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,...
Sep 3, 2014 | Central Office, Featured Posts
It’s been a work in progress for several months, so we’re excited to announce that BC PSLS was recently upgraded to offer several new features for users across the province. These developments are part of our overall commitment to BC’s healthcare providers,...
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...
Aug 18, 2014 | Equipment Safety, Featured Posts, Fraser Health (FH)
In 2010, Lower Mainland Biomedical Engineering (LMBME) became a single entity as part of Lower Mainland Consolidation (LMC); an initiative which consolidated many healthcare services in order to share resources and optimize patient care. With that change came a new...
Jul 30, 2014 | Featured Posts, Fraser Health (FH), Lab Safety
Mislabelled lab specimens have the potential to cause patient harm, especially patients in critical care who need accurate and frequent blood work throughout their stay in hospital. ...
Jul 23, 2014 | Central Office, Featured Posts, Pressure Ulcers
Studies show that pressure ulcers are a common occurrence across our healthcare system – in hospitals, residential facilities and community care settings. The impact of these wounds is profoundly negative on patients, families and caregivers, and the costs incurred by...
