Jan 22, 2014 | Falls Prevention, Featured Posts, Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)
Patients are at risk for falling. Especially patients who are elderly, have cognitive impairment due to head trauma or take multiple medications. Falls can lead to multiple and serious negative outcomes such as long-term pain, extended stay in hospital or, in the...
Jan 15, 2014 | Central Office, Data Analysis, Featured Posts
Patient safety has gained worldwide recognition over the past 10 years. But, when we ask the question, “Is care safer than it was?” the answer remains unclear. How do we really know if the strategies we put in place will create a safer healthcare...
Jan 7, 2014 | Central Office, Featured Posts
BC PSLS is now into its sixth year! Since our first Go Live in 2008, we’ve seen patient safety become an integral component of quality healthcare across BC. Here’s a few examples: BC healthcare providers have online access to a variety of patient safety...
Dec 17, 2013 | Central Office, Featured Posts
2014 is nearly upon us. As we wrap up for the year and look back on the first six months of BC PSLS Central, there is much to celebrate! Our main goal with this blog has always been to share meaningful stories about patient safety–your stories. The kind of stories...
Dec 11, 2013 | Featured Posts, Fraser Health (FH), Pediatrics
For Surjeet Meelu, Interim Manager for the Pediatric Unit at Royal Columbian Hospital (RCH), patient-centred care has always been her passion. Since graduating as a Registered Nurse (RN) in 2000 she has been a strong advocate for patient safety, particularly as a key...
Dec 6, 2013 | Featured Posts, Fraser Health (FH)
When the new Abbotsford Regional Hospital & Cancer Centre (ARHCC) opened its doors to the Fraser Valley community in late 2008, the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) experienced an increase in the volume of severely sick patients with complex health issues. As the new...
