May 10, 2017 | Falls Prevention, Featured Posts, Providence Health Care (PHC)
Adapted from a similar program in the USA, the “Red Socks” pilot project rolled out on two units at St. Paul’s Hospital in August 2016 to increase visibility of patients considered high-risk for falling. In conjunction with Falls Injury...
Apr 14, 2016 | Falls Prevention, Featured Posts, Island Health (VIHA)
Preventing patient falls and fall-related injuries is top of mind for many healthcare providers, but especially among those who care for the elderly and other vulnerable populations prone to falling. For these patients, just one bad fall can be life-changing, so...
Nov 13, 2015 | Data Analysis, Falls Prevention, Featured Posts, Medication Safety, Providence Health Care (PHC)
Patients with kidneys that no longer function properly receive regular hemodialysis to filter wastes, salts and fluids from their blood. The St. Paul’s Hospital Renal Program is the largest in BC – it houses a 46-station hemodialysis unit that serves 300 patients, on...
Nov 13, 2014 | Falls Prevention, Featured Posts, Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)
Anyone working in healthcare knows that patient falls are a serious safety concern. Several studies in Canada have shown that patients who fall while in hospital experience functional decline, decreased mobility and premature admission to residential care homes....
Sep 30, 2014 | Falls Prevention, Featured Posts, Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA)
Every patient walking through the doors at BC Cancer Agency (BCCA) is dealing with some form of cancer. A disease that impacts the lives of far too many people in British Columbia every day. While it might seem odd to associate falls prevention with cancer treatment,...
Aug 26, 2014 | Falls Prevention, Featured Posts, Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)
Earlier this year we introduced the Vancouver Acute (VA) Falls Prevention Team and their new Falls Prevention Toolkit at Vancouver General Hospital (VGH). At that time, the team was just beginning to rollout the Toolkit to the medical, surgical, cardiac and...
