THE NEWSLETTER OF THE EMERGENCY HOSPITAL SYSTEMS, LLC. JUNE 2022 |
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Thank you for your interest in reading our quarterly newsletter. I want to start this article by saying that we are very happy and satisfied with the results obtained so far this year, from a growth standpoint. Our organization remains strong and in good standing, and this can be seen in the number of procedures and interventions that we have been performing lately, which have had a significant increase in both our ORs and the Cath lab.
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Our compliance program is off to a great start this year! We have re-established the compliance committee, we are introducing our newcomers to our compliance program in the new-hire orientation each month, and we are updating policies and procedures. One of the core documents that drives the compliance program is the Code of Conduct. The Code contains information that reminds us of some of the fundamental obligations we as employees at EHS are required to do.
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EHS LAB UPGRADED TO HOSPITAL CLINICAL LAB |
With the opening of our new hospital in Deerbrook, the clinical laboratory running at this location has been upgraded to become a hospital clinical laboratory providing more services to our inpatients, med surg and outpatients. The lab has sophisticated equipment, such as the hematology testing analyzer running on Cell DYN Emerald, which is a five-part differential analyzer that identifies blood count abnormalities.
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OUR QUALITY DEPARTMENT MOVES TO EHS- DEERBROOK |
We are happy to announce that our Quality Department has moved to EHS-Deerbrook (2nd floor). As we continue to implement further quality improvements, we want to remind our staff to report any incident or issue that might occur with a patient in ActionCue.
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CELEBRATING NATIONAL
HOSPITAL WEEK
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May 8 to 14 was "National Hospital Week", a week dedicated to highlighting and paying tribute to hospitals, health centers and the people who work in them. At EHS we took the time to recognize and thank our staff for their hard work, dedication, and commitment. We are very proud of each of our team members, and we couldn't be more grateful to have them with us. Watch the video that we prepared with our staff for National Hospital Week.
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MEET OUR LATEST DAISY AWARD WINNER |
We’re pleased to announce our DAISY Award winner for the first quarter of 2022. She is Stacie Cline, RN, House Supervisor for Texas Emergency Hospital and ER Nurse for EHS- Deerbrook. Stacy has been working for EHS since 2020 and from the beginning, she has shown exemplary commitment and dedication to her work going above and beyond with her patients and co-workers.
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ATRIUM GARDEN RENOVATION AT TEH IS UNDERWAY
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The renovation of our atrium garden is underway at Texas Emergency Hospital with the purpose of becoming a place where patients, visitors and employees can take a moment to relax and get fresh air in a spot surrounded by flowers, trees, and foliage. We are very happy that this project is becoming a reality, since we firmly believe that by bringing a piece of nature to the hospital, we are bringing happiness and well-being to everyone. The Garden Atrium is located within the Texas Emergency Hospital complex in Cleveland, Texas.
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EHS PARTICIPATES IN THE TASTE OF CLEVELAND BIZ EXPO
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We were very excited to participate in the "Taste of Cleveland Biz Bites Expo" that is hosted every year by the Greater Cleveland Chamber of Commerce. This year's theme was “Summer Biz Bites” which reminded us that summer is t around the corner. Our booth was decorated by a group of EHS volunteers who set up the booth and decorate the chocolate and vanilla cupcakes that we gave out at the Expo. Thanks to everyone who participated.
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MEET OUR RECENT GRADUATES |
We are proud of our staff's accomplishments, especially when it comes to professional growth and development, and we appreciate the effort they made in taking classes that will help them with their career path. Join us in congratulating our six graduates for this quarter: Cassie Kavanaugh, MBA;
Chelsi Yorick, AAS in Health Care Management;
Monika Dubre, LVN; Elizabeth Villarreal, RN; Erin Lazo, RN and Vu Huynh, BSN. Kudos to them!.
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OUR QUALITY CHALLENGE CHAMPION 2022 |
We are pleased to announce the winner of the 2022 Patient Safety Challenge. The winner was Leslie Armstrong, RN at Texas Emergency Hospital who was able to correctly identify all the "safety issues" and errors that were presented in a video showing a nurse interacting with a patient in a hospital room. Leslie received a gift card and certificate of appreciation. The "Patient Safety Challenge" was implemented as part of the activities that the EHS Quality Department organized during the Patient Safety Awareness Week, which was celebrated nationally from March 13 to 19, 2022.
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LEARN MORE ABOUT HYPERTENSION WITH
DR. JEFFREY KLEM
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May was national hypertension awareness month also referred to as high blood pressure awareness month. This posed an important opportunity for us to focus our attention on management of hypertension control and its impact on the health of millions of Americans lives. The MILLION HEARTS initiative initiated by the CDC and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has set a goal to present evidence based strategies to prevent cardiovascular disease and to prevent 1 million preventable cardiovascular events over the next 5 years.
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