat!
The HEN's goal is to help hospitals improve quality of care in the following areas: adverse drug events, catheter-associated urinary tract infections, central line-associated blood stream infections, injuries from falls and immobility, obstetrical adverse events, pressure ulcers, surgical site infections, venous thromboembolism, ventilator-associated pneumonia and preventable readmissions.
Through the HEN, the AHA makes available training, one-on-one technical assistance and peer-to-peer learning collaboratives to participating hospitals, as well as access to national resources, toolkits and cutting edge information.
The HEN project contract was awarded to HRET and 25 other organizations nationally by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to support their Partnership for Patients campaign. The project assists hospitals in adopting new practices that have the potential to reduce inpatient harm by 40 percent and preventable readmissions by 20 percent. There are 46 hospitals participating in the AHA HEN; several of the state's other hospitals participate through other HEN contractors.
"Arkansas hospitals have a solid commitment to delivering the best quality care possible," said Pam Brown, RN, BSN, CPHQ, vice president for quality and patient safety at the AHA. "But the dedication of the Century Club hospitals goes above and beyond. These facilities have taken on the challenge of achieving improvement in all 10 areas of focus and serve as an example to their peers."
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For more information:
Karen Weido
870-235-3212
kweido@magnoliarmc.org
The HEN's goal is to help hospitals improve quality of care in the following areas: adverse drug events, catheter-associated urinary tract infections, central line-associated blood stream infections, injuries from falls and immobility, obstetrical adverse events, pressure ulcers, surgical site infections, venous thromboembolism, ventilator-associated pneumonia and preventable readmissions.
Through the HEN, the AHA makes available training, one-on-one technical assistance and peer-to-peer learning collaboratives to participating hospitals, as well as access to national resources, toolkits and cutting edge information.
The HEN project contract was awarded to HRET and 25 other organizations nationally by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to support their Partnership for Patients campaign. The project assists hospitals in adopting new practices that have the potential to reduce inpatient harm by 40 percent and preventable readmissions by 20 percent. There are 46 hospitals participating in the AHA HEN; several of the state's other hospitals participate through other HEN contractors.
"Arkansas hospitals have a solid commitment to delivering the best quality care possible," said Pam Brown, RN, BSN, CPHQ, vice president for quality and patient safety at the AHA. "But the dedication of the Century Club hospitals goes above and beyond. These facilities have taken on the challenge of achieving improvement in all 10 areas of focus and serve as an example to their peers."
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For more information:
Karen Weido
870-235-3212
kweido@magnoliarmc.org
Hospital Association Recognizes MRMC for Work in Statewide Collaborative
LITTLE ROCK - Magnolia Regional Medical Center is one of 46 hospitals participating in the Hospital Engagement Network (HEN) led by the Arkansas Hospital Association (AHA) in partnership with the Health Research and Educational Trust (HRET).
The HEN project contract was awarded to HRET and other organizations nationally by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to support their Partnership for Patients campaign. The project assists hospitals in adopting new practices with the goal of reducing inpatient harm by 40 percent and preventable readmissions by 20 percent. A number of the state's other hospitals participate in HENs through other contractors.
Through the HRET HEN, the AHA offers specialized training, one-on-one technical assistance and peer-to-peer learning experiences to its participating hospitals. In addition, the AHA makes available access to national experts, toolkits, webinars and other resources to help hospitals stay on the cutting edge of quality improvement.
The project is broken into specific ares of work to improve quality of care in the following areas: adverse drug events, catheter-associated urinary tract infections, central line-associated blood stream infections, injuries from falls and immobility, obstetrical adverse events, pressure ulcers, surgical site infections, venous thromboembolism, ventilator-assisted pneumonia and preventable readmissions.
"Arkansas hospitals have a solid commitment to delivering the best quality care possible," says Pam Brown, RN, BSN, CPHQ, vice president for quality and patient safety at the AHA. "It is a privilege to work with the 46 hospitals in our HEN as they improve quality of care and to see the dedication from all levels of staff, from the administrators, physicians and front-line staff to those in housekeeping and nutritional care as they implement the latest and most effective evidence-based programs."
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For more information:
Karen Weido
870-235-3212
kweido@magnoliarmc.org
The HEN project contract was awarded to HRET and other organizations nationally by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to support their Partnership for Patients campaign. The project assists hospitals in adopting new practices with the goal of reducing inpatient harm by 40 percent and preventable readmissions by 20 percent. A number of the state's other hospitals participate in HENs through other contractors.
Through the HRET HEN, the AHA offers specialized training, one-on-one technical assistance and peer-to-peer learning experiences to its participating hospitals. In addition, the AHA makes available access to national experts, toolkits, webinars and other resources to help hospitals stay on the cutting edge of quality improvement.
The project is broken into specific ares of work to improve quality of care in the following areas: adverse drug events, catheter-associated urinary tract infections, central line-associated blood stream infections, injuries from falls and immobility, obstetrical adverse events, pressure ulcers, surgical site infections, venous thromboembolism, ventilator-assisted pneumonia and preventable readmissions.
"Arkansas hospitals have a solid commitment to delivering the best quality care possible," says Pam Brown, RN, BSN, CPHQ, vice president for quality and patient safety at the AHA. "It is a privilege to work with the 46 hospitals in our HEN as they improve quality of care and to see the dedication from all levels of staff, from the administrators, physicians and front-line staff to those in housekeeping and nutritional care as they implement the latest and most effective evidence-based programs."
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For more information:
Karen Weido
870-235-3212
kweido@magnoliarmc.org
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Wave of Light Ceremony Planned
Each year on October 15, at 7pm in each time zone, families gather to remember the babies we have lost. Whether through pregnancy loss, infant loss, or the loss of a child, the memories of our babies forever have a place in our hearts.
Participants are invited to join us in this simple ceremony to light a candle in memory of our angels. Parents, grandparents, and loved ones will be allowed the opportunity to mention those they light a candle for, or may participate silently.
Families may feel free to bring their own remembrance candle, but MRMC will provide candles for those that need them. We will take approximately an hour to join those in our community as we remember our angels.
The MRMC Wave of Light Ceremony will take place in the MRMC Wellness park on the corner of Columbia and Jackson.
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For more information:
Karen Weido
870-235-3212
kweido@magnoliarmc.org
Participants are invited to join us in this simple ceremony to light a candle in memory of our angels. Parents, grandparents, and loved ones will be allowed the opportunity to mention those they light a candle for, or may participate silently.
Families may feel free to bring their own remembrance candle, but MRMC will provide candles for those that need them. We will take approximately an hour to join those in our community as we remember our angels.
The MRMC Wave of Light Ceremony will take place in the MRMC Wellness park on the corner of Columbia and Jackson.
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For more information:
Karen Weido
870-235-3212
kweido@magnoliarmc.org
Friday, October 4, 2013
Employee of the Month: October
Gina Smith has been named the October Employee of the Month at Magnolia Regional Medical Center.
Gina works in the Materials Management department and has been at MRMC for one year. When she is not working, she enjoys life as a wife and mom to three boys.
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For more information:
Karen Weido
870-235-3212
kweido@magnoliarmc.org
Gina works in the Materials Management department and has been at MRMC for one year. When she is not working, she enjoys life as a wife and mom to three boys.
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For more information:
Karen Weido
870-235-3212
kweido@magnoliarmc.org
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