Perioperative safety counts!
Hundreds of surgical procedures are performed every day in BC. To help keep patients safe, perioperative nurses perform a “surgical count” in the Operating Room (OR) to prevent the retention of foreign objects such as sponges, sharps and surgical instruments....
“Falls prevention is for everybody” says BC Cancer Agency president and staff
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,...
Improvements at BC PSLS!
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, ensuring...
New falls prevention “Toolkit” earns high praise for VCH (part 2)
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...
Spotlight on Biomedical Engineering and Fraser Health Biomed team
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...
Fixing lab specimen errors: A cross-department initiative at Royal Columbian Hospital
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. ...